Graduate Assistantships
Financial aid in the form of teaching and research assistantships is awarded to a limited number of applicants with outstanding credentials. Compensation for assistantships includes tuition remission for up to ten credit hours per semester, plus a stipend. In addition, graduate assistants are eligible to be charged at the in-state tuition rate for the semesters in which they have a GA or TA position.
For more information about assistantships, contact the director noted below for your program of interest.
Job Postings & Applications
Fall 2008 GA Position Descriptions
Fall 2008 Graduate Assistantship Application Form
Appllcation Supplement for ARCH 400 Teaching Assistantships
Architecture
Madlen Simon, Director
(P) 301.405.8677
Email: mgsimon@umd.edu
Urban Studies & Planning
James Cohen, Ph.D., Director
(P) 301.405.6790
Email: jimcohen@umd.edu
Historic Preservation
The principal form of financial aid for the program in Historic Preservation is graduate assistantships related to research, outreach activities and faculty support.
Donald Linebaugh, Director
(P) 301.405.6309
Email: dwline@umd.edu
Real Estate Development
Margaret McFarland, Director
(P) 301.405.6790
Email: mmcf@umd.edu
Ph.D. Urban and Regional Planning and Design
The School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation and The National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education anticipate three research assistantships available to doctoral students.
Marie Howland, Director
(P) 301.405.6791
Email: mhowland@umd.edu
Bell Architects Graduate Assistantship
This graduate research assistantship is generously funded by Bell Architects, a Washington, DC, firm specializing in urban sites, sustainable design, historic preservation and adaptive reuse, to support a student who is combining interests and strengths in architecture and historic preservation. The assistantship is open to students in the M.H.P. and M.Arch. degree programs. Students will work their assistantship hours in the offices of the firm, gaining invaluable experience in practice. For more information on Bell Architects, visit www.bellarc.com.