Skip to content Skip to main navigation Report an accessibility issue

Graduate Teaching/Research Assistantships

Bodenheimer Fellowship Awardees

Revised October 2026.

No service is required of a recipient of a Bodenheimer Fellowship. Once awarded, the student just needs to be enrolled as a full-time student in EECS. The minimum load is determined by the required hours of work for the assistantship. For a 1/4-time assistantship, 9 hours during a Fall or Spring semester is the minimum course load. For a 1/2-time assistantship, 6 hours during a Fall or Spring semester is the minimum course load.

A recipient is generally also offered a choice of the following:

  1. A 1/4 -time teaching assistantship in return for working 10 hours per week with a monthly stipend of $1,172.25 with tuition and health insurance paid.
  2. A 1/2 – time teaching assistantship in return for working 20 hours per week with a monthly stipend of $2,344.50 with tuition and health insurance paid.
  3. A 1/4 -time research assistantship in return for working 10 hours per week with a monthly stipend of $1,563 (or higher) with tuition and health insurance paid.
  4. A 1/2 -time research assistantship in return for working 20 hours per week with a monthly stipend of $3,126 (or higher) with tuition and health insurance paid.
  5. A combination of 1/4 -time teaching and 1/4 -time research assistantships in return for working 20 hours per week with a monthly stipend of $2,735.25 (or higher) with tuition and health insurance paid.

Minimum stipend for a 20-hour Graduate Assistantship: $28,134 = $2,344.50 x 12 months.

Tuition and fees are charged at the in-state rate:

Fall (9+ hours): $9,335
Spr (9+ hours): $9,335
Sum (6 hours): $6,108
Annual Total: $24,778

*Total includes $252 differential tuition charge for each engineering course credit hour taken



Healthcare Insurance = 7.4% of monthly stipend

Package Annual Totals

Below, you will find the annual total packages for the different types of fellowships.

1/4 GRA

14,067 + 24,778 + 1,040.96 =

$39,885.96

1/4 GRA

28,134 + 24,778 + 2,081.92 =

$54,993.92

1/4 GRA

18,756 + 24,778 + 1,387.94 =

$44,921.94

1/2 GRA

37,512 + 24,778 + 2,775.89 =

$65,065.89

Combo 1/4 GTA / 1/4 GRA

32,823 + 24,778 + 2,428.90 =

$60,029.90


With the Bodenheimer Fellowship of $12,000, the package can total up to $77,065.89 for a given award year.