Master of Science in Industrial Archaeology at Michigan Tech
Financial Support 
The application forms for admission to the IA program are also regarded as application forms for assistantships. All students admitted to the program are considered for these awards. Applications must be received by March 1 to be considered for support for the ensuing academic year. Recipients of awards are notified by letter as soon as the awards are made.
Most students in our program work as teaching assistants their first year and as research assistants in their second year. Teaching assistantships are awarded by the department, and include a stipend plus payment of tuition. For students holding a half-time teaching assistantship, the base stipend is currently $4,375 per semester. All duties associated with the appointment are expected to total not more than twenty hours per week.
Research assistantships, usually associated with a specific research grant or contract, are awarded by the professor supervising the research activity, in consultation with the IA graduate committee. The appointment is usually for the academic year, but frequently includes the summer term, as well. The award includes a stipend and payment of tuition. The stipend levels are the same as teaching assistantships.
The IA program views assistantships as a means of attracting qualified and motivated students, and supporting them during their graduate studies. Currently all of our full-time graduate students are receiving some type of assistantship, a pattern that has held for the past several years. While we cannot guarantee future arrangements, we make a significant effort to help find financial support for successful graduate students.
Additional information about financial assistance is available from the graduate school at http://www.gradschool.mtu.edu/financial
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