Merit based Support for Graduate Students at Howard University

Here is some information related to merit-based support for graduate students at Howard University, let us get deep into it:

Graduate students can get different types of support to fund their education such as help with their research, teaching, scholarships, awards, or fellowships. But, it is to be noted that these are not given to everyone only some people who stand different through their qualifications are eligible to get them.

Assistantships:

A graduate assistant (GA) is a graduate student who gets financial support for work in teaching, academic, or research units. There are two types of GAs: Teaching assistants (TAs) and Research assistants (RAs).

Teaching Assistants (TAs) help with teaching.

• Teach a whole course or part of it with a full-time teacher.
• Help students one-on-one or in small groups.
• Have office hours to meet with students.
• Help grade assignments.
• Assist with exams.
• Work with big lecture classes.
• Help in computer labs.

Research Assistants (RAs) assist faculty members with research projects. They:

• Do research to support faculty research projects.
• Review academic materials.
• Collect, code, clean, or analyze data.
• Prepare research materials for review.
• Write reports or design presentations.
• Code computer programs.
• Attend research meetings and seminars.

Work Expectations: Students who get these awards often have to work for about 15 hours a week during the school year. They might do things like internships, which are like real work, but the school or department tells them what to do.

Eligibility Criteria: To be eligible for these awards, students must:

• Be regular students in the Graduate School.
• Go to school full-time while they have the award. This means they have to take a lot of classes or work on a big project.
• If their first language isn't English, they should speak English well. They should also know about the U.S. education system and be good at talking to people from different cultures. The department or unit giving the award decides if they're good at this.

Funds:

• Graduate Students Funded by Grants
• Graduate students who receive funding from research grants need to do the work specified by the person in charge of the grant (the PI). They should work up to 15 hours per week if they're getting a full stipend, and up to 10 hours per week if it's a partial stipend. This helps them manage their time and responsibilities effectively.

Named Fellowship Awards for Graduate Students:

Graduate students at Howard get the opportunity to receive some of the named fellowship awards such as:

• Hawthorne Dissertation Research Fellowship
• Edward Alexander Bouchet Doctoral Scholars Fellowship Program
• Ernest E. Just-Percy L. Julian Graduate Research Fellowship
• Sasakawa Fellowship

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