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Funding sources vary a lot among grad students but here are some of the most common ways students are funded: 1) Teaching Assistant (TA) for a course: Grad students can serve as TAs for classes. Any TA position 25% of FTE (Full Time Employment) or greater covers in-state tuition, a small portion of non-resident tuition, and a stipend for the quarter. Students are expected to pay a portion of general campus fees. Most TAs work about 20 hours per week, or 50% FTE. 2) Graduate student researcher (GSR): Professors may have grants to hire graduate student researchers to assist with research for a particular project, especially during the summer when few TA positions are available. If you are hired as a GSR during an academic quarter (excluding summer when students who don’t enroll in classes do not have to pay tuition and fees), any appointment at 25% FTE or higher will bill stipend plus full fees and tuition to the grant that is covering them. Non-resident tuition and general campus fees that are not paid by a TA appointment can be included. 3) Internal GGE and university funding: The GGE provides a small number of fellowships to incoming and continuing students to cover tuition and stipend. Incoming students are entered into the fellowship competition as part of their application to the program and continuing students may apply annually in the fall, up to a maximum of 8 quarters of funding over the course of their graduate career. 4) External fellowships (e.g. NSF GRFP) or other student-eligible awards: Graduate students are encouraged to apply for their own funding to cover tuition, stipend, and research expenses. Much of this is done once a student is a graduate student, but the NSF GRFP accepts applications from eligible students (US citizens without a Masters or professional degree) who have finished less than one year of graduate school. Note: students who apply unsuccessfully before they begin graduate school are able to apply a second time once they are graduate students. However, after beginning a graduate program, only one application can be submitted. Therefore it is advantageous for prospective students to apply before beginning their graduate program, as they can get helpful feedback from reviewers if their first proposal is not successful.