Financial Assistance

Graduate Assistantships: General Information

Approximately 40-60% of graduate students in ESS receive funding
In most cases, graduate student funding also includes partial to full waiver of graduate tuition
Minimum stipends required for partial or full tuition waiver change regularly (see below)
Classification of graduate students who receive funding include:
- TA, teaching assistants, teaching must be part of the student’s responsibility
- RA, research assistants, must be paid from an external research grant account
- GA, graduate assistants, paid by a department but not by an external research grant account, no teaching involved
- GF, graduate fellows, paid by fellowship that does not cover tuition
TAs and RAs receiving a full tuition waiver are eligible for the Graduate School’s subsidized health insurance policy (see below)

Tuition Benefit Program (TBP)

All students receiving a tuition waiver of any sort must be familiar with the TBP guidelines (http://web.utah.edu/graduate_school/tbpguidelines.html)
All students on the TBP must sign paperwork in the ESS office at the beginning of each semester!!
All students on the TBP must register for a minimum of 9-12 credit hours each fall and spring semester
- TAs, GAs and GFs are recommended to register for 12 credit hours
  - TAs, GAs, and GFs are not supported on the TBP in summer semester
  - TAs, Gas, and GFs who register for more than 12 credit hours will have to pay for the additional tuition
- RAs may register for up to 11 credit hours per semester
  - RAs who register for more than 11 credit hours will have to pay for the additional tuition
  - In some cases, RAs may receive TBP support in summer semester for 3 credit hours
All students on the TBP must pay special fees (such as lab and course fees)
The TBP only covers graduate-level coursework
A 3.0 GPA must be maintained by all students on the TBP

Graduate Student Health Insurance

All TAs and RAs receiving a full waiver of tuition may choose to receive the subsidized health insurance
Eligible students must accept or decline the subsidized health insurance policy by completing the declaration form at the beginning of each fall and spring semester
Go to the Graduate School (http://web.utah.edu/graduate_school/index.html), and links to Students and Health Insurance Program for details
GAs and GFs are not eligible for the subsidized health insurance policy, but may still pay for the policy in full
TAs and RAs who do not receive a full tuition waiver are not eligible for the subsidized health insurance policy, but may still pay for the policy in full

Those wishing to be considered for TA positions must complete the TA Application Form
- The MS Word form must be downloaded first
- Type responses and print
- Send to the Department:

Director of Graduate Studies
Dept. of Exercise and Sport Science
250 S. 1850 E. Room 241
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0920

TA positions may include activity/fitness courses, some online courses, laboratory sections, assisting faculty with courses
Some TA opportunities require completion of the College Teaching series
Deadline for completing the TA Application Form is Feb. 1
International students must be cleared through the International Teaching Assistant program (http://web.utah.edu/graduate_school/ita.html)

Those wishing to be considered for PEAK TA positions must complete the PEAK Assistantship Form
- The MS Word form must be downloaded first
- Type responses and print
- Send to the Department:

Director of Graduate Studies
Dept. of Exercise and Sport Science
250 S. 1850 E. Room 241
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0920

The PEAK Assistantships are specialized TA positions
These positions are generally awarded to students in Exercise Physiology
- Applicants for this position must have skills in teaching fitness-related topics and in conducting fitness testing
- Activities may involve fitness testing, teaching faculty and staff fitness courses, and conducting biometric testing
- Deadline for completing the PEAK Academy Assistantship Application Form is Feb. 1

Those wishing to be considered for Graduate Student Athletic Trainer positions must complete the Athletic Training Assistantship Form
- The MS Word form must be downloaded first
- Type responses and print
- Send to the Department:

Director of Graduate Studies
Dept. of Exercise and Sport Science
250 S. 1850 E. Room 241
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0920

Graduate student athletic trainers may assist with teaching in the undergraduate athletic training education program curriculum, keep regular hours in the training room, and work/travel with a specific athletic team
Applicants must be eligible for NATA-BOC certification and Utah State Licensure
Deadline for completing the Graduate Student Athletic Trainer Application Form is Feb. 1

Other funding opportunities include:

Research Assistantships
- RA opportunities may be awarded by individual faculty members with research funding
Alice Oakes Bronson Fellowships
- The primary GF award is available only to doctoral students in Sport Pedagogy
- A secondary GF award is available to any ESS doctoral student as a research fellowship, only when funds are available
- Bronson Fellowships are only available to continuing students
- Recipients may only receive funding from the Bronson mechanism for one year
N.P. Neilsen Scholarship
- Awarded to a doctoral student to continue his or her pursuit of academic excellence
R.O. Ruhling Scholarship

Awarded to a master’s student to continue his or her pursuit of academic excellence

Institutional Financial Aid and Housing

Students who wish to apply for financial aid through the University should contact:

Financial Aid and Scholarships
201 South 1460 East, Room 105
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
801-581-6211
http://www.sa.utah.edu/finance/

Students interested in on-campus housing options should contact:

Office of Residential Living
5 Heritage Center
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-2036
(801) 587-2002
http://www.housing.utah.edu/

University Student Apartments
1945 Sunnyside Ave.
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
(801) 581-8667
http://www.apartments.utah.edu/