English

The English Department awards financial aid to a limited number of well-qualified students primarily in the form of graduate assistantships. Nearly all of the students who receive graduate assistantships are assigned to:

• teach ENG 105 (Critical Reading and Writing in the University Community)
• perform additional work such as tutoring in the university writing center

In addition, graduate assistants are required to take ENG 601 (the TA Practicum) during their first semester of teaching and to meet regularly with a mentor during the same semester.

Nonnative speakers of English are not normally considered for assistantships in their first year, unless they have scored 104 on the TOEFT iBT or 7.5 on IELTS.

Competition for graduate assistantships is very strong. To be eligible for a graduate assistantship in the Fall semester, you must be accepted into the program of your choice and have completed your graduate assistantship application and submitted it to the English department by the posted deadlines.

GA applicant screening begins on February 1 for appointments starting in the next Fall semester and continues until April 15 or until all positions are filled. Students who wish to receive priority consideration should have all application materials in by February 1st, including the graduate program application if they are seeking program admission as well. 

If you are a current graduate student in English and are applying for a GTA position and are obtaining new letters of recommendation, you can print out the GA letter of Recommendation Request form which contains the confidentiality waiver and provide it to your recommenders.

For information on the various financial resources available including graduate assistantships, visit the Graduate College.

For information on financial aid, contact the Office of Student Financial Aid.

A limited number of tuition waivers are available to out-of-state or in-state students who can demonstrate financial need.

If you are an out-of-state student and wish to present yourself as a candidate for one of these awards, please download the English Department tuition waiver form.

For the first consideration, please be sure that supporting materials and your completed application forms for graduate assistantships or tuition waivers are returned to the following address before February 15.

English Department
Composition Office
PO Box 6032
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ 86011