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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

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LOCATION: USA

Graduate assistantships (GA) are an excellent way to obtain funding for graduate education. USF provides these positions to qualified students on a competitive basis.

ELIGIBILITY:

Both the Office of Graduate Studies and the university allocate financial resources to support full-time, degree-seeking graduate students. You must meet the following eligibility requirements to receive an assistantship:

Accepted into a graduate degree program and meet the qualifications as specified by the graduate program

Meet the academic qualifications as specified by the GA job code

Meet appropriate verbal test scores, if English is not your primary language

Maintain a minimum overall grade point average (GPA) and degree program GPA of 3.00

Enroll full-time during the semester(s) appointed as a graduate assistant

Full-time enrollment (Fall): 9 graduate credit hours

Full-time enrollment (Spring): 9 graduate credit hours

Full-time enrollment (Summer): 6 graduate credit hours

If a GA is enrolled in the last semester of their program of study, they may be registered for fewer credit hours than the full-time requirement.

To retain their assistantship, GAs must comply with all Office of Graduate Studies enrollment requirements as stated in the Polices section of the Office of Graduate Studies Catalog.

Students appointed with <0.25 total FTE are not eligible for tuition waivers.

BENEFIT:

GAs may teach, conduct research, or have other responsibilities that contribute to the student’s professional development. All graduate assistants are employed by USF and work under a contract negotiated by Graduate Assistants United (GAU) and the USF Board of Trustees. The GAU is the labor union certified as the exclusive bargaining agent for graduate assistants at USF.

Graduate assistantships are typically awarded through a specific graduate program/department or college.

The number of GA positions that are available in a given college or department is based on funding from the university, as well as grants awarded to individual faculty.

Contact the Graduate Program Director in your department of study to determine if your graduate program awards GA positions and the specific eligibility requirements.

These temporary position openings for graduate students at USF are posted within the Human Resources online application system. Visit Work at USF to search for available openings and apply.

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS 2027

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Application Deadline:  January 15, 2027

LOCATION: USA

Each year, the USF Office of Admissions awards merit-based scholarships to international students. USF will automatically consider you for competitive, merit-based scholarships if you submit and complete the freshman application for Summer or Fall 2027 by January 15, 2027.

ELIGIBILITY:

You will be considered for merit scholarships based on the same academic records used to establish your admission and residency status.

You are not required to submit any additional applications. All accepted students are automatically considered for our admissions merit scholarships.

The number of merit-based scholarships is limited, so we encourage you to complete your application by the January 15 deadline.

Scholarship Options – International Students:

Out-of-State Waivers: These merit-based tuition reduction waivers are awarded to a limited number of admitted first-year students who are not Florida residents.

Out-of-state reduction awards are disbursed as waivers that decrease the total cost of attendance, but they only apply toward out-of-state tuition. These awards cannot be used toward other costs of attendance expenses (housing, meals, books).

They will pay up to the amount of the award, but if the student is enrolled in fewer course credits, the waiver may pay less than the amount awarded.

If the student’s residency status is updated to in-state for tuition purposes after enrollment, the merit-based tuition waiver will no longer apply, the award will be canceled, and it will not be replaced by a Florida resident award.

Please note: The out-of-state, merit-based tuition reduction waivers cannot be combined with another tuition-waiver scholarship (like the Green and Gold Talent Award) since both scholarships waive the same portion of non-resident tuition.

Awarding Notification:

If you are awarded a scholarship, you will be notified via postal mail.

You can monitor your award package via the Student Self-Service portal after we release initial admissions decisions.

BENEFIT:

Green and Gold Presidential Waiver Award: ~$44,000 (up to $11,000 per year)

Green and Gold Directors Waiver Award: ~$36,000 (up to $9,000 per year)

Green and Gold Scholars Waiver Award: ~$20,000 (up to $5,000 per year)

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