Fellowship & Assistantship The ENE and the ESEN Programs offer a varying number of teaching and research assistantships. Each full-time position pays $1,440 per month, and requires half-time (20 hours/week) work as a teaching assistant or on a sponsored research project. Ph.D. and advanced students, i.e., those who have completed 30 semester hours or more by the beginning of their assistantship appointment can start at a higher level of funding than entering graduate students. In addition, add-on funds of $100 to $300 per month are sometimes available through the College's PRATT fellowship program. Financial aid may also be available in the form of fellowships, tuition waivers and partial assistantships. The Via endowment, established in 1987, generated funding for graduate fellowships and other enrichment programs for students and faculty. A limited number of full fellowships, as well as some add-on grants are being awarded to outstanding graduate student applicants. The fellowships generally require that the recipient be a U. S. citizen. Also, because of language and adjustment problems, only the most outstanding foreign students are considered for assistantship appointments before they have completed one or more semesters of satisfactory graduate work in residence. For more information about the fellowships and assistantships, see http://www.cee.vt.edu/student/grad/gscholar.asp Tuition & Fees Education and living costs at VPI&SU are comparatively low. For the 2003-2004 school year, in-state tuition for graduate students is $3,019.50 per semester and out-of-state tuition is $4,854 in addition to regular fees. Out-of-state students receiving at least $4,000 per year from an assistantship pay only in-state tuition. The University fee (student activities/health service/bus fee) is $433 per semester. In addition, there is a one-time lab fee of $125 for all environmental students. Graduate students normally live off-campus in private rental units. Apartment rents range from about $440 (single bedroom) to $650 (three bedrooms) per month. For more information regarding the tuition and fees, see http://www.bursar.vt.edu/sp/03-04.shtml.

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