What exactly is an assistantship?
An assistantship is a job (a half-time appointment) that requires approximately twenty hours work per week during the appointment period. The student (employee) is paid a monthly salary (also called a stipend) in return for performing certain specified services to the School of MME (employer). As part of the assistantship package the student also receives a waiver of tuition (except for a small amount called the residual fee) and health insurance in the form of the Graduate Student Assistant Medical & Dental Insurance Plan.
