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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">This email is sent on behalf of Dr. Matt A. Wood, Interim Vice Provost for Research and Dean of Graduate Studies<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.5in"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">M E M O R A N D U M<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.5in"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">TO:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Department Heads<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.5in"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">FROM:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Matt A. Wood, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> Interim Vice Provost for Research and Dean of Graduate Studies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.5in"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">DATE:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> February 22, 2018<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.5in"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">SUBJECT:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> Supplemental Graduate Assistant Funding<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#333333">The Graduate School has limited funding to assist departments in recruiting new or retaining top-quality full-time graduate students to be either graduate assistants-teaching
(GAT) or graduate assistants-research (GAR). Students in graduate assistant non-teaching (GANT) positions will not be eligible for this funding.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#333333">To receive funding for an additional stipend, a student must be nominated by a faculty member of the student’s major department and endorsed
by the department head and academic dean. Preference will be given to students of doctoral programs and low-enrollment programs.
<b>Students should not apply directly for this GA stipend supplement</b>. Master/specialist students are eligible for an additional stipend up to $2,000 for two years. Doctoral students are eligible for an additional stipend up to $3,000 per year for three
years. In order for funds to be disbursed, master/specialist or doctoral students:
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">must have full admission to the nominating department’s graduate degree program;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;margin-right:.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none">
<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">must remain enrolled as a full-time graduate student;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;margin-right:.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none">
<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">must remain as a graduate assistant in the nominating department;
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">must make satisfactory progress in the nominating department’s graduate degree program throughout the duration of the award.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.5in;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Eligibility will be evaluated each semester.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#333333">Please submit to Ms. Amy Sims, Office of Graduate Studies, the following required documents:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/academics/graduateSchool/documents/GAsupplementalfundingnominationform.pdf"><span style="color:blue">Nomination form</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Nomination letter from department (Nominator should make a strong case why receiving additional funds to supplement the GA stipend will make a difference
in recruiting the student(s) to the university)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Natalie Henderson | Executive Assistant<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Graduate School<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:Natalie.Henderson@tamuc.edu"><span style="color:blue">Natalie.Henderson@tamuc.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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