Financial Aid
The mathematics graduate program has between 40 and 50 students, who are supported by a combination of teaching assistantships, research assistantships, fellowships and employment at nearby teaching and research facilities. New TAs typically assist in the Mathematics Learning Center, and more advanced students teach up to two sections of courses in elementary algebra, trigonometry, and calculus. TAs are required to enroll for and maintain enrollment in a minimum of 9 credits of graduate work per semester, unless prior approval of the Dean of Graduate School is secured. Specifics relevant to calculating the course load are found in the Graduate Catalog.
Eligibility for teaching assistantships includes acceptance by and registration in the Graduate School and department, classification as a "regular" graduate student, and maintenance of a 3.0 average in all graduate work. Applicants for teaching assistantships are required to demonstrate proficiency in communication skills necessary for satisfactory service in the classroom. The Graduate School provides with the opportunity to participate in orientations, workshops, seminars, and classes designed to improve teaching skills.
For 2001-2002 the stipends for nine-month TAs will be ranging from $14,000 to $15,000; the exact amount depending on the academic progress of the student.
Partial summer support is also available. There are university limits on the number of years a student may be supported. For more precise information about these and all regulations concerning the graduate program, see the Graduate Proceedings Handbook that the Graduate School sends to each department. A copy is available in the main office (SH 236).
Special Opportunities:
The Graduate School receives many notices of grants, awards
and fellowships from various sources. Most of these are forwarded to
the Department of Mathematical Sciences and posted here. However, the
Graduate School itself has a bulletin board devoted to these notices,
and it is a great source of such information. Their bulletin board is
to the left as you walk in the doors of their office. They also have
an electronic bulletin board, at their website http://www.nmsu.edu/~gradcolg/.
New Mexico State University is the lead institution in
the New Mexico Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professorate.
The NM-AGEP is an NSF funded initiative that provides in a competitive
basis, enhanced stipends, travel money, mentorship opportunities, etc.,
to qualified graduate students in science, mathematics and engineering
programs. For more information visit the NM-AGEP website at http://www.unm.edu/NMAGEP.
Our department has entered into an arrangement with the
Sloan Foundation that will enable qualified first year Ph.D. students
to compete for Sloan Fellowships. For more information, please contact
Dr. Dave Finston, at dfinston@nmsu.edu.
To assure full consideration, candidates should submit their applications by the following deadlines:
Domestic Applicants
Admission Only Admission and Financial Aid
Fall July 1 February 1
Spring October 1 October 1
International Applicants
Admission Only Admission and Financial Aid
Fall February 1 February 1
Spring October 1 October 1