Financial Support
Significant financial support is available within the Department of Industrial Engineering. Support consists of three primary forms:
- (1) scholarships
- (2) research assistantships
- (3) teaching assistantships
All assistantship appointments require that the appointee be enrolled in a minimum number of credit hours. The number of hours required is determined at the beginning of each term.
Scholarships
A variety of competitive scholarships are available for IE students. Departmental scholarships are primarily based on academic performance. Applications must be completed online and received by February 1. You may access the online application at the TTU Student Financial Aid website.
All scholarships awarded by the IE Department will be for one year only (no exceptions). You may reapply each year however there is no guarantee for continuation. Continuation is dependent upon a number of factors including availability of funds, academic performance, need, qualifications of other applicants and faculty assessment of students' progress towards graduation.
Research Assistantships
Research assistantships are granted by individual faculty members, relative to one of their research projects. Typically, research assistantships are granted on a 0.5 time basis, requiring approximately 20 hours of work per week. Research assistantship appointments are usually made on a term-by-term basis and allow the recipient to pay tuition at "resident" rates for the term appointed, in addition to the assistantship payments. Assistantship payment rates vary and are negotiated between the student and the faculty member making the appointment.