Financial assistance in the form of assistantships or scholarships is available from a number of sources. Most graduate students in the Department who receive financial assistance through the University of Georgia are on a Departmental assistantship or a Graduate School assistantship. Students on an assistantship must take a minimum of 12 hours per semester. Application for an assistantship can be made at http://geography.uga.edu/application-for-departmental-assistantship Departmental Assistantships: Each year approximately thirty Departmental assistantships are awarded for the academic year. A small number of assistantships are available during the summer session. The assistantship is typically for one-third time work commitment (thirteen hours per week) or four-ninths time work (seventeen hours). In addition to the actual monies received by the assistant, the assistantship carries a tuition remission. The student pays a $25.00 reduced tuition fee each semester in lieu of full tuition, plus all applicable student fees. A student holding an academic year assistantship may register in the following Summer Semester and pay only the $25.00 reduced tuition fee, plus applicable student fees. Duties of a Departmental assistant normally include one or more of the following: