Dear ______:
I am pleased to offer you an appointment as a [full-time/half-time] Graduate Assistant in the [Department] of the [School or College] with a stipend of $______ for the [Fall/Spring semester, academic year] payable in biweekly installments. This appointment requires that you devote to this assistantship [20/10] hours per week.
You will receive the first of your biweekly stipend payments at the close of the pay period in which you are hired, contingent upon all required documentation being in place. We advise that you plan with this state-regulated schedule in mind. The continuation of your assistantship is conditional upon acceptance of an approved I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification Form).
Your appointment will start on [DATE] and extend through [DATE] and is contingent upon your full time registration (6 credits or more). Your supervising faculty member [NAME] will arrange your schedule with you. This appointment may be renewable in future years, subject to the continued availability of funds, departmental needs and satisfactory progress in your degree program. We see this appointment as a complement to your progress toward the [M.A. /Ph.D.] degree.
Your appointment carries a full tuition waiver. To receive the full value of this waiver, you must begin your assistantship duties within ten working days of the start of your appointment. If your arrival on campus is delayed beyond that date for some reason, there will be a pro-rated decrease in the amount of the tuition waiver or your assistantship may be cancelled. In addition to your tuition waiver, the University provides an opportunity to purchase highly subsidized health insurance under the Graduate Assistant plans. Your enrollment or waiver of this insurance must be completed within 30 days of your appointment date. Materials and information are provided at www.hr.uconn.edu/infogrd2.html.
[Insert specifics on the teaching the individual will be doing and other departmental expectations.]
Please indicate your acceptance of this offer by signing below and returning one copy of the letter with your original signature no later than [DATE].
Sincerely,
Department Head
I ACCEPT THIS GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIP APPOINTMENT UNDER THE TERMS DESCRIBED ABOVE.
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Signature Date
cc: Dean
Payroll Department
Reviewed April 2008