Financing your education
Graduate assistantships
Students awarded graduate assistantships are usually offered a stipend or a tuition waiver (depending on availability of funds) in return for a set amount of hours of work per week (10–20, depending on the award). As employees, they are expected to meet the obligations assigned, whether they involve teaching, research, or other support work.
Graduate assistantships are awarded each year based on merit, decided through a competition among new and returning graduate students who have either applied for, or been nominated for assistantship consideration. Students receiving assistantships usually have grade point averages at 3.5 or above and unusually strong references.
Prospective students may apply for assistantship at the same time as they apply for entrance into the graduate program. The assistantship application is a part of the hard copy or on-line application packet through the Graduate School. Application materials must be received by January 10 for assistantship consideration.
Scholarships
- WSU Scholarship Services
- WSU Spokane Scholarships
- Outside Private Donor and Endowed Scholarships
- American Institute of Architecture Students (AIA)
- American Society of Interior Designers (ASID)
- American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
- CAHNRS (for Interior Design, Landscape Architecture)
- College of Engineering and Architecture (BS, MS, M.Arch)
- Interior Design Educator's Council
- Association for Faculty Women Founders Award (master's)
- Harriet B. Rigas Award (doctoral)
- Jack Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship Program
Financial Aid: including scholarships, financial aid, tuition and fees, FAFSA, and more.
Contact: Liz West, 509.358.7534, weste@wsu.edu, Academic Center 130.
