Scholarships and Financial Aid

The Electrical and Computer Engineering Department gives fellowship aid to graduate students in the form of research and teaching assistantship for qualified graduate students working toward the MS or Ph.D. degrees. Other scholarship aid are available through the University Graduate Center in the form of Dean's Research Assistantship (DRA) and Graduate Assistantship (GA).

Types of Scholarships and Aide

Teaching Assistants
Graduate Research Fellowships in Telecommunications
Research Assistants
Graduate Assistantships
Teachers Aide

Teaching Assistants

Students receiving this award are expected to perform teaching duties that may include one laboratory section per semester in addition to research work supervised by a faculty advisor. The applicant must be a full-time MS or Ph.D. candidate. The compensation for the teaching assistants includes a stipend ($1850/month for the academic year of Sept 2009-May 2010) for 9 months in addition to Full Tuition Remission Scholarship for up to 9 credits per semester. This award is given to current masters and Ph.D. students with excellent academic credentials.

Graduate Research Fellowships in Telecommunications

The New York State Center for Advanced Technology in Telecommunications (CATT) invites applications for graduate research fellowships for new entering students interested in pursuing Ph.D.'s in the area of telecommunications and distributed information systems. The areas of research at CATT include:

• High Speed Networks
• Wireless Networks
• Network Security
• Multimedia Communications
• Distributed Information Systems

Students with excellent academic credentials are invited to apply. The fellowship offers a stipend and free tuition for a period of one year. Interested students should apply for admission either in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department or the Computer and Information Science Department at Polytechnic Institute of NYU. The GRE is a requirement for all foreign applicants. For more information call (718) 260-3050 or send e-mail to: apply@catt.poly.edu

Research Assistants

This award is paid from research contracts and grants obtained by individual ECE faculty. Faculties have full autonomy in appointing their Research Assistants. Faculties are generally reluctant to fund Research Assistants from their grants unless the student has been in their classes, and has passed the doctoral qualifying examination. However, exceptions may be made for outstanding applicants, and applicants are encouraged to contact faculty in their area(s) of interest. The fellowship covers a monthly stipend (commensurate with the student qualification) and waiver of tuition and fees.

Graduate Assistantships

GA students can work up to a maximum of 200 hours a semester at $10/hr. The student must be a full time graduate student. GAs may work in the academic or administrative field in the department. For the available positions, please click on the following link and select the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. Learn more here.

Teachers Aide

The ECE department hires qualified graduate students as Teachers Aide for teaching undergraduate and graduate laboratory sessions. The compensation for Teachers Aide is shown in the below table. These positions are open only for current students who have excellent academic records and demonstrated good teaching skills. Openings for these positions vary from semester to semester. Interested students should contact the faculty in charge of hiring directly.