The Graduate School makes financial support available to graduate students through a set number of graduate assistantships (GAs), which are distributed among the various graduate programs at New Mexico State University. The Graduate School sets the criteria for basic eligibility for assistantships.
CMI’s Creative Writing program makes every effort to provide eligible graduate students with financial support in the form of teaching assistantships, when students request such consideration in their applications. In their personal statements and in the supporting materials of their applications, prospective students should offer evidence of their preparation for teaching.
Applying for an Assistantship
The deadline to apply for a Graduate Assistantship must be submitted as part of the application in SLATE by February 1.
All applications for assistantship support should include a statement of teaching interest, should be addressed to the Creative Writing Faculty, and should provide whatever additional information and supporting documentation for consideration. The standard assistantship is for 6 consecutive semesters.
