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Professional Masters Degrees

What About Finances?

Work Study and Assistantships

Work Study Overview and Eligibility

Work-Study is a part-time employment program for students who have demonstrated financial need. Unlike other types of financial aid, students will receive their Work-Study award in the form of a paycheck once or twice a month throughout the semester. The student must find a job, work, and earn the award. Students may earn up to the amount of their Work-Study award each semester.
In order to be considered for a Work-Study award, students must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) every year. They must demonstrate financial need, and maintain satisfactory academic progress. The 2008-2009 FAFSA must have been completed by May 25, 2008.

Only U.S. citizens and permanent residents are eligible.

Students must be formally admitted for the fall 2008 term at The Nicholas School and must be in good academic standing.

To learn more about the Duke Work Study program, visit the Duke Financial Aid Web site >

Assistantships

Assistantships may be awarded to a select number of professional degree students during their first year of study to assist Nicholas faculty and staff with teaching, research, professional and other projects. It is expected that students will work for eight hours a week on their assigned project for a total of 224 hours. Assistantships require a regular work schedule to be arranged between the student and the faculty or staff member to whom he or she is assigned. During the second year of study, professional students may fulfill the assistantship requirement by working independently on their Master’s Project. Students who receive assistantships are paid by the Nicholas School on the monthly payroll. For the 2008—2009 academic year, the award for eight hours per week of assistance was $2,900. Normally, assistantships are available only for the academic year and require full-time enrollment in the school.

To learn more about the Nicholas School Assistantship program, contact the Enrollment Services Office.