Industrial Engineering

Up to six (6) new IE graduate students will receive 25% GA support (10 hours / week) for their first semester in the IE graduate program. Students who receive the 25% GA support are not eligible for other GAs. The GA includes a monthly stipend ($600) and tuition waiver. The GA may be extended to following semesters contingent upon satisfactory academic performance.

Eligibility
To be eligible for consideration for a GA, an applicant must have been admitted to the IE graduate program and have not started the first semester in the graduate program.

• One letter of recommendation from someone who can speak to the applicant’s ability to be successful in graduate studies
• GA application form (download the form). To find a faculty mentor, visit the Department of IE website to learn about the faculty and their research.

• The application for the GA must be submitted by September 1^st if the applicant plans to enroll in the following spring semester
• The application for the GA must be submitted by January 1^st if the applicant plans to enroll in the following summer semester
• The application for the GA must be submitted by May 1^st if the applicant plans to enroll in the following fall semester

• The Department of IE notifies applicants by November 1^st if the applicant plans to enroll in the following spring semester
• The Department of IE notifies applicants by March 1^st if the applicant plans to enroll in the following summer semester
• The Department of IE notifies applicants by July 1^st if the applicant plans to enroll in the following fall semester

• Must carry 6 semester hours or more of graduate-level work throughout the term of the GA
• Must remain in good academic standing throughout the term of the GA
• Must participate satisfactorily in a scholarly activity mentored by a faculty member throughout the term of the GA
• Must comply with all graduate assistant requirements, policies, and procedures

Review of Applications
IE faculty members collectively choose the recipients of the six GAs. Submission of GA applications and questions can be addressed to the contact person listed below:

Dr. Xin Chen (IE Graduate Program Director), xchen@siue.edu