University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Announcements

UW–Madison minimum graduate assistant stipends to increase by 5 percent 

Minimum stipends for graduate student teaching, research, and project assistantship appointments will increase by 5% for 2026-27, continuing UW–Madison’s commitment to investing in graduate assistantships. The new minimums for graduate assistants appointed at 50% will be $30,614 per academic year for teaching assistants and $37,417 annually for research and project assistants.

Message from Dean William J. Karpus: Commitment to Supporting Graduate Students

The following was sent to graduate students, with graduate program contacts copied, on Thursday, February 27, 2025. Dear Graduate Students, We want to take a moment to reaffirm the university’s commitment to supporting current graduate students, amid the national uncertainty of the extramural funding landscape. Recent guidance to schools and colleges that calls for careful …

UW–Madison minimum graduate assistant stipends will increase, consistent with multi-year commitment to stipend growth

Minimum annualized stipends for 50% graduate student teaching, research, and project assistantship appointments will be $35,636 for 2025-26, up from the current minimum of $32,396. This is part of a four-year stipend forecasting plan announced by the university earlier this year, aimed at giving students, principal investigators, departments, programs, schools, and colleges the ability to …