Graduate assistants receive a monthly stipend in return for their work. In 2007-08, stipend levels range from $12,820 (Level-A) to $18,400 (Level-H).
Stipend checks are issued by the Marquette University payroll office and are sent to assistants' departments on the last working day of each month. Most stipends are paid over a 10-month period: five payments in the fall semester, August through December, and five payments in the spring semester, January through May.
Arrangements may be made for the direct deposit of stipend checks into students' checking or savings accounts. Students should contact their department offices for direct deposit forms. There is typically a one-month delay before the direct deposit service begins.
