You apply to be an undergraduate teaching assistant for a particular semester. Due to the nature of the VIGRE grant, you must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident to participate in the UTA Program. (If you are neither a US Citizen nor a Permanent Resident, there may be another scholarship, fellowship, teaching assistantship, or research assistantship opportunities available to you. Please consult the Math Center for current opportunities.) You must also be a math major at the University to be accepted into the UTA program.
Applying for Fall 2009
Procedure
Prior to the deadline (May 1), you must do all of the following:
- If you have found a sponsor, write a proposal of planned activities that you would do with your sponsor. If you need help locating a sponsor or coming up with suitable activities, please contact the UTA Program coordinator for assistance.
- Ask the faculty sponsor to write a letter of support. Note that this is not the same as your letter of recommendation writer.
- If you have not found a sponsor, we will match you with one at the beginning of the semester.
- Ask one of your math teachers to write a letter of recommendation on your behalf.
- Download and complete the application form.
- Deliver all materials to one of the UTA coordinators. Turn in your application to Carrie Wright or Phil Grizzard via their mailboxes in Math 108.
- Sign up for the mathematics skills test, take the test, and pass the test.
Deadline
Selection is competitive. Your application form should be submitted to the UTA Program coordinators by May 1, 2009.