All graduate applicants are automatically considered for graduate assistantships and fellowships. You will let us know of your interest areas on the audition scheduling request form.
Application portfolios completed before December 15 will be given priority.
Graduate Assistantships (G.A.)
Current Annual Benefit Package
$43,653 (est.): Non-Resident Students
$27,477 (est.): Resident Students
(includes $15,000 stipend, health insurance benefits, and annual tuition for up to 24 credits)
| Assistantships are available in these areas: | |
|---|---|
| Accompanying | Band Program |
| Chamber Music | Choral Program |
| Classroom Teaching | Jazz |
| Keyboard Skills | Performance Hall Support |
| Music Education | Music History |
| Music Technology | Music Theory |
| Orchestra Program | Studio Teaching |
| Technology Support | |
Fellowships & Other Financial Support
Fellowship support is available from the University, the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts, and the Glenn Korff School of Music. Students do not self-nominate, but rather their names are put forward by faculty in each area of the school during the admissions process. Most fellowships are added to the GA stipend. Students may hold these fellowships through the usual time of completing their degree.
UNL Graduate Studies Endowed Fellowships are available on a competitive basis.
From the College, the Hixson-Lied Fellowships in Music are awarded to Graduate Assistants in the Glenn Korff School of Music who possess credentials of the highest quality. Awards to Hixson-Lied Fellows are currently valued at $3500 per year in addition to the GA stipend.
From the Glenn Korff School of Music, fellowship support is available on a competitive basis. These fellowships range from $1000 to $4500.
Graduate Music Education Fellowships: All students who are first-time applicants to the master’s program in music education for Summer 2025 admission will automatically be considered for receipt of a limited number of fellowships. Review of applications will begin May 1, 2025 and fellowships of up to $1,000 will be awarded based on merit and the date the degree application was completed.
For the MM Music Education Specialization: Review of applications for the Summer 2025 Graduate Music Education Fellowships will begin May 1, 2025, and will be awarded based on merit and the date by which the degree application was completed. No separate fellowship application is required; all first-time applicants are considered.
For all MM & Doctoral Specializations (Except Music Education) In order to be given priority consideration for a graduate assistantship, two deadlines must be met:
(1) the graduate application deadline for all degrees (except MM Music Education) is December 15, 2024
(2) the deadline for completion of the audition is February 15, 2025. There are 3 ways in which the audition may be completed:
- (1) audition in person on the preferred Graduate Audition Day, February 15, 2025 (or Jan. 31 or Feb. 1 if you are unavailable Feb. 15) for most specializations except Conducting (conducting auditions are coordinated with appropriate faculty to be completed by February 15, 2025); please be available the entire day of February 15, 2025, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
- (2) audition at a time arranged with the Area Head (for Conducting and others)
- (3) audition via video. (For more details about completing the audition, how to send a video audition, and filling out the request to audition and assistantship application, please see the "Music Interviews and Auditions" section.) https://arts.unl.edu/music/music-interviews-and-audition