Undergraduate and Graduate Student Opportunities
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All Crypto and Cypbersecurity students!
SFISSA Cybersecurity Conference, Hack The Flag (HTF), and Chili Cookoff, taking place September 18-19, 2026, at the Boca Raton Innovation Campus (BRiC).
Conference Information
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Charles E. Schmidt College of Science Science Social!
For Undergraduates Students:
Dr. Eric Shaw Excellence in Science Undergraduate Research Poster Competition.
Thursday, October 22, 2026 | 10:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. | SE-43 Science building first floor
Eligibility for participation:
1. Degree-seeking Schmidt College of Science undergraduate students, and
2. FAU High School students conducting research under the mentorship of Schmidt College of Science faculty.
Deadline to Apply to Compete to October 7, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.
Qualified full-time Ph.D. students may be eligible to receive a Graduate Teaching Assistantship. These assistantships carry a stipend of $26,000 per calendar year, paid $500 per week, throughout each enrolled semester. Typically, an academic year stipend totals $19,500 with $6,500 paid per summer semester, for a total of $26,000 per year. GTA's also receive 24 credits per year of tuition waivers. The duties of a teaching assistant are tutoring, grading, proctoring exams, or teaching courses for 20 hours per week.
Typically, there is a limited number of teaching assistantships available for Master's degree students. These assistantships, when available, carry a stipend of $6,120 per academic semester and $4,680 per summer session, paid $360 per week throughout each enrolled semester and including the week prior to the start of each semester. GTA's will also receive up to 24 credits per year of tuition waivers. The duties of a teaching assistant are tutoring, grading, proctoring exams, or teaching courses for 20 hours per week.
For information about graduate teaching assistantships contact:
Prof. Stephen Locke, Graduate Director
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades RD
Boca Raton, FL 33431
email: mathgraduate@fau.edu
