The instructions below are intended as a guide for the steps you will take if you are a funded student to receive your assistantship. These steps may vary by academic department, so it is important that you carefully review any information provided by your department. 

Please note that this entire process can take multiple weeks, therefore, it is highly recommended that you allow yourself a minimum of one month to complete the following steps to receive your stipend payment in a timely manner after enrollment. 

1. Upon admission, if the department is providing you with an assistantship, you will receive a funding offer letter from your academic department.
   • Students must follow any instructions provided by the academic department for acceptance of this offer within the appropriate timeframe.
   • If you have not received a funding offer 10 days after receiving your admission decision, please review the information or contact your program's Graduate Coordinator. Receiving an assistantship is not guaranteed with admission. 
2. At some point after you have accepted the funding offer, the department will ask you to fill out the GRA/GA-Training Acknowledgement or the GTA-Training acknowledgment, GTA training certificate/exception form (depending on which assistantship you are receiving).
   • You must follow any additional instructions provided by the academic department at this time. If you have questions regarding steps 1 or 2 of these instructions, please contact your academic advisor or program's Graduate Coordinator. 
3. After these forms are completed, the department will submit the HIRE ePAF form, which will generate a preboarding email sent to your Missouri S&T email. 
   • For instructions on setting up your student account and Missouri S&T email, review the New Students Account Setup information. 
4. You must then follow the instructions in Step 2 of the Human Resources Student Employee Registration. 
   • During this step, international students must also complete the On-Campus Employment Offer Form and return it to the International Student and Scholar Services office. This cannot be completed until students arrive on campus and complete the international student check in. View the information on this process. 
     • When the on-campus employment form has been approved, students will receive an email from isss@mst.edu to pick up their on-campus employment form. Students must then use the on-campus employment form to begin applying for a social security number (SSN) through the Social Security Administration. View the instructions on this process. 
     • Please note that before the form can be approved and returned to you, you must be full-time enrolled. Please follow enrollment instructions from your academic department and the office of Graduate and International Admissions to complete the enrollment process.
5. Once you have received your SSN, or if you already have a SSN, you may proceed with Steps 3, 4, and 5 to complete the process. 

Monitor your email before the start of the semester for details about New Student Orientation. There will be an online component, in addition to an in-person orientation.

Save these Dates!

International New Student Orientation: Friday, August 15th, 1:00PM - 3:30PM

Graduate Miner Mixer: Wednesday, August 20th, 3:00PM - 5:00PM

Graduate New Student Orientation: Thursday, August 21st, 8:00AM - 4:00PM

Rollin' into Rolla Resource Fair: Friday, August 22nd, 11:30AM - 1:30PM