Faculty
Please direct all students you wish to hire as your Teaching Fellow to the Department Coordinator.
Student Jobs Policy
There is a strict limit of 20 hours/week per fall and spring semester. A student may hold one or more student job roles in a term or module as long as the commitment is for no more than 20 hours/week. A student may hold as many as 3 grader roles per semester, as long as the 20 hours per week average is not exceeded.
Compensation
Faculty members are responsible for the quality of the students they hire and for overseeing the quality of their work. Please note that if a student is released from a student job role or decides to leave that role prior to the end of the term, the amount of his/her compensation is pro-rated. Faculty members may use their STARS accounts to pay for eligible TFs, graders, and tutors over and above amounts they are qualified to be paid for by Stern's operational funds. TFs, Graders and Tutors will be charged to an individual faculty member’s STARS allocation if the class size does not meet the minimum enrollment of 25 students. STARS must also be used when hiring a student who does not meet basic eligibility. Faculty may hire non-Stern graduate students as TFs only in the event that they are unable to hire Stern students with the appropriate background.
Please note that once an application receives approval from the Teaching Assistance Center the compensation amount cannot be amended due to an increase or decrease in the course enrollment. If a faculty member would like to provide their TF with an additional payment due to an increase in enrollment after the student has already been processed, the compensation would come from their STARS.
Teaching Fellow Undergraduate Student Compensation
Compensation Rates as of 9/1/2025 for AY 2025 - 2026
| Pay Schedule for 3.0 or 4.0 Credit Courses - Undergraduate Students | |||||
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| For a full list of AY 2025-26 compensation rates, including for 1.5 or 2 credit courses, click here | |||||
For historical AY 2024-25 compensation rates, click here.
Teaching Fellow Graduate Student/PhD Compensation
Compensation Rates as of 9/1/2025 for AY 2025 - 2026
| Pay Schedule for 3.0 or 4.0 Credit Courses - Graduate Students | |||||
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| For a full list of AY 2025-26 compensation rates, including for 1.5 or 2 credit courses, click here. | |||||
For historical AY 2024-25 compensation rates, click here.
TFs for Executive MBA and MS Courses - Student Compensation
Executive MBA and MS courses follow a different schedule than standard UG/MBA courses and work different hours/weeks. You can find comprehensive AY 2025-2026 rates here.
Compensation Rates for Undergraduate Students (for an 11 week course) as of 9/1/2025 for AY 2025 - 2026
| Pay Schedule for EMBA 2.5 or 3.0 Credit Courses or Executive MS >2 Credit Courses - Undergraduate Students | |||||
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Compensation Rates for MBA/PhD Students (for an 11 week course) as of 9/1/2025 for AY 2025 - 2026
| Pay Schedule for EMBA 2.5 or 3.0 Credit Courses or Executive MS >2 Credit Courses - Graduate Students | |||||
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Graduate Fellow (GF) Compensation
Process and Rates
Depending on what type of student you are, you will be paid one of two ways:
If you are a Stern MBA working as a Graduate Fellow, you will be paid via tuition remission (or payroll if necessary) according to the table below:
Graduate Fellow Compensation - Stern MBA - Graduate Fellow Compensation - Stern MBA - for AY 2025 - 2026 as of 9/1/2025:
| Hours per week for 14 weeks | Compensation |
| 5 | $2100 |
| 10 | $4200 |
| 15 | $6300 |
| 20 | $8400 |
Other graduate students (i.e. Stern MS students, Stern or non-Stern PhDs, non-Stern graduate students) will be paid via payroll based on biweekly timesheets. Hourly rate will be $30.00 effective Sept 1, 2025 and the estimated number of weeks and the estimated total compensation is below. Students will need to review the Wasserman Center for Student Employment instructions to complete an "On-Campus Student Employment Application" and send this to Pauline Braz (pbraz@stern.nyu.edu) in Stern Human Resources. Pauline will then send the student instructions on entering hours worked in order to be paid upon submission of biweekly timesheets. Hiring managers will need to send the union appointment letter and card to the student with a cc to Pauline Braz (pbraz@stern.nyu.edu). Managers will also need to approve the biweekly timesheets in Workday.
Graduate Fellow Compensation - Stern MS students, Stern or non-Stern PhDs, non-Stern graduate students for AY 2025 - 2026 as of 9/1/2025:
| Estimated hours per week for 14 weeks | Estimated Compensation |
| 5 | $2100 |
| 10 | $4200 |
| 15 | $6300 |
| 20 | $8400 |
For historical AY 2024-25 compensation rates, please click here.
Grader/Tutor Compensation
Undergraduate students are compensated at a rate of $18 per hour for both grader and tutor roles. Effective September 1, 2025, the rate for Graduate and PhD students will increase to $30 per hour. Courses must have a minimum of 25 students to be eligible for a grader or tutor. Graders are expected to assist faculty with at least three major assignments per student, with total compensation not to exceed a cap of one hour per student for the duration of the course.
Grader/Tutor Hiring Process:
Students will need to review the Wasserman Center for Student Employment instructions to complete an "On-Campus Student Employment Application" and send this to Pauline Braz (pbraz@stern.nyu.edu) in Stern Human Resources. Pauline will then send the student instructions on entering hours worked in order to be paid upon submission of biweekly timesheets. Hiring managers will need to send a completed appointment form to Pauline Braz in Stern HR (pbraz@stern.nyu.edu). Managers will also need to approve the biweekly timesheets in Workday.
Below is a list of general questions. If you do not find the answer here please contact either your Department Coordinator or email studentjobs@stern.nyu.edu.
Frequently Asked Questions
Basic requirements for Graduate Students:
- Completed at least 9 credits
- Enrolled and remain enrolled in the semester in which the TF will be working (Summer is an exception)
- GPA of at least 3.0
Basic requirements for Stern Undergraduates:
- Enrolled and remain enrolled in the semester in which the TF will be working (Summer is an exception)
- Stern juniors or seniors
- Stern undergraduates must have taken the course, its equivalent or have the professor's permission to apply.
- GPA of at least 3.3
STARS must be used when hiring a student who does not meet basic requirements.
International students who have a green card or hold an F-1 or J-1 visa are eligible to work. If a student holds any other visa, such as an H-1B, they cannot work. International students who have graduated are not allowed to work.
Students must be approved by the professor, and then fill out a Teaching Fellowship application on the main Student Jobs page. It must be approved by the department coordinator and then submitted to Faculty Affairs.
Please log in to Student Web Information System (AIS) and follow the link on the left hand navigation bar to “department enrollments”.
Your first point of contact should be the department coordinator.
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Payment is dependent on enrollment, course credit load, and other factors. Please see compensation chart or contract for more details.
Students' employment is at will, which means that students or NYU can terminate employment at any time, with or without cause. NYU can also withdraw or rescind this offer at any time prior to the commencement of work without restriction.
Policy for Releasing TFs or GFs from Contractual Obligations:
If, for whatever reason, a professor wants to release a TF or GF from the role, both the professor and student must discuss the issue and agree to dissolve the contract. Both professor and student should agree to termination and compensation in writing.
If it is decided that the TF or GF is released from the role, the professor and student must come to an agreement regarding payment. Generally, payment is pro-rated by the number of weeks worked. (For example, if a TF or GF has a salary of $3,600 and the semester is 15 weeks long, the weekly rate is $240. If the TF or GF has worked 4 out of 15 weeks, he or she would be paid $960.) However, the pro-rated amount can differ from this formula, as long as the professor and student agree on this new amount.
Students receiving tuition remission will have the partial credit removed from their account. The department’s coordinator should contact the Office of Faculty Affairs to inform the amount and they will provide the updated information to Financial Aid.
Students receiving a check from payroll will simply receive a reduced amount of paychecks. The department coordinator should contact Pauline Braz regarding the amount already disbursed (note: several smaller paychecks to TFs or GFs are disbursed throughout the semester; TF or GF salaries are not paid in one check) and then inform the Office of Faculty Affairs of the updated amount.
The remaining funds from the pro-rated salary can be used to hire another Teaching Fellow. If a Faculty member would like to pay the replacement TF or GF more than the balance, these funds would have to come out of the Faculty member’s STARS account.
Yes, however, a student may not exceed 20 hours/week during the semester. Students may work up to 35 hours/week over the course of Summer I, II, and III terms.
The Stern Teaching Fellowship will sponsor each eligible course section to have a teaching fellow or grader or tutor. A second role must be funded by another account. For example, if a section already has a TF, a grader could be funded by STARS.
Students may work up to 35 hours per week during the Winter (J-term), Spring, and Summer (I, II, and the start of III) breaks.
Stern MBA and undergraduate students graduating in May may work until August 31st. However, international, non-Stern MBA, and PhD students graduating in May cannot work past their commencement date.
No. A course must meet a minimum enrollment of 25 students and course credit load. See above chart for course and compensation eligibility.
Yes, but only with approval from the department coordinator and the Stern Dean’s Office.