Forms
Source: https://gradschool.umd.edu/forms Parent: https://gradschool.umd.edu/admissions/choose-maryland/research-and-professional-missions
Fellowship and Financial Forms
Graduate Student Overload Assignment Request (Workday Version - September 2025) Health Insurance Reimbursement Request Form Request for Tuition Assistance for External Fellowships Request for Training Grant Fellowship Matching Tuition Assistance Graduate School Fellowship & Award Forms Department Recruitment Reimbursement Request Form
Assistantship Forms
Note: UMD is a signatory of the April 15 resolution, allowing newly admitted students until April 15 of the current admissions cycle to accept any offer of financial assistance associated with their admission.
GA Appointment Letter Template(Updated February 2026 - See additional guidance for programs here)\ FY26 Assistantship Stipend Memo\ \ Graduate Assistant Statement of Mutual Expectations (SME)
Beginning Fall 2025, all graduate assistants (GAs) will complete the Statement of Mutual Expectations (SME) process using the Workday HR platform. Either the student or GA supervisor may begin the process, which starts with selecting the appropriate SME form below. After the SME meeting has been completed and the expectations agreed to, the student or the GA supervisor may then upload the completed form as a PDF into Workday. Detailed instructions will be provided within the Workday system as an Onboarding Activity.
Note: Clicking these links will allow you to "Make a copy" of the Google Doc SME form templates for your own use. You must be signed into your .umd.edu Gmail account in order to access the form templates.
- Administrative Assistants
- Research Assistants
- Teaching Assistants
- Instructors of Record who Report to a Supervisor
Petitions, Requests, and Waivers
New Online Forms - Now Available in TerpEngage
Leave of Absence\ Return from Leave of Absence\ Waiver of Continuous Registration\ Waiver of Mandatory Fees
- How to Submit Online Forms in TerpEngage (Job Aid)
Note: Beginning Monday, January 5, 2026, The Graduate School will no longer accept PDF forms for Request for Leave of Absence and Petition for Waiver of Continuous Registration.
PDF Submission Only
Petition for Program/Degree Objective Change Petition for Residency Reclassification Petition for Graduate Degree Clearance/Missed Deadlines Petition for Waiver of Regulation Request for Time Extension Request for Graduate Credit by Exam Request for Waiver of Mandatory Fees
Thesis and Dissertation Forms
Nomination of Thesis or Dissertation Committee Form\ Thesis/Dissertation Embargo Request(effective December 2, 2021)*\ ETD Style Guide and templates can befound here\ Graduation Surveys(Required for all UMD doctoral graduates)
Graduation Forms
Application for Admission to Candidacy Application for Graduation Graduation Application for an Additional Graduate Certificate Approved Program Form Certification of Doctor of Audiology Degree Doctoral Degree Completion Checklist Master's Degree Completion Checklist Mid-Program Evaluation Form for Professional Doctorates Certification of Professional Practice Degree Form
General Forms
Combined Bachelor’s / Master’s Degree Form Dual Master's and Doctoral Degree Form Individual Dual Master's Degree Form Graduate Credit Permission Form Graduate School Incomplete Contract Immunization Record Form Parental Accommodation Application Nomination to Graduate Faculty Form Graduate School Communications Distribution / Contact List Update Form
*Effective December 2, 2021, thesis and dissertation students are no longer required to submit the Electronic Publication Form as part of their graduation requirements, although submission and publication of the thesis/dissertation is still a requirement for graduation. Students may place an embargo of up to two years on electronic access to their document through ProQuest's Digital Dissertations and DRUM without approval from the Graduate School. Approval from The Graduate School via the form above is required to place an embargo for a maximum of six years or indefinitely.
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