The Graduate School

Graduate Student Assistantships

Each academic year, funds are dispersed from the Graduate School and are allocated to the various graduate academic departments. The academic departments are responsible for awarding these assistantships to high-performing graduate students.

What is an Assistantship?

A graduate assistantship is an award to which is tied a requirement of service to the University. This service obligation is usually instructional or research related. For these purposes, a graduate assistant is assigned to one or more faculty.

Available Assistantships

Graduate Assistantships are available to students through their respective academic departments, as well as non-academic departments. Students who are interested in learning more about available assistantships should first contact their advisor in their graduate program. Academic departments advertise their vacant graduate assistantship positions in various ways. Many academic and non-academic departments post their vacant positions on the Office of Human Resources' website at Student Employment Opportunities.