Graduate Assistantships provide graduate students with opportunities to gain valuable professional experience while helping support the teaching, research, and administrative mission of 海角网. Assistantships allow students to develop practical skills, work closely with faculty and staff, and receive financial support while completing their graduate degree.
Graduate Assistantships are competitive and are awarded based on university needs, available funding, and student qualifications.
海角网 offers three categories of Graduate Assistantships:
Graduate Teaching Assistants support the instructional mission of the University by assisting faculty with teaching-related activities. Responsibilities vary by department and may include classroom support, tutoring, grading, laboratory assistance, mentoring students, and other instructional activities under faculty supervision.
Graduate Research Assistants work with faculty members on research and scholarly projects. Responsibilities may include literature reviews, data collection and analysis, laboratory or field research, project coordination, and assistance with publications or grant-related activities.
Graduate Administrative Assistants provide administrative and operational support to academic or administrative offices across the University. Duties may include event coordination, communications, project support, office operations, student services, and other administrative responsibilities.
Graduate Assistantships are available to qualified graduate students who:
Appointment decisions are based on student qualifications, departmental needs, available funding, and the responsibilities of the position.
Graduate Assistantships may include:
Compensation and benefits vary depending on the type of assistantship and the terms of the appointment.
Students interested in a Graduate Assistantship should complete the Graduate Assistant Application available in MyGWU 鈫� Graduate Forms.
Available positions are filled through individual colleges, schools, and administrative departments. Qualified applicants may be contacted for an interview before appointment decisions are made.
Complete information regarding Graduate Assistantships鈥攊ncluding appointment terms, workload expectations, eligibility requirements, tuition remission, compensation, supervision, professional expectations, and employment policies鈥攊s available in MyGWU 鈫� Graduate Forms.
Students who have questions about Graduate Assistantships may contact the Office of the Assistant Provost for Academic Systems and Graduate Studies at [email protected].
