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UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

Application Deadline:

Available ProgramsFall Priority One DeadlineFall Priority Two DeadlineSpring Priority One DeadlineSpring Priority Two deadline
Provost’s AssistantshipMarch 1April 1October 1November 1
Dean’s ScholarshipMarch 30May 1October 15November 15

LOCATION: USA

A limited number of Provost’s Assistantships and Dean’s Scholarships are granted to various academic departments within each College at the University of New Haven. All full-time domestic and international master’s students interested in a Provost’s Assistantship or a Dean’s Scholarship must complete their entire application packet for admission by the deadline for consideration.

ELIGIBILITY:

Provost’s Assistantship: This highly competitive program grants two types of work opportunities for new full-time domestic and international master’s students enrolling at the University of New Haven. Their highest-achieving incoming graduate students are offered a Provost’s Assistantship. Students selected for a position in this program will work up to 15-20 hours per week (550 total hours per academic year) for an academic department. In return, students will receive:

An experiential learning and work opportunity for the entirety of their graduate program.

Types of Provost’s Assistantships:

Research Assistantship: Students will aid in faculty-mentored research, conduct their own research, or conduct research for an administrative office related to the students’ field of study.

Teaching Assistantship: Responsibilities may include grading papers, preparing and teaching labs, and tutoring undergraduate students. Duties will vary by department.

For consideration of a Provost’s Assistantship, students must submit their completed application packet by the following deadlines. For the Fall semester, the Priority One deadline is March 1st, and the Priority Two deadline is April 1st. For the Spring semester, the Priority One deadline is October 1st, and the Priority Two deadline is November 1st.

Dean’s Scholarship Program: Full-time domestic and international master’s students are selected for a Dean’s Scholarship after a careful review of a new candidate’s application material on the basis of academic merit.

For consideration of a Dean’s Scholarship, students must submit their completed application packet by the following deadlines. For the Fall semester, the Priority One deadline is March 30th, and the Priority Two deadline is May 1st. For the Spring semester, the Priority One deadline is October 15th, and the Priority Two deadline is November 15th. After these deadlines, Dean’s Scholarships may be awarded if funding is still available.

BENEFIT:

Provost’s Assistantship: 75% tuition assistance

An hourly wage

Dean’s Scholarship Program: The program provides up to 50% tuition assistance during their enrollment at the University of New Haven.

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CORNELL UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL ASSISTANTSHIPS

LOCATION: USA

Assistantships are an arrangement in which financial support is given to a graduate student who engages in teaching and/or research in furtherance of the university’s academic mission, as well as his or her graduate education. 

ELIGIBILITY:

Full-time Ph.D. and research master’s students may be awarded assistantships, which fall into four general categories: teaching assistant (TA), research assistant (RA), graduate assistant (GA), and graduate research assistant (GRA). These awards are administered by fields and departments.

Assistantships are awarded by departments, fields, and Principal Investigators. There is no separate application for assistantships. The assignment is usually in your major field or a closely-related one.

Teaching Assistants (TAs): A teaching assistant is an academic appointment in support of the teaching of a course. Teaching assistants may assist in teaching a section of a course, lead discussions, and/or lead laboratory sections. Teaching assistants spend 15 to 20 hours per week, averaging no more than 15 hours per week, for the base stipend as established by the Board of Trustees.  

Graduate Research Assistantships (GRAs): A GRA is an academic appointment focused on thesis or other degree-related research of a type that is required from all candidates for the degree. The research project for a GRA directly supports the student’s thesis or dissertation. Because a student devotes considerable time to thesis or dissertation research, the time spent is connected with the project.

Research Assistantships (RAs): An RA is an academic appointment for research that is not directly thesis-related. RAs spend 15 to 20 hours per week, averaging no more than 15 hours per week. For example, a RA appointment might include data analysis on a faculty research project not directly related to the student’s dissertation topic. As with other assistantships, there is no separate application. Students are appointed by departments, fields, or individual faculty.

Graduate Assistantships (GAs): A GA is an academic appointment requiring 15 to 20 hours per week, averaging no more than 15 hours per week, for the base stipend as established by the Board of Trustees. For example, a GA appointment might include assisting a faculty member in developing and coordinating an academic conference. 

Special information for incoming international students: International students who come from countries where English is not the first language and who will TA in their first year at Cornell should visit the Center for Teaching Innovation’s International Teaching Assistant Program webpage for language assessment information.

BENEFIT:

Students on full assistantships receive the following:

a stipend,

a full tuition credit at the research degree rate, and

Cornell individual student health insurance.

Some fields may supplement the stipend and/or make summer appointments.

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