Appointing Unit Information for Graduate Assistantships

Office of Human Resources

Frequently asked questions

Graduate Assistantship Online Application

• Create a graduate assistant application online
• Review available positions online
• Apply for specific positions online

Approximately one-third of all Illinois State graduate students have assistantship support. Graduate assistantships include a monthly stipend, which varies in amount depending on the number of hours required for the assistantship, student status, source of the funding, or nature of the assistantship assignment. Assistantships are intended to facilitate progress toward a graduate degree.

To be eligible for an assistantship student must:

• be admitted as a degree student in a graduate academic program
• OR have a minimum of 120 undergraduate hours if in an integrated degree program
• be enrolled full time (9 hours per semester) during the contract period (with the exception of summer-only contracts) and maintain good academic standing
• further details on assistantships and eligibility can be found in the Graduate Assistant Handbook (pdf)

• Graduate Student Teaching Awards (This is a link to the Center for the Advancement of Teaching Web site.)