Assistantships
Graduate Assistantships
Graduate assistantships are an employment position for students enrolled in graduate academic programs. These positions not only provide a source of financial support for graduate students, but assistantships also give graduate students additional training and skills development in research, teaching, mentoring, and higher education administrative processes.
Types of Assistantships
Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA)
GTAs perform duties that support the teaching mission of K-State and the student’s educational goals. These duties might include classroom or laboratory teaching, proctoring exams, grading exams, papers or other assignments, preparing instructional materials or other general assistance in the instructional process.
Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)
GRAs support the research mission of K-State and the student’s educational goals. Research duties vary but are supervised by graduate faculty. The research project that the students’ activities support may be part of their thesis or dissertation.
Graduate Assistant (GA)
GA positions are primarily held in non-academic units. Responsibilities of GAs involve administrative services that can include gathering, organizing and analyzing information, providing student services, performing administrative tasks to support a program or organizational unit or performing routine research support activities.