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Include Graduate Research Assistants/Doctoral Research Assistants in your grant proposals! 

One of the questionnaire topics in the grant submission process in Kuali asks some questions about whether the grant project will employ graduate/doctoral assistants. There’s a reason for that – graduate students can play a meaningful role in an overall grant project team and can provide key support in a wide range of project aspects. Importantly, writing graduate research assistants into a grant proposal provides students with funding, support, and excellent research experiences in their discipline, which is especially important if there is a shortage of university-provided assistantships.                  

    • See information on The Graduate College’s Assistantship web page for full information. Some of the parameters to keep in mind:
    • For out-of-state students, an assistantship allows eligibility for in-state tuition
    • While the assistantship pays a stipend, tuition is not waived and students must still pay tuition out of those (or other) funds
    • There is a variety of assistantship positions, depending on the focus of the role in the project, including graduate/doctoral research assistant and graduate/doctoral assistant
    • Students holding assistantships must be enrolled as a full-time student
    • Faculty & Academic Resources has a useful FAQ that centers on research assistants
    • The Graduate College has a useful Graduate Assistant Eligibility Overview and Checklist that incorporates information important to the hiring of graduate assistants. 
    • The Graduate College’s Graduate Assistantships webpage is a key information source. 
    • UPPS 07.07.06 has important information about graduate student employment.             

STUDENT RESOURCES

Graduate Student Resources

Undergraduate Student Resources

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