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Graduate Teaching Assistantships

Graduate Teaching Assistantship (GTA) Applications

The GTA application for the 2024-2025 Academic Year is now closed. Applications for 2025-2026 Academic Year will open shortly.

Application Process

Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) will be selected based on qualifications in the subject matter and teaching experience. GTA appointments will be made after review by the Chair. GTAs generally assist 1-2 instructors per semester and are considered full-time employed at 20 hours per week.

Application Process

New TA's

First-time GTA's should complete the GTA application and submit their CV by March 22,2024 at 5pm.

Renewing your current assistantship

ALL TAs need to reapply! Renewal is NOT automatic. This is the only way we will know that you wish to be renewed. Please notify us of your intent to continue in the following academic year by emailing us at ggs@gmu.edu. Your renewal will be contingent upon available funding and a positive performance evaluation with the Chair.

Compensation

  • Graduate Teaching Assistants receive a fixed stipend (For AY 2022-2023: $22,000 for Ph.D. students and $16,000 for MS students) and they typically assist 1-2 instructors per semester, but assignments may vary.
  • GTAs qualify for tuition support of up to 6 credit hours at the in-state rate per semester. (Ph.D. students with a full-time GTA position are assessed tuition at the in-state rate regardless of domicile. MS students with an out-of-state domicile will be responsible for paying for the difference in the tuition rates.)
  • Ph.D. students are eligible for Subsidized Graduate Student Health Insurance.  Insurance is only available to students beginning appointments in the Fall, unless they are a new admit in the Spring semester.

Terms and Conditions

Renewals are not automatic. Graduate students must be making adequate progress toward their degree to renew their appointment.

Please note the GTA appointment does not cover student fees. All fees are the responsibility of the student. (http://studentaccounts.gmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/FY17COSCourseFees.pdf)

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