Research Guides
How to Search for Graduate School Funding: Assistantships
Helping current and admitted UW graduate students learn the skills and tools to find funding
Assistantships
- Jobs across the university for UW graduate students in many disciplines
- Quick turnaround compared with other funding options
- Teaching, research, and graduate staff assistantships
- Some includes salary, tuition waiver, and medical insurance
- Tuition waivers require full-time enrollment (10 credit hours+ per quarter)
- Check each site below for different opportunities
Where to Find Assistantships:
- Your Academic Department
May offer assistantships or know of related opportunities
- GFIS BlogScroll down to "Categories" on the right side of the page, then select "Assistantship"
- UW HiresJobs in "Academic Student Employee" category
- UW Handshake(Requires UW NetID)
Becomes available after registering for classes
Assistantships & career resources
Filter for on-campus and part-time jobs - Research Centers at UWDynamic and often interdisciplinary
Some may offer assistantships, fellowships, scholarships, or awards.
Quick Tips
- Check that the listing offers salary, tuition waiver, and health insurance eligibility
- If an hourly dollar amount is listed, that is an hourly job, without the tuition waiver or insurance benefits
- Students from the Bothell, Tacoma, and Seattle campuses can receive assignments at the other campuses
- If you have any questions about a listing, ask the person or department who posted it