Graduate Assistantships

Graduate Assistant positions are available to graduate students for the academic year (fall/spring/summer).

Application and Assignment Process

Graduate Assistants (GAs) will be assigned to work with a faculty member to assist with course preparation, grading and research. Assignments will be made based on availability of funding. Attempts will be made to match students to faculty member’s area of specialty.

Graduate Assistant – $10.25/hr. - 10 hrs/wk minimum – Complete timesheet
Students will receive a Graduate Assistant Matriculation Fee Waiver at 50% of the tuition fee only. The waiver is based on the current graduate tuition rate per graduate credit hour for the semester during which the student is a graduate assistant working a minimum of 10 hours per week.

To qualify as a Graduate Assistant, students must be fully admitted to one of the Department of Social Work graduate programs and registered for at least 6 semester hours of graduate course work fall and spring (3 semester hours summer).

How to Apply

Complete the Graduate Assistantship Application
Attach your resume
Email to Social Work: socialwork@uwf.edu

Link to application: Graduate Assistantship Application SOW (.DOCX)
Link to Graduate School Graduate Assistants: https://uwf.edu/graduate/tuition-funding/assistantships/
Link to Graduate Assistant Handbook: GA Handbook 2023