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Federal Work-Study Program

  • Academic Year Work-Study student employee request guidelines
  • Summer Off-Campus Work-Study student employee request guidelines
  • Summer On-Campus Work-Study student employee request guidelines

Graduate Research Assistantships

Hourly Student Employees


GA Rates(these amounts are set by the Provost's Office)

CURRENT:

$12400/9 MONTHS
$16533/12 MONTHS

Student Worker Rates (these are set by Extension Administration)

3 LEVELS BASED ON JOB DUTIES VERSUS THE CURRENT RATES BASED ON EDUCATION LEVEL

  • LEVEL I – Basic Duties (i.e. filing, copying, mailings, faxing, data entry, etc)
    This level would not require any specialized skill sets and would not require a resume.

    Beginning Rate: $9/hour

  • LEVEL II – Field Work (i.e. caring for land and/or animals – no research required)
    This level would require a detailed job description of field work required and a resume.

    Beginning Rate: $12/hour

  • LEVEL III – Research Based Projects (require specialized skills for research based projects)
    This position would perform duties equivalent to a Graduate Research Assistant.
    This level would require detailed job description with specialized skills required and a resume.

    Beginning Rate: $15/hour

Workstudy Student Rates (these are set by the Federal Workstudy Program)

Academic Year and Campus Based Summer: $8/hour

Off-Campus Summer (Community Service): $8.25/hour


Last Update April 4, 2013