Graduate Assistantship Information

What is an assistantship? How to find an

A graduate education can be expensive. The good news is, many College assistantship in
of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) departments can help with
the cost through a graduate assistantship.
CECS:
For Graduate Teaching Assistant
A graduate assistantship is a paid opportunity to conduct research, positions, contact:
teach, and help with other projects while working on a master’s or
doctorate degree. Students receive compensation every two weeks, paid Civil, Environmental and Construction
by their hiring department. Some assistantships also provide tuition Engineering
Dr. Mohamed Abdel-Aty
assistance and health insurance. A graduate assistantship does not pay
m.aty@ucf.edu
all costs, however. Students must pay for other fees in their tuition. 407-823-2841
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There are four types of assistantships
Graduate Teaching Assistantship (GTA): Teach or help teach a Electrical and Computer Engineering

a course, under the direction of a faculty member. This position

requires additional training. Please see your program for more
Requires a faculty nomination

Computer Science
details about becoming a GTA. Requires a faculty nomination

Graduate Teaching Grader Assistantship – Grade papers or help a Industrial Engineering and
a faculty member with his or her class. In this position, the student
works outside the classroom with faculty, but does not work
Management Systems
Dr. Mansooreh Molaghasemi
iemsgradprog@ucf.edu
directly with their students. 408-823-2301
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Graduate Research Assistantship (GRA) – Work on research
a projects with the help of faculty, department, or university funding. Materials Science and Engineering
Dr. Sudipta Seal
sudipta.seal@ucf.edu
Graduate Assistantship (GA) – Help with different department 408-823-2175
activities or offices on campus. This type of assistantship is
a usually not available in CECS, so students should look for this type
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of posi-tion outside the college. Mechanical and Aerospace

Engineering
Dr. Jihua Gou
Who may apply for an assistantship? jihua.gou@ucf.edu
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If you have been accepted into a graduate program, you may apply for Eng 1, Rm 407D
an assistantship. Assistantships are only given to students working on
a graduate degree. Each department has their own way of choosing For Graduate Research Assistant
students for these positions. Most departments give assistantships only positions:
to doctoral students, but there are some available to master’s students.
1. Find your program’s website at
Also, departments usually give assistantships to students in their own www.cecs.ucf.edu
programs, and the amount paid to the student is different for each de-
partment. Some assistantships require a faculty nomination. 2. Look for the research faculty and
labs in your program

Graduate Assistantships outside the 3. Find a researcher or lab that is

College of Engineering and Computer Science related to your field of research
Here is a list of some colleges and departments outside of our college that offer 4. Ask the professor or lab manager
GA positions: about helping with research with a
Graduate Research Assistantship
Office of Research & Commercialization Office of Student Involvement
College of Graduate Studies Student Housing & Resident Life
Student Government Association Student Academic Resource Center