Graduate Assistant

Graduate Assistantships provide a waiver of tuition in exchange for a specified amount of work on campus. Graduate Assistants are utilized by a variety of departments around campus.

The School of Graduate Studies at St. Bonaventure University offers a limited number of assistantship grants for an academic year.

Assistantships are available for ground and online graduate programs and can provide a full or partial tuition waiver in exchange for a specified amount of work. Graduate assistants are utilized by a variety of university departments for project management, research projects, administrative support, and more.

Applicants should submit the completed application, resume, and a letter of recommendation from a supervisor or employer who can speak to their work ethic, reliability, and ability to work in a collaborative environment (this is in addition to letters of recommendation required for Graduate Admissions).  Please make sure your letter of reference is submitted or your Applications submitted without a letter of recommendation will not be accepted! Email Vicki Thompson if you have any questions before submitting.

Grades, GRE/GMAT scores, an additional recommendation, a writing sample, and an interview may be required as part of the assistantship application process.  Please check with the school first about additional requirements for eligibility.

Please note: In order to be considered for a graduate assistantship, you must have at least a 3.0 undergraduate GPA at the time of application and you must maintain a 3.0 graduate GPA to maintain your assistantship. A limited number of assistantships are available for our online programs.

For applicants to the School of Education programs in Literacy and Inclusive Special Education, you will need to show proof of teacher certification before being offered a graduate assistantship, even if you are provisionally admitted to the program.