Graduate Assistantship Competitive Funding Application - Academic year 2021

This application is open for faculty, staff, and/or administrators to request a Graduate Assistant line for the 2021 academic year. Both stipend and tuition waiver will be provided by the VSU Graduate School for up to 34 GA positions (or as many GA positions as our budget is able to support).

To be considered for Competitive Funding all applications are due back to vsugradasst@valdosta.edu no later than 11/16/2020. Supervisors will be notified by early December of awarded positions.

You will want to be as descriptive and forthcoming as you can on the form. Please also refer to the rubric which is how each application will be scored by the Competitive Graduate Assistantship Selection Committee and awarded funding. (The Competitive Graduate Assistantship Selection Committee has representation from every College and Division.)

Thank you for your participation.

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• Please complete the fields below in full.
• Requester Name *
• Department *
• Length of Graduate Assistant Allotment *
  1 year position
  2 year position
  
• Number of GAs Requesting *
• If requesting more than 1 GA, please provide justification for number of positions
• Please select the type of GA you are requesting *
  Administrative Assistant
  Research Assistant
  Lab Assistant
  Teaching Assistant
  Housing Assistant
  Instructor of Record
  

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  -Types of Graduate Assistant-

  Administrative Assistant: Most common, performs tasks important to daily office functions
  Research Assistant: Primary responsibilities are to work directly with faculty doing research-based tasks
  Lab Assistant: Students assigned to aid with lab setup, proctoring, answering questions, helping with Labs
  Teaching Assistant: Students assigned instructional duties in a course under the supervision of experienced faculty members.
  Housing Assistant: GAs assigned to work with campus residence halls
  Instructor of Record: This position is different from a TA in that they are fully responsible for their own courses (Teaching, Lesson Planning, Grading, etc.)
• Select weekly time commitment of GA(s) *
  14 Hours
  19 Hours
  Will split time between two departments (see below)
  

• Funding Applicants have the option of partnering with another faculty/staff member/office to apply for a GA to split their time between the two sites. If two Departments wish to apply together, please add names of both Departments AND both Requesters in the above fields. We encourage you to make it clear in your application how the different offices are connected/how GAs part-time duties will serve both.

  For example, a joint application for Summer funding might look like a request for a GA to act as the liaison between the Center for South GA Regional Impact and University Advancement. The rationale being that the GA would be working on projects that included/affected both departments.

• 1. Explain the need for a Graduate Assistant: *
• 2. Describe the intended duties and responsibilities of this GA: *
• 3. How would working with you/your department enrich your GA's graduate assistantship experience? *
• 4. How would this assistantship uphold the Mission of the Graduate School, and/or the Mission of the University? *
• Requester e-Signature: *
• Requester's Supervisor e-Signature: *
• Please confirm with your supervisor (verbally or written) before signing on their behalf.
• Security Captcha: *