Financial Assistance

Graduate assistant positions are available for eligible students on the Chicago-area campuses.

Academic support graduate assistantship responsibilities may be administrative, scholarly or research-related. Graduate assistants may aid faculty members with research activities related to grants, teaching assignments or program development.

Administrative/operational graduate assistantship responsibilities are administrative, technical or student service in nature. Duties may not be predominately clerical in nature. Administrative assistant graduate assistants will help with the administrative duties of a department, have independent responsibility for the delivery of student services, have operational level responsibilities for project administration or perform duties that require professional skills or abilities.

Interested students must complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form, available online at www.fafsa.ed.gov, to determine eligibility. Visit the Office of Student Finance for details and information on available positions.