University of Vermont
Graduate Student Assistant or Fellow Offsite Research Work Agreement
Applies to graduate students with a research focused assistantship or fellowship and postdoctoral fellows:
Graduate Research Assistant (GRA), Graduate Assistant (GA), or Predoctoral Fellow (PreDF) and Postdoctoral
Fellow (PostDF) on University Training Grant or Individual Fellowship.
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This Agreement defines parameters
for laboratory researchers to work offsite.
This Agreement is temporary and in response to Covid-19. The agreement applies for 30 days from original
signing or until the University Administration determines that normal business operations are restored,
whichever comes first. If there is a need to continue offsite work due to Covid-19 after 30 days the project(s)
component of this Agreement must be updated by the advisor and, if off site work remains feasible, the advisor
and student will sign with a new date and send a copy to the Dean of the Graduate College.
These conditions for offsite work must be agreed upon by the student or PostDF, the advisor, the
Dean/Director/Department Head (or designee) of the student’s or PostDF’s advisor and the Dean of the
Graduate College in order to take effect. If a student is in a program with research rotations and has not selected
a formal dissertation or thesis advisor, then the Faculty Program Director/Coordinator will act as the advisor for
this Agreement.
GRA/GA/PreDF/PostDF Name: ____________________________________________________
GRA/GA/PreDF/PostDF UVM email address: _________________________________________
For students, name of Graduate Program and degree level (masters, doctoral):
________________________________________________________________________
Advisor’s Name ___________________________________________________________
Advisor’s UVM email address: _______________________________________________
Source of Funding _____ UVM General Fund source Describe:
_____ Faculty Research Grant PI:
_____ UVM Training Grant PI:
_____ Individual Fellowship Grant Student or PostDF is PI
_____ Other source Describe:
The student/PostDF will work at (street address, city, zip code) and, in addition to UVM email, will be accessible by
(check all that apply):
______ Phone (list number) ______________________________
______Text (list number) ______________________________
______ Additional e-mail address (provide) ______________________________