Application for Graduate Assistantship or Fellowship
Graduate School ▪ 1845 Fairmount ▪ Wichita, Kansas 67260-0004 ▪ (316) 978-3095 ▪ www.wichita.edu/gradsch
Assistantships and Fellowships
are awarded primarily on the
basis of a student’
s academic
record, potential as a degree
candidate, and demonstrated
leadership, teaching, or research
activities. Applicants must be
formally admitted to a graduate
degree program at Wichita State
University. Students admitted on
probation or placed on academic
probation following admission are
not eligible for such awards.
INSTRUCTIONS
• Address and mail this application to the department or unit in which you desire to apply for an
assistantship or fellowship, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas 67260. Do not include this
application with your application for admission to Graduate School.
• Instruct your references to submit their confidential letters of recommendation to the
department/program in which you wish to hold an assistantship.
• Contact the department/program for assistantship application deadlines.
1. Name ___________________________________________________________________
2. Address _________________________________________________________________
3. City ________________________ State/Country _____________ Postal Code _______
4. myWSU ID number (if known) ________________________
5. Home Phone Work Phone
6. E-Mail Address ________________________________________________________
7. List below complete information concerning all universities, including WSU, (a) from which you
received, or expect to receive, your bachelor’s or master’s degree; and (b) at which you have
completed academic work.
University Name
Attendance Dates
From To
Degree Title Date
Awarded
8. Undergraduate Major _________________________________________ GPA ________
9. Graduate Major _________________________________________ GPA ________
10. Do you currently have an assistantship or fellowship at W.S.U.? No Yes
If yes, in what program? _____________________________________________________
11. List three references from whom you have requested letters of recommendation.
Name
Position City/Country
Signature ________________________________________________ Date _______________
Note:
Appointment as a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) requires that non-native speakers of English attain a
minimum score of 50 on the Test of Spoken English (TSE). All GTAs must have their spoken English competency
assessed with the Spoken English Screening Form (SESF) by two faculty members and one student.
Notice of Nondiscrimination:
Wichita State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color,
national origin, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, status as a Vietnam-era veteran, or disability. Any person
having inquiries concerning this may contact the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, Wichita State University,
1845 Fairmount, Wichita, Kansas 67260-0145, (316) 978-3001.
Assistantships provide cash
stipends and may include tuition
assessment at
resident rates for
graduate level course work.
Students awarded a Graduate
Teaching Assistantship may
qualify for up to 100 percent
waiver of their graduate tuition.
The actual dollar amount of an
assistantship varies according to
the type and length of the
appointment, the number of hours
worked each week, and the
funding base within each program
area. At Wichita State University,
assistantships for twenty hours of
work per week, for a semester
appointment range from $2620 -
$3676.
Fellowship selections are made
on a competitive basis without
regard to race,
creed, gender, or
national origin. The individual
program area determines the
award amounts.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES OF
ASSISTANTSHIPS
• A Graduate Teaching
Assistant (GTA) directs
instruction or assists with
instruction. Appointment as
a GTA requires non-native
speakers of English to attain
a minimum score of 50 on
the Test of Spoken English.
• A Graduate Research
Assistant (GRA) assists
faculty with their scholarly
research and creative
activities.
• A Graduate Staff Assistant
(GSA) ass
ists university
service and academic units
in either non-teaching or
non-research activities.
