A graduate assistantship is a paid student position for graduate students. Graduate assistants work a set number of hours per week in exchange for a tuition waiver and, in some cases, a monthly living stipend.
In a graduate research assistantship GRA, Students can assigned to their own programme to work. e.g., a Chemistry graduate student will work in the organic chemistry laboratory.
When a student is assigned a Graduate Research Assistantship in the United States, they are expected to assist the professor with their research and are expected to work. Continue reading “Understanding Graduate Research and Teaching Assistantship”