These positions are offered through various departments and are paid by grants or state funds. Students interested in these positions must contact the department for specific requirements. The Graduate School is responsible for approval of graduate assistantships after a department has requested the initiation of a contract.
All positions are contingent upon available funding.
Graduate assistants perform a variety of duties from teaching undergraduate classes to grading papers, to conducting research in laboratories. All graduate students holding an assistantship are considered Nevada residents for tuition purposes. Non-resident tuition is waived through the duration of the assistantship. To be eligible for an assistantship, students must be admitted to a degree-granting program and be in good academic standing.