The Student Employment office posts part time and summer jobs. Summer internships can let you explore fields from arts administration to banking. CAPS also helps undergraduate and graduate students in the arts and sciences find summer jobs and internships on and off campus. Some internships available through CAPS are reserved for University of Chicago students and provide paid, substantive opportunities in a variety of fields. Check the Web site and campus publications for announcements of the application deadlines in autumn and winter quarters.
Many graduate students serve as teaching assistants to help pay the bills.
To become a TA, you must be appointed by the dean of the College or the Master of one of the Collegiate divisions upon departmental recommendation. Research assistantships are also available, mostly in the physical and biological sciences. Appointments are made by faculty members. Money varies according to the type of work and the time commitment. The two largest employers of students are the library and the medical center.