1. When can I apply for
a graduate assistantship at the Institute on Disabilities?
Answer: Applications for graduate assistant positions are
accepted throughout the year but particularly sought in the spring semester.
The student must already be accepted to a full-time graduate program at Temple
University.
2. When do graduate assistantship
positions start?
Answer: Most graduate assistantship positions begin in September
with the start of the fall semester. Occasionally, students are hired in January
to begin with the spring semester.
3. How many graduate assistants
are hired at the Institute on Disabilities?
Answer: The number of graduate assistants hired ranges from
12 – 15 per year. The number of new students hired depends upon the number
of returning students and the number of new graduate assistantship positions.
4. How are graduate assistantships
funded?
Answer: Students receive a stipend that is paid from the specific
grant-funded program of the Institute on Disabilities. Tuition remission is
awarded as a scholarship from the Graduate School of Temple University.
5. How are students selected
for an interview for the graduate assistantship program?
Answer: All applications are reviewed by the assistantship
coordinator upon receipt. Students are selected for a first interview with
the assistantship coordinator based on a match between the needs of the work
assignment and the students’ skills, abilities, academic department and
interests.
6. What happens during
and after the first interview with the assistantship coordinator?
Answer: During the interview, the assistantship coordinator
will explain the assistantship program in detail and will ask the student to
discuss their work experience and interests. At the end of the interview, the
assistantship coordinator will advise the student of any specific graduate
assistantship positions that might be a good match to the student’s skills,
experience, academic department and interests.
7. How many interviews
will be scheduled?
Answer: If after the first interview with the assistantship
coordinator a possible match is identified to a specific graduate assistantship
position, the student will be scheduled for an interview with the actual work
assignment supervisor. The assistantship coordinator will attend all subsequent
interviews.
8. How many students are
recommended for an interview with a work assignment supervisor for a
specifically identified graduate assistantship position?
Answer: Generally, two or three students are recommended for
an interview with a work assignment supervisor.
9. Can a student be recommended
for more than one specific assistantship position?
Answer: Yes, a student may be recommended for more than one
specific assistantship position.
10. When are interviews
scheduled?
Answer: Interviews are scheduled in the late spring and continue
through the summer. Other interviews are scheduled throughout the year as new
graduate assistantship positions become available.
11. I live out-of-town.
Will I need to plan to come to Philadelphia over the summer?
Answer: Yes, you will need to come to Philadelphia for an
interview with the assistantship coordinator and for subsequent interviews
with work assignment supervisors if selected. Interviews can be scheduled during
already planned visits to campus and the Philadelphia area.
12. When are the graduate
assistantships awarded?
Answer: Graduate assistantships are awarded in late spring
and throughout the summer. Occasionally, positions are awarded within the first
few weeks of the fall semester.
For more information and/or an application about the Graduate Student Assistantship Program at the Institute on Disabilities at Temple University please contact:
Julie Kessler, Coordinator, Student Assistantship Program
E-mail:jkessler@temple.edu
Voice: 215-204-6570
Voice/TTY: 215-204-1356
Fax: 215-204-6336