Graduate Assistantships
The UNLV Urban Sustainability Initiative (USI) awards graduate assistantships to highly qualified master's and doctoral students pursuing studies in a variety of fields.
USI GAs may pursue a program of study associated with any facet of sustainability, including environmental, economic, and social/cultural issues. Students will have the opportunity to work closely with faculty in their major program as well as the Office of Urban Sustainability Initiatives to research and promote sustainability topics.
Funding
- $18,000 annual stipend for doctoral students and $15,600 annual stipend for master's degree students.
- Approximately $7,000 for benefits/tuition/fees, including Summer Term.
- USI GAs are appointed on an annual basis. The positions are renewable for up to three years.
Eligibility
- Applicants must be admitted to graduate standing or in the process of applying to a UNLV graduate program.
- Preference will be given to doctoral students.
Application Package
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Submit a GA Application form, which includes an essay on the applicant's plans for research, education, and/or community outreach on sustainability, a brief statement of career goals, and a list of three references.
Deadline and Selection Process
- May 2009 application period now closed.
Additional Information
Dr. Tom Piechota, Director of Sustainability and Multidisciplinary
Research
Flora Dungan Humanities, Room 335
P: 702-895-4412 F: 702-895-5464
E-mail: thomas.piechota@unlv.edu
2008 GA Recipients
This year’s recipients of the USI graduate assistantships are Evgenia "Jessy" Bydanova, Mandy Williams, and Mark Salvaggio. Review their personal statements about their interests in research on sustainability.