{"id":143,"date":"2019-04-14T19:14:59","date_gmt":"2019-04-14T19:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/biology-msbiodiversity\/?page_id=143"},"modified":"2026-03-26T15:46:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:46:14","slug":"funding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/biology-msbiodiversity\/funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Funding Opportunities for Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"background-color:#002856 has-background\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Students applying for the MS program may be eligible for assistantships or stipends or other funds to help support student graduate study. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">Opportunities in the Biology Department<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">There are currently three main mechanisms offered through the WCSU Biology Department: <em>graduate assistantships<\/em>, <em>teaching fellowships<\/em>, and <em>sponsored projects<\/em>.\u00a0 Please note that interested applicants may apply for the MS degree <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">without<\/span> pursuing one of these\u00a0specific funding opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;height: 339px\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 111px\">\r\n<td>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Biology Graduate Assistantships:<\/strong><\/span> Graduate Assistantships (GAs) are provided by the university for a limited number of students enrolled in the MS program in Biology.\u00a0\u00a0For details and to apply, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/biology-msbiodiversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/02\/Graduate-Assistant-Application_REV022025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 101px\">\r\n<td>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Biology Teaching Assistant Fellowships:<\/strong><\/span> The Biology Department&#8217;s Teaching Assistant Fellows (TAF) Program supports Biology graduate students who have an interest in teaching.\u00a0 TAF students receive training in pedagogy and also assist with instruction of undergraduate students enrolled in biology courses for non-majors.\u00a0 For details and to apply, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/biology-msbiodiversity\/taf\/\">c<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/biology-msbiodiversity\/taf\/\">lick here<\/a>.<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 127px\">\r\n<td>\r\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Sponsored Biology Research Projects:<\/span><\/strong> Student stipends may also be available from research grants acquired by individual faculty members and from other research collaborations and regional partnerships. Applicants are\u00a0encouraged to contact individual faculty members to inquire about funded research opportunities.\u00a0\u00a0<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;color: #ff4100\">Other Opportunities in WCSU<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">There are several other jobs on campus that may appeal to graduate students. Students are limited to working a total of 19 hrs per week for WCSU.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Resident Assistant:<\/strong><\/span> Resident Assistants live in on-campus housing and assist with administration of the building, help students, and build community. For information on this opportunity, and to apply,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/housing\/employment\/ra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here.<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Other on-campus employment:<\/strong><\/span> Other jobs at WCSU are posted regularly on the WCSU Financial Aid On-Campus Jobs: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/finaid\/student-employment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students applying for the MS program may be eligible for assistantships or stipends or other funds to help support student graduate study. \u00a0 Opportunities in the Biology Department There are currently three main mechanisms offered through the WCSU Biology Department: &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":179,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-143","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/biology-msbiodiversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/biology-msbiodiversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/biology-msbiodiversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/biology-msbiodiversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/179"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/biology-msbiodiversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=143"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/biology-msbiodiversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/143\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/biology-msbiodiversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}