The Oakland University Assistantship programs provide students an opportunity to gain professional experiences, which enhance graduate instruction and research, while contributing financial assistance to the successful completion of a graduate degree. Oakland University budgets financial resources for a number of graduate assistantships that are made available to full-time, degree-seeking graduate students. 

Eligibility and Requirements for a Graduate Assistantship Appointment

• Students must have “regular” admission status to a specific graduate degree program.
• Students must be in good academic standing (3.0 GPA).
• ALL students with graduate assistantships are expected to maintain a full-time enrollment status at Oakland University during the semester(s) for which they are appointed.
• Graduate Assistants must maintain an overall grade-point average of 3.00 AND show satisfactory progress toward completing degree requirements.
• Students may not hold other employment positions during the term of appointment, either at Oakland or elsewhere, without prior written permission from their faculty adviser and Graduate Study and Lifelong Learning.

The majority of Graduate Assistantships at OU are offered through academic departments and might NOT appear on this page. Graduate students interested in assistantship opportunities should also talk with their advisor and other faculty members within their department.

Graduate Assistant - The Tutoring Center (PDF)
The Tutoring Center requests a Graduate Assistant for Student Retention to support an expanding effort to improve student success and retention outreach for undergraduate students by keeping records, supporting faculty interventions, and contacting students identified by the Early Alert program.

Graduate Assistant - Center for Student Activities and Student Development (PDF)
The Center for Student Activities and Leadership Development is seeking a graduate assistant to engage students in the areas of student organizations and Greek Life.

Graduate Assistant - Center for Student Activities and Leadership Development (PDF)
The Center for Student Activities and Leadership Development is seeking a graduate assistant to engage students in the areas of student leadership development and service-learning.

Graduate Assistant - Undergraduate Admissions  (PDF) - The GA, under the direction of the Associate Director of Undergraduate Admissions, is involved in a variety of activities including recruitment program planning and implementation support, coordination of the campus visit program, and organization of the student admissions ambassador program.

Graduate Assistant - College of Arts and Sciences (PDF)
The Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies program seeks a Graduate Assistant to aid in the publicizing and development of this new interdisciplinary program by increasing the visibility of this program on campus, advising students and organizing colloquia and workshops.

Graduate Assistant - University Technology Services
Lead projects and environment for OU MySail Mobile App environment. The student will use Java, Java Script, CSS, HTML and jQuery mobile programming skills and experience to develop and maintain mobile apps.

Employers - Download the Graduate Assistantship posting form

Detailed information regarding Graduate Assistantships can be found in the Graduate Catalog.

Oakland University supports the Council of Graduate Schools Resolution Regarding Graduate Scholars, Fellows, Trainees and Assistants.

The King-Chavez-Parks Future Faculty Fellowship Program (KCP) was established in 1986 by the Michigan State Legislature. The purpose of the program is to increase the pool of traditionally underrepresented candidates pursuing faculty teaching careers in postsecondary education. Preference will not be given to applicants on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, sex, or national origin. Applications from women, men, people with disabilities, and individuals from cultural, linguistic, geographic, and socio-economic backgrounds who would otherwise not adequately be represented in the graduate student and faculty populations are encouraged to apply.

The KCP Fellowships are funded from an annual State of Michigan appropriation to Oakland University. Graduate Study and Lifelong Learning holds a competition for KCP awards and provides recipients with financial assistance to pursue master's and/or doctoral degrees. A master's recipient can receive a maximum stipend of $20,000, and a doctoral fellow can receive a maximum stipend of $35,000.

The tuition for KCP fellows is paid by Graduate Study and Lifelong Learning as long as the recipient

1. remains in good academic standing,
2. enrolls for a minimum of 16 credit hours each calendar year, and
3. enrolls in courses that satisfy degree requirements.

Awarded Fellows must file a request for tuition reduction each term they are enrolled.

The King-Chavez-Parks Future Faculty Fellowship Program is administered by Graduate Study and Lifelong Learning with the support of the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth, King-Chavez-Parks Initiative.

To be eligible for this Fellowship, a candidate must:

• be admitted into an Oakland University graduate degree program that facilitates a career in postsecondary education;
• be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident;
• be a Michigan resident as defined by Oakland University;
• be in good academic standing as defined by Oakland University;
• not be a current recipient of a KCP Fellowship Award at another institution;
• not have received another KCP Fellowship Award for the same degree level (master's or doctorate); possession of a doctoral degree disqualifies a candidate from holding a KCP Fellowship;
• not currently be in default status on any guaranteed student loan and/or a KCP loan

Eligible students who are enrolled currently or admitted into a graduate degree program at Oakland University may complete the application and submit it, along with supporting documents by the December 12 deadline date. The complete Fellowship application is composed of the following six parts:

• KCP application form
• Two recommendation forms (PDF) which should be current and speak to the Fellowship;.
• A letter from the academic program coordinator or department chair indicating the student will satisfactorily complete the intended degree in a reasonable time. For students admitted to master's programs with the expectation of completing the doctorate at Oakland University or at another Michigan university, this letter must also address the likelihood of the student being admitted to such a doctoral program;
• A personal statement which indicates the applicant's academic and career goals are in postsecondary education;
• A resume or curriculum vitae - a brief statement of the applicant's educational and scholarly achievements.

Application must be complete in order to be reviewed.
SUBMIT ALL PARTS OF THE APPLICATION TO:
KCP Fellowship Award
Graduate Study and Lifelong Learning
Oakland University
520 O'Dowd Hall
Rochester, MI 48309

A selection committee reviews applications annually and recommends the candidates to receive the award to the executive director of Graduate Study and Lifelong Learning. Selections are made on a competitive basis using criteria that include academic performance, research accomplishments and potential, recommendation letters, and the personal statement. Fellowship decisions are not subject to appeal.

Award notifications will be sent by mail no later than end of April.

Future Faculty Fellows agree to complete a master's degree within four years and a doctoral degree within eight years of receiving the Fellowship, and are obligated, by signed agreement, to remain in postsecondary faculty teaching or administration in a public or private, 2- or 4-year, in-state or out-of-state postsecondary institution for a minimum of three years equivalent full-time.

Fellows who do not fulfill the teaching and/or other obligations of their fellowship agreement may be placed in Default, which results in their fellowship converting to a loan (referred to as a KCP Loan) that the Fellow repays to the State of Michigan.