Summer Graduate Assistantship (GA)

Graduate Assistantships are remuneration for graduate students who are engaged in research and/or field development oriented projects contributing to their academic and professional development.

GAs are unionized positions represented by CUPE 3907 (Rm 8-104).
At OISE there are 24 summer positions available to eligible students.
A Summer GA pays $5,938 (approximately 10 hours per week – 113-133 hours).
Each student also receives $250 ($550 for international students) per year in lieu of benefits. In addition, international students with dependents may obtain an additional $150 if they provide proof of dependents. Documented proof needs to be provided to Wendy Mauzeroll in the Dean's Office. This lump sum payment is paid out annually with the first payment of the student's GA and is awarded once only during the period May to April.
Masters students are eligible to hold a GA in the first 2 years of their program with the exception of the two 2-year MA programs (ICS MA and MT). Students in the 2-year Masters program are eligible to hold a GA in the first 3 years of their program.
Doctoral students are eligible to hold a GA in the first 5 years of their program.
Flex-time PHD candidates are eligible to be considered for a Graduate Assistantship once during their program providing they can provide required documentation as outlined in Article 14:00 of the CUPE3907 Collective Agreement. This documentation must be provided with the submission of the GA application. A Graduate Assistantship, Summer Graduate Assistantship, or R&D Graduate Assistantship are all part of the same union and the limit of one position encompasses all three types of GAs.

What is the Process?

Submit application to be ranked for a GA
You are offered and accept a GA
You apply for a GA position when posted in May
Complete the GA Position Contract

How and Where Do I Apply?

Applications and full instructions for the summer session GAs are now available from the GA Application webpage. The deadline for applying for a 2013 Summer Graduate Assistantship is January 18, 2013. Applicants will be advised of results in March 2013. Should you have any questions regarding your ranking within your department, please see CUPE 3907.

Now That I Have a GA - What Next??

Once you have accepted an offer of a Graduate Assistantship you need to apply for an actual GA position using the Graduate Job Postings website. Information will continue to be sent to you throughout the process to remind you of important dates.

Graduate Assistantship position descriptions for the Summer session are posted for 10 working days in April.

Once the matching process has taken place you will receive an email with a GA Postion Contract that you will have to electronically sign-back. If you do not complete this step you will not be able to receive your GA payments.

Questions or concerns should be directed to:

CUPE 3907
OISE: Room 8-104 (8th floor)
416-978-2403
http://3907.cupe.ca/
email: cupe3907@gmail.com
(Office hours are posted on the door)

For further information, please feel free to email:
oise.gradfinasst@utoronto.ca

If you would like to be informed of deadlines and new financial information as it arrives please join the Graduate Financial Information listserv by sending an email message to listserv@listserv.utoronto.ca with the following statement in the body of the email – subscribe GRADFININFO-OISE-L firstname lastname – (inserting your first and last name in the line as appropriate).

Important Dates

Applications for the 2013 summer GA are now available.

Deadline date is January 18, 2013.