Funding Your Graduate Education
The Haub School provides a variety of ways to fund your graduate education, including
graduate research or teaching assistantships and scholarships. A current list of available
funding opportunities offered through the Haub School are posted below, and the application
process is described below. Please indicate in your Statement of Interest if you are
interested in a specific funding opportunity, and then apply directly to the position as described in the position posting. Additional materials may be required for Graduate Research Assistantships.
The Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources has a limited number of graduate
assistantships and scholarships per academic year. Assistantships are competitive,
fully funded positions and can be either a teaching assistantship or a research assistantship.
A full-time graduate assistant is expected to work about 20 hours per week. Assistantships
pay for nine credit hours of tuition and fees, a stipend ($1370/month), and health
insurance during fall and spring semesters. Graduate assistantships typically do not
cover summer enrollment.
Please indicate in your statement of interest if you are interested in any of the following graduate teaching assistantship(s) and/or scholarship opportunities.
Graduate research assistantships require separate, additional applications detailed
in the position descriptions below. March 1 is the priority deadline for funding consideration.
Other scholarships through the University of Wyoming are also available. See WyoScholarships.
Selection Criteria for Graduate Teaching Assistantships and Scholarships
The application deadline for funding consideration is March 1 or as posted in the
position description
- Relevant skills, knowledge and background for the position
- Interest and enthusiasm
- Connections to their area of study and/or future career goals
- Good fit for the team, location, etc. (disposition, style)
- Additional assets of the candidate that go beyond the minimal requirements
- Other qualifications as detailed in the position description(s).
- Students may be contacted for an interview.
Haub School Graduate Teaching Assistantships and Scholarships
Funded positions for Academic Year '25-26 will be announced soon! Please keep checking
back here for updates.
Graduate Research Assistantship, Jay Kemmerer WORTH Institute
Dr. Dan McCoy, Director of the Jay Kemmerer Wyoming Outdoor Recreation, Tourism, and
Hospitality (WORTH) Institute is seeking a Graduate Research Assistant to assist with
research related to outdoor recreation and tourism in Wyoming.
Ideal candidates for this position will be interested in supporting the applied research
services of the Jay Kemmerer WORTH Institute. In addition, ideal candidates will possess
good written and oral communication skills and have experience collaborating and/or
working as part of a team. Candidates should show creative and flexible thinking,
be self-motivated, and be able to work independently with guidance and support from
project collaborators. Read the full position description and application instructions HERE.
Graduate Research Assistant, Community Sustainability
Dr. Grete Gansauer is recruiting one or more Graduate Research Assistants (GRA) jointly
funded by the US Department of Agriculture and the Haub School of Environment and
Natural Resources for a two-year position. The GRA will conduct social science and
policy research on one of three community sustainability project tracks (described
below), toward a Master of Science (MS) in Environment, Natural Resources and Society
at the University of Wyoming. The successful applicant should have an interest in
community sustainability and/or natural resource development in rural settings, and
be prepared to conduct applied research through stakeholder interviews, policy and
document analysis, and field site visits. Compensation includes an annual 12-month
stipend + tuition waiver, as the student conducts research and completes coursework
toward their MS thesis. Read the full position description and application instructions
HERE.
Application Deadline: February 10, 2025
Graduate Research Assistantship
Drs. Rebecca Witinok-Huber and Corrie Knapp are recruiting an MS student. This student
will work on a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Adaptation Science-funded
project called “Expanding the evidence base for climate investments toward transformative
pathways: A framework to understand climate change adaptation process-outcomes linkages.”This
master’s project will help to conduct and analyze interviews and discussion groups
with community partners, facilitate a results-sharing event in Laramie, WY, support
capacity building of partnering organizations, and gain experience with other social
science research projects. The information generated by the project will help expand
an existing evaluative framework toward measuring indicators of adaptive and transformative
capacity across diverse ways of knowing. Read the full position description and application instructions HERE.
Application Deadline: March 1, 2025 (rolling deadline)
Wyoming Rural Teacher Corps Graduate Assistantship
The Wyoming Rural Teacher Corps (RTC) is a cohort of pre-service teachers interested
in teaching in rural environments. Through the experiences and support of the Rural
Teacher Corps, Corps members will be well-positioned to enjoy a career in education
in rural communities. The Graduate Assistant will administer and support the WY Rural
Teacher Corps alongside the University of Wyoming and Teton Science Schools faculty
who coordinate the program. Read the full position description and application instructions HERE.
Additional funding may be available through the University's Distinguished Graduate Scholars Program for exceptional scholars whose strengths have been demonstrated and enhanced by overcoming
adversity. Funding may also be available for McNair Scholars. Please indicate in your
application if you identify with these groups.
Other scholarships through the University of Wyoming are also available. See WyoScholarships.
