Graduate Assistantship Opportunities

DIRECTIONS

After you submit your academic application, please carefully read this information before submitting your assistantship application.  It helps us collect initial information, so if you are conditionally admitted to the program, we can quickly prepare you to engage in the CU-GARS interview process. 

• The Academic Application is due by Thursday, January 15, 2026 and will not be reviewed earlier.

• The Assistantship Application will be available in late November 2025 and will not be reviewed until after the faculty have determined who is conditionally admitted to the program.  Deadline to submit the Assistantship Application is - Friday, January 16, 2026 at 11:59pm (eastern)

• If the faculty do not have a completed academic application for you by January 15, we will not review your CU-GARS application.

• You may only complete the CU-GARS application one time. If you complete more than once, we will use your first submission.  Thanks in advance for completing carefully and thoughtfully.

• Incomplete applications will not be accepted.

• We ask candidates do not contact assistantship supervisors to introduce themselves, ask questions about the role, apply for an assistantship, etc.  Our process facilitates (1) informing supervisors of your interest in various roles and (2) incorporating intentional time to connect during the interview weekend.  Thank you in advance for honoring our process.  If you have any questions about the roles, email cugars@g.clemson.edu.

• Read every position description and review every video to help you understand the role, requirements, and learn about how supervision would be approached for each role.  

• If you are applying and require a visa as an international student, 

  • please review our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page to understand parameters around campus employment as an international student (as an assistantship is considered campus employment).  There are federal restrictions such as the number of hours international students can work per week and start dates.  As such, supervisors have indicated in the position descriptions if they are able to adjust these things or not based on the job responsibilities and expectations. 

  • if you are not currently studying at an institution of higher education in the United States, you are not eligible for assistantships that have a start date more than 30 days out from the first day of classes (Wednesday, August 20, 2025) due to federal government visa requirements.  If you see a * at the end of a listed start date below on this webpage, it means you could apply to the assistantship as long as you meet other qualifications (for example hours per week).  Please note that you will not see assistantships with start dates more than 30 days when you complete the CU-GARS application if you are not currently studying at an institution of higher education in the United States.  

• Everyone, please prepare the following things before completing the application:

  • resume' (pdf) that can be reviewed by our assistantship supervisors conducting the interviews 

• contact information for two references that may be contacted by various assistantship supervisors

• rank your top assistantship roles

• know if you are attending in person (if you plan to fly or drive), will be seeking exemption to attend in-person (only if you are living or studying outside of the continental United States or have a documented medical reason that you cannot travel - and you would be able to provide that documentation)