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We provide information concerning graduate assistantships and some scholarships. This office regulates all graduate assistantships and scholarships offered under the umbrella of the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs and the Graduate School. Students seeking graduate assistantships, fellowships, scholarships, and other awards should contact their academic department first. For general inquiries contact the Coordinator of Graduate Assistantships at 504-280-1296 or dsbryant@uno.edu.
More than 500 graduate assistantships are awarded annually at UNO. These assistantships are both in academic departments and administrative areas. Graduate assistantships are classified in one of five categories.
Teaching Assistant 1 (TA1) works in support of instructional programs with such duties as preparing examinations, grading papers, assisting in preparation of lectures, maintaining class records, and tutoring students outside of formal class and laboratory classes.
Teaching Assistant 2 (TA2) duties may include those listed under TA1 in addition to making presentations in laboratories or classrooms, conducting lectures, and leading discussion groups. The assistant is not the instructor of record nor primarily responsible for assigning grades.
Teaching Assistant 3 (TA3) instructor of record (primary responsibility for teaching courses and/or assigning grades) in addition to all of the duties of a TA2. The assistant must have a master's degree or at least 18 graduate hours in the specified teaching field. International graduate assistants who have primary responsibility for teaching a course (TA3) are required to have a TOEFL score of 100 (internet-based score) or 250 (computer-based) or 600 (paper-based).
Research Assistant (RA) duties consist of various research assignments.
Service Assistant (SA) typically performs office duties which may include, but are not limited to, conducting analysis, assisting in library services, and other academic or professional assignments.
International students
The University of New Orleans currently hosts approximately 740 international students, faculty, and staff from over 90 countries. The Office of International Students and Scholars provides comprehensive immigration advising, programming, and support services to all international students and faculty and their dependents. International students may contact the Office of International Students and Scholars at oiss@uno.edu for further information. International students must have the Tax Compliance Officer, King Chan, approve their tax forms. His number is 280-3207 and his e-mail is kchan@uno.edu.
