Graduate students may be employed as Graduate Teaching or Research Associates at the Columbus and Wooster (OARDC) campuses. Students holding appointments in Columbus are usually appointed on a half time basis (20 hrs/week) for 9 months and those at Wooster usually are on annual appointments.

In addition to the stipend provided by these appointments, tuition and fees are paid for Graduate Teaching and Research Associates, and for Fellows and Trainees. Information on Fellowships is sent to all students applying for admission to the Graduate Program.

Graduate Associates who are Ph.D. candidates and have entered the program with a M.S. degree will normally not be reappointed beyond 16 quarters, and those who are M.S. candidates will normally not be reappointed beyond 12 quarters. In exceptional cases, support beyond these limits may be obtained by petition to The Graduate Committee.

Foreign-speaking international applicants are cautioned that it is difficult for them to secure financial assistance during their first year of residence. The department does not employ them as Graduate Teaching Associates until they have demonstrated, during their first year here, an ease of communication in spoken and written English, as well as continued academic excellence. Employment applications for Graduate Teaching Associates, after their first year, will be in competition with other eligible applicants. Graduate Research Associateships may occasionally be available for foreign-speaking international students. These employment arrangements are made between the student and individual faculty member in charge of externally funded research projects.

The portion of the Department of Entomology located at The Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Wooster, employs a variable number of students each summer on its research projects; these students are paid on an hourly basis. Programs at Wooster include all phases of agricultural entomology, economic entomology, insect-plant interactions, insect behavior, ecology, and biological control. Students are normally hired from early June to mid-September, but there is considerable flexibility available. Students interested in such employment should contact the Associate Chairman, Department of Entomology, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Wooster, Ohio 44691 (Phone: 330-263-3725) - preferably by March of the year to be employed.

Helpful links:
Financial support, The Graduate School
Student Financial Aid at the Ohio State University