Assistantships
Departmental assistantships are based on the academic year, with monthly stipends paid August – May. Graduate students at the Dodd typically work 13.33 hours per week for the department. Assignments can include studio support, grading, or teaching.
Students on assistantship pay just $25 per semester for tuition and fees of around $747 per semester. Graduate Assistants receive a 60% subsidy from UGA for health insurance.
Assistantship opportunities include:
- Grading for art history or art education courses
- Assisting in the Dodd Galleries
- Assisting studio areas as a tech, model coordinator, etc.
- Teaching undergraduate studio art courses—available to second or third year MFA students (previous courses include Graphic Design Survey; Introduction to Painting and Visuality; Ceramics; Weaving; Letterpress; 3D Design; Color & Composition; Drawing 1)
- Teaching introductory courses in art history and art education—available to doctoral students
The University of Georgia offers Graduate School Assistantships to students entering programs in Art, Music, and Theatre and Film Studies following a highly qualified student’s nomination by their home department. These competitive, merit-based awards support collaborative research between the arts and other disciplines. Recipients of these assistantships work in a cohort of graduate students with the UGA Arts Collaborative, an interdisciplinary initiative for advanced research in the arts at UGA.
To be considered for a Graduate School Assistantship, applicants must provide a one-page statement to their home department’s Graduate Coordinator. The statement should describe the applicant’s current research interests and any previous training and experience in interdisciplinary or collaborative programs and environments. Nominees will be reviewed by an interdisciplinary selection committee.
Dodd graduate students have received external assistantship funding including the Osborne Graduate Fellowship, Franklin College Research Assistantships, and the Graduate School’s Dissertation Completion Award, among others.
Last updated: August 5, 2026