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Graduate Assistantships

The Black School of Business has graduate assistantships available each year on a competitive basis for outstanding full-time graduate students. Each graduate assistantship is considered a half-time assistantship, which specifies twenty hours of work responsibility per week. The assistantships are for two semesters (fall and spring). Students must maintain a 3.0 grade-point average and must be registered for no fewer than 9 credits and no more than 12 credits per semester. Students receive a monthly stipend plus a grant-in-aid for tuition.

The available graduate assistantships and the typical application windows are below.

Graduate Assistantship Type Typical Application Window
Black School of Business Outreach November 1 through January 1 each year
Economic Research Institute of Erie (ERIE) February 1 through April 1 each year
Partnership-Erie February 1 through April 1 each year

Black School of Business Outreach GA Position

To apply for the Black School of Business Outreach Graduate Assistant position, please see the job posting on the Penn State Careers website.

For additional information or for questions regarding this position, please contact:

Linda Hajec, Associate Teaching Professor of Accounting
Email: [email protected]
Office Phone: 814-898-6102

Economic Research Institute of Erie (ERIE) GA Position

The application process for this position will be open each spring semester, when candidates will be considered for the following academic year.

For additional information or for questions regarding this position, please contact:

Dr. Ken Louie, Associate Professor of Economics
Email: [email protected]
Office Phone: 814-898-6265

Partnership Erie GA Position

The application process for this position will be open each spring semester, when candidates will be considered for the following academic year.

For additional information or for questions regarding this position, please contact:

Dr. Kathleen Noce, Teaching Professor of Management Information Systems
Email: [email protected]
Office Phone: 814-898-6508

Resources for the Black School of Business

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See Also

  • Resources for Current Black School of Business Students
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