Graduate Research Assistantships
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A variety of graduate research assistantships are available to full-time public history graduate students. Assistantships offer valuable opportunities for students to acquire skills that will prepare them for future careers while adding work experiences for a resume.
Graduate research assistantships offer a tuition waiver (available to both in-state and out-of-state applicants) and a monthly stipend in exchange for working on an assigned project approximately 20 hours per week. Work responsibilities, hours, and schedules vary based on the assignment.
Several UWG departments and programs offer graduate assistantships related to public history.
The Georgia Political Heritage Project offers one graduate research assistantship each semester to assist with a project developed by Dr. Mel Steely to document Georgia's political history. Graduate students help with processing archival manuscript collections of Georgia politicians, transcribing and processing interview materials, researching and conducting interviews, and preparing exhibits.
The Center for Public History offers three to six graduate assistantships each semester. Students assist with developing and implementing various Center research projects and public programs, processing archival materials in the Center, and staffing the Center. Several of our graduate research assistants work on grant projects or assist community organizations or local governments in completing public history projects.
With funding through the The Gretsch Company and the Georgia Music Hall of Fame, the Center for Public History offers the Joseph R. Johnson Scholarship for graduate students in the Public History or Museum Studies program. The recipient of the scholarship works 15 hours per week during each semester on a project that documents the musical heritage of Georgia at the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. For more information on the scholarship, click here.
The Annie Bell Weaver Special Collections in the Ingram Library offers two graduate research assistantships in archival training each semester. Interns process archival collections and undertake special projects.
The Antonio Waring Archaeology Laboratory on the UWG campus occasionally offers graduate research assistantships to students with an interest or expertise in anthropology or archaeology. In the 2010-11 academic year, the Waring Lab will be offering at least two graduate research assistantships to help with collaborative projects with the Georgia Department of Transportation.
The Georgia Humanities Council has been funding one graduate research assistant position to assist with various projects, including Georgia History Day, held in April of each year.
For the past several years, the City of Bremen has funded a position to assist with the development of the Bremen History Center ad oter City-wide history projects.
Full-time graduate students may apply for assistantships on a competition basis. Applications for the fall semester are due on April 15 and for the spring semester on October 15. Applications are available from the history deparment office. For more information on these public history assistantships, please contact Dr. Ann McCleary.
In addition to these public history assistantships, the History Department offers graduate research assistantships to assist professors with scholarly research and classroom teaching. Contact Dr. Keith Pacholl, History Department, for more information on these opportunities.