Graduate Student Funding Opportunities
Below you will find a list of funding opportunities available to graduate students across the University. Please note that these funding opportunities come in several forms and you should make sure you understand the type of position to which you are applying:
- Graduate Assistantship (tuition remission + stipend)
- Tuition Scholarship (tuition remission only)
- Graduate Assistant Hourly (GAH) (hourly pay only, no tuition or stipend)
IMPORTANT: The majority of Villanova’s funding opportunities for graduate students come from the departments, and most graduate programs on campus have departmental funding. The positions listed on this page require a separate application process, and are outside of academic departments in various centers, offices, and institutes across campus. Please read the descriptions, deadlines, and application requirements listed here carefully—especially since each one is different.
Please keep in mind that if you are an applicant to a graduate program and have not yet received an admission decision you can proceed in applying to the below positions. However, if you are not admitted to the graduate program of your choice at any point during the application process for the below funding opportunities your application for funding will no longer be considered.
SPRING 2026 OPENINGS
- Description: The Center for Research and Fellowships (CRF) administers three areas of programming at Villanova University: undergraduate research, nationally competitive scholarships and fellowships, and the Presidential Scholars Program (PSP). CRF seeks two year-round, hourly (15-20 hours per week) graduate student Grants and Fellowships Consultants beginning in Fall 2025. The successful candidates must have strong writing, communication, and interpersonal skills and a commitment to working with undergraduate students. While all graduate students are invited to apply, CRF is particularly interested in incoming graduate students who can remain in the position for two years. This position does not come with a tuition waiver. The Grants and Fellowships Consultant will have numerous opportunities to develop their professional skills through writing, editing, project management, event planning, and advising students. The Grants and Fellowships Consultant will work in the following areas: 1. Nationally Competitive Scholarships and Fellowships a. Student advising: Review personal statements and essays and meet with students to discuss application materials. b. Assist in outreach and recruitment of candidates for external scholarships and fellowships, such as the Fulbright U.S. Student Program and other awards. c. Update CRF promotional materials. 2. Student Research Programs a. Assist in outreach and application preparation for candidates for research opportunities, such as the internal Villanova Undergraduate Research Fellowship (VURF) Program and external summer research programs. b. Support various programming events, including professional development workshops for undergraduates and the autumn Student Research Symposium. 3. Presidential Scholars Program (PSP) a. Support PSP events, including the Presidential Scholars Interview Program (February), Summer Academy pre-orientation program, and student events during the year.
- Eligibility: Must be enrolled in a graduate program in any of the colleges at Villanova.
- Work Hours Per Week: 15-20 hrs/week. Graduate Assistant Hourly (GAH) (no tuition remission, hourly pay at the standardized rates of $18/hr for masters level and $21/hr for doctoral level).
- Start Term: Fall 2025
- Deadline to Apply: Open until filled
- How to Apply: Interested applicants should send a resume and cover letter to the CRF team at crf@villanova.edu. Cover letters should discuss the candidate’s interest in qualifications in supporting the three areas in which CRF operates. Application materials must be submitted using the following guidelines: Email subject line should contain: CRF Graduate Student Application LastName Resume and cover letter combined into one PDF file File should be named: LastName_FirstName_CRF Graduate Student Application.
- The College of Engineering has open positions based on available funding and current projects. Please review the College of Engineering Graduate Assistantship website for open positions.
- Description: Villanova University’s College of Professional Studies educates learners of all ages, including high school students and those preparing to enter college. The Pre-College Summer Academy (PCSA) gives rising high school juniors and seniors, as well as incoming college freshmen, the opportunity to experience an immersive, multifaceted introduction to college life.
The program is growing, and we are seeking a Graduate Assistant (GA) to play a key role in supporting and enhancing the Academy. This position spans research, communication, professional development, program planning, budgeting, and team management.
10% Communications & Customer Service:
- Serve as the primary point of contact for students and families.
- Ensure all inquiries receive a clear and timely response (within one business day).
30% Planning & Budgeting:
- Design the overall program schedule, including:
- Off-campus excursions and travel
- On-campus recreational activities
- Visits to Villanova’s different colleges
- Meals
- Manage and monitor program expenses to stay within budget.
- Coordinate logistics with Villanova’s Office of Conference Services (space reservations, meal scheduling, dorm assignments, etc.).
30% Team Hiring, Training, and Management:
- Lead the hiring process for Academic Mentors, including scheduling interviews, making hiring recommendations, and ensuring HR approval before summer recess.
- Collaborate with the Associate Director, Personal Enrichment and Summer Sessions, to design and deliver a weeklong Academic Mentor training.
- Manage and support the Academic Mentor team during the program, ensuring:
- Students receive appropriate support and services
- Evening check-ins are completed with 100% accuracy
- Campus leave policies are strictly enforced
20% PCAC 1000: College Pathways:
- Work with the Director, Academic Advising and Student Support, to schedule class visits with various offices across campus.
- Serve as a resource for these individuals in their preparation and day of logistics
- Collect bios, slides to post on Blackboards
- Prepare and distribute thank you – swag bags for each presenter
- Lead Academic Mentors in curriculum planning for mentor session
- Guide them in lesson planning, providing ubiquitous content they can adapt to their student needs
- Review lesson plans as needed, offer feedback in classroom management, etc.
- In collaboration with Director, Academic Advising and Student Support, observe mentors and provide feedback
- Liaise between Academic Mentors and Director, Academic Advising and Student Support
- Regular communication regarding updates, issues, students, etc.
- Be knowledgeable of the course assignments and structure to answer common questions
10% Additional Responsibilities:
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Academic Programs team.
- Eligibility: Bachelor’s degree required. Currently in a master’s program, preferably in higher education, counseling or related field.
- Candidates must be able to make sound decisions in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Strong organizational, time management, and relationship-building skills are essential, along with the ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills are required, as well as strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
- Proficiency in standard computer applications, particularly Microsoft Word and Excel, is required. Familiarity with Airtable is a plus.
- This individual must follow high standards of discretion and confidentiality.
- A deep commitment to the mission of the College of Professional Studies and to Villanova University’s Catholic and Augustinian values is essential.
- Detailed Work Schedule: The Graduate Assistant position requires a significant time commitment:
- January 12 – June 12, 2026: Program preparation (~10 hours/week)
- June 23 – 29, 2026: Academic Mentor training (~40 hours/week)
- June 30 – July 30, 2026: Program (~40 hours/week, including weekends)
- The GA is required to live on campus and be available 24/7 during the program dates.
- Wage Rate: $18/hour
- Start Term: Spring 2026
- Deadline to Apply: Open until filled
- How to Apply: Applicants will be required to complete an online application and submit an updated cover letter and resume to be considered for this position. Check out the position details here. Questions? Contact Stephen Green at stephen.green@villanova.edu.
Join the Villanova Service Desk Team! Are you a graduate student looking for a flexible, on-campus job that fits your course schedule? We’re hiring Service Consultants at the Villanova Service Desk! We offer On-the-job training — we’ll teach you everything you need to know!
Duties/Responsibilities
- Deliver first-level help desk support for all UTS-supported systems.
- Assist students, faculty, and staff with issues related to Villanova technology and systems.
- Diagnose and resolve computer-related problems.
- Record support requests using the TeamDynamix (TDX) ticketing system.
- Eligibility: A currently enrolled Villanova Graduate Student
- Preferred qualifications:
- Customer service experience
- Basic technical knowledge
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Start Term: Fall 2025
- Deadline to Apply: Open until filled
- Work Hours Per Week: 10-20 hrs/week, rate starting at $13.00/hour
- How to Apply: Visit jobs.villanova.edu, and search for Information Technology Technician II under Student Jobs.
- Questions? Contact Kimberly Walter at Kimberly.Walter@villanova.edu
FALL 2026 OPENINGS
- The College of Engineering has open positions based on available funding and current projects. Please review the College of Engineering Graduate Assistantship website for open positions.
- Description: This position reports to the Director of Program Operations, University Honors Program. The Graduate Assistantship is a two-year position, providing support to the program’s curricular, co-curricular, and communication processes. The Graduate Assistant additionally supports Honors Senior Thesis, Honors events, and social media engagement.
- Compensation: Full Graduate Assistantship (tuition remission plus full stipend in exchange for 20 hours of work per week).
- Eligibility: Must be enrolled in a graduate program in any of the colleges at Villanova, must make a 2-year commitment.
- Start Term: Fall 2026
- Deadline to Apply: February 26, 2026
- How to Apply: Complete Applicants will be required to complete an online application and submit an updated cover letter, resume and 3 references to be considered for the GA position. Complete this application.
- Additional Information: Learn more from Honors Program Graduate Assistant Opportunities website.
- Description: The Graduate Student Outreach Assistant position works in the Ellis Center to manage outreach efforts for the office including development of social media content, newsletters and communications to undergraduate students, and co-advisement of a student group. The position will also support the office through providing front desk coverage for the office, assessing and directing student, faculty, and staff inquiries to the office. This position offers the opportunity for the graduate student to gain practical experience in a center that offers academic advising, retention/student support, professional development, health professions advising, and academic operations. This is a Combination of TS and GAH position (tuition remission plus hourly pay).
- Eligibility: Must be enrolled in a graduate program in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
- Start Term: Fall 2026
- Deadline to Apply: April 1st, 2026
- How to Apply: Complete this application.
- Description: The Graduate Assistant (GA) focused on Professional Development and Internships in The Ellis Center | Office for Professional Development in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) will help to direct the Peer Career Coaching Program, which includes hiring, onboarding, training, supervising, and evaluating the success of undergraduate peer career coaches who meet one-on-one with fellow students to provide peer career professional development support. Additionally, the GA will meet with undergraduate students to discuss their personal career and professional development goals to provide individual résumé and other professional correspondence reviews, help students to understand why networking and mentorship matter and can benefit their career growth, and work with students to craft career plans based on their unique educational and professional pursuits. The GA will also attend virtual and in-person student career and professional development events, and often help to plan and organize them, as well as complete other related tasks as assigned, supporting administrative and communication needs of the Office for Professional Development. In addition, the GA is expected to: Assist with presentations to classes, clubs, and organizations. Help with communication, promotional, and outreach efforts. Maintain strict confidentiality. Review semesterly data to make informed decisions on growth of Peer Career Coaching program. Participate in meetings, training sessions, and one-on-one supervision meetings. Provide Front Desk including administrative and communication support as needed for the Office for Professional Development in the main office suite. Represent The Ellis Center, Office for Professional Development at special on-campus events as needed. Collaborate on special projects as assigned. This is a Full Graduate Assistantship (tuition remission plus full stipend in exchange for 20 hours of work per week).
- Eligibility: Must be enrolled in a graduate program in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, knowledge of professional development, interest in student career coaching/counseling, interest in student affairs, commitment to social justice, superior communicator and collaborator, and dedicated to seeing tasks completed from start to finish.
- Start Term: Fall 2026
- Deadline to Apply: March 1st, 2026
- How to Apply: Interested candidates should submit an application, including a resume, a cover letter, and contact information for 2 professional references to Kate Szumanski (kathryn.szumanski@villanova.edu), Director of Professional Development, The Ellis Center.
- Description: The Graduate Resident Director (GRD) is a paraprofessional member of the Office for Residence Life. Responsibilities include the overseeing of daily operations of assigned hall(s), including student staff supervision, building maintenance, planning and implementing community building efforts, policy enforcement, and crisis intervention. GRDs serve in the primary on-call rotation after hours. In addition, each GRD will be given one collateral assignment in the Office for Residence Life based on interest, experience, and skills. GRDs are supervised by the Area Coordinator for Residence Management for their designated area. This is a Full Graduate Assistantship (tuition remission, stipend, on-campus apartment, and meal plan in exchange for 20 hours of work per week).
- Eligibility: Bachelor’s degree required. Must be enrolled in a full-time Graduate Program at Villanova University. The GRD is a part-time, 10-month, live-in position. Undergraduates and Law Students are not eligible to apply. GRDs may not hold any other compensatory position on or off campus during the academic year; exceptions may be made for academic internships and practicums.
- Start Term: Fall 2026
- Deadline to Apply: January 15, 2026
- How to Apply: Applicants will be required to complete an online application and submit an updated cover letter and resume to be considered for the GRD position. Complete this application.
- Additional Information: check out Residence Hall Student Staff Opportunities website.
- Description: The Office for Residence Life strives to create a welcoming residential community and to maintain a comfortable and safe environment for students residing in our residence halls. Resident Assistants are crucial to the success of these goals. Resident Assistants are the university’s representatives to resident students, and consequently, they have broad responsibilities extending to all areas of the students’ physical, social, academic, and emotional well-being. As such, the Office for Residence Life expects that students accepting these positions will exercise high standards of moral and ethical conduct in their performance both on and off campus and follow all university and residence life policies.
- Compensation: a waiver of room charges and a Meal Plan (specific meal plan based on hall or apartment assignment).
- Eligibility: Candidates must be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate or graduate Villanova Student; be in good disciplinary standing with the University; have a Cumulative GPA of at least 2.5.
- Start Term: Fall 2026
- Deadline to Apply: January 20, 2026
- How to Apply: Applicants will be required to complete an online application and submit an updated cover letter and resume to be considered for the RA position. Complete this application.
- Additional Information: check out Residence Hall Student Staff Opportunities website.
- Description: The Graduate Assistant for Fraternity and Sorority Life serves in an academic year appointment working approximately 20 hours per week. This individual is responsible for the development of educational programming and for assisting with the advisement of the fraternity and sorority community at Villanova University, which includes nine Interfraternity Council fraternities, eight Intercultural Greek Council fraternities and sororities, and eight Panhellenic Council sororities.
- Compensation: Full Graduate Assistantship (tuition remission plus full stipend in exchange for 20 hours of work per week)
- Eligibility: Bachelor’s degree required. Must be enrolled in a full-time Graduate Program at Villanova University.
- Start Term: Fall 2026
- Deadline to Apply: February 1, 2026
- How to Apply: Applicants will be required to complete an online application and submit an updated cover letter and resume to be considered for the GA position. Complete this application.
- Additional Information: check out the Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life website.
- Description: The Graduate Assistant for Campus Programs will serve as a member of the three-person Campus Programming team which is comprised of the Assistant Director for Campus Programs and two Graduate Assistants for Campus Programs. Together, this team will be responsible for providing late night programming on campus through coordinated efforts from the Office of Student Involvement. Additionally, the Graduate Assistant for Campus Programs assists in the advising of Villanova University’s student run programming board (Campus Activities Team – “CAT”) that is responsible for large and small scale, alcohol free, and/or alternative late-night programming for the undergraduate Villanova University community. The Office of Student Involvement is an exciting and busy work environment with multiple peak periods of work activity across the calendar year. Due to the timing of programming, it is to be expected that meetings and events will be scheduled beyond traditional work hours. The Graduate Assistant is expected to work into evenings and on weekends throughout the academic year. This GA will also be responsible for assisting with the oversite of Villanova’s “Senior Week”, under the direction of the Assistant Director, and will assist with other large-scale programming initiatives sponsored by the Office of Student Involvement including Welcome Week, Family Weekend, and high-risk weekend programming.
- Compensation: Full Graduate Assistantship (tuition remission plus full stipend in exchange for 20 hours of work per week)
- Eligibility: Candidates must be enrolled in a full-time graduate program.
- Start Term: Fall 2026
- Deadline to Apply: April 15, 2026
- How to Apply: Applicants will be required to submit an updated cover letter and resume directly to Andre Richet (Andre.Richet@Villanova.edu).
Description: The Graduate Assistant for Leadership Programs supports the Office of Student Involvement in advancing leadership, service, and experiential learning initiatives that align with departmental and University goals. This position provides hands-on experience in program management, student development, and leadership education.
Primary Responsibilities: Villanova Leadership Program (VLP) • oversee all aspects of the Villanova Leadership Program, which promotes student connection and growth through weekly workshops, lectures, and community-building experiences.
• Manage curriculum development, marketing, registration, data tracking, website content, and assessment. • Supervise and mentor the VLP Executive Board, assigning responsibilities and leading weekly meetings.
Villanova Challenge Course (VCC) • Coordinate all aspects of the Challenge Course, including program promotion, facilitator recruitment and training, reservations, and group programming. • Oversee risk management, maintenance, inventory, payroll, and assessment. • Ensure all Challenge Course operations meet Qualified Course Professional (QCP) standards and inspection guidelines.
Special Olympics Fall Festival (Fall Fest) • Support the planning and implementation of Special Olympics Fall Festival—the largest student-run Special Olympics event in the world—hosting over 1,000 athletes and 6,000 volunteers annually.
• Assist the Associate Director in supervising and mentoring the student leadership team. Departmental and Campus Support • Assist with OSI signature events, including Welcome Week, the Involvement Fairs, Family Weekend, Food Truck Fridays, Campus Activities Team (CAT) events, and Fall Fest Weekend. • Support student organization re-registration processes, analyze trends in organizational data, and present findings to advisors. • Contribute to the planning and execution of The Rev. John Stack, OSA Leadership Series.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Must be enrolled full-time in a Villanova University graduate degree program beginning Fall 2026.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication (oral and written) skills.
• Demonstrated leadership ability and experience working collaboratively with students and professional staff.
• Willingness to work flexible hours, including nights and weekends.
Expectations:
• Maintain regular meetings with the Associate Director of Student Involvement to discuss ongoing projects and goals.
• Attend monthly OSI all-staff meetings.
• Actively participate in professional development and relevant student affairs conferences.
• Complete additional special projects as assigned.
Compensation and Benefits:
• Annual stipend of $21,500*
• Tuition remission for up to 18 credits per academic year.
• One-time $500 startup grant for professional materials or resources.
• Access to departmental and university professional development opportunities.
Position dates: July 29, 2026 – May 4, 2027, with the opportunity for a second year
* Stipend reflects the 2025–2026 academic year and will be updated for the following year.
** Up to 24 credits per academic year if enrolled in the Counseling Program.
Start Term: Fall 2026
Deadline to Apply: April 10, 2026
How to Apply: Interested candidates should submit a resume, a cover letter, and three professional references to Steve Koch (stephen.koch@villanova.edu), Associate Director of Student Involvement.
- Description: The Graduate Assistant for the Sophomore Service-Learning Community (SSLC) will work closely with the Assistant Director of Experiential Learning, student leaders, and campus partners to engage students in meaningful service-learning experiences. The GA will support the mission of the SSLC by organizing and implementing community events, recruitment initiatives, and student leadership development programs. This role also includes teaching a one-credit integrating seminar, working directly with community partners to enhance student engagement in service-learning, and fostering a supportive learning environment for students. The GA will play a key role in event planning, mentorship, and program assessment while supporting the growth of Villanova’s Service-Learning Communities.
- Compensation: Full Graduate Assistantship (tuition remission plus full stipend in exchange for 20 hours of work per week)
- Eligibility: Must be enrolled in a graduate program in any of the colleges at Villanova.
- Start Term: Fall 2026
- Deadline to Apply: Open until filled
- How to Apply: Applicants will be required to complete an online application and submit a cover letter and a resume to be considered for the GA position. Complete this application.