The Graduate School

Graduate Student Opportunities

Take an active role in your graduate experience. Explore funding, leadership opportunities, assistantships, and programs designed to support your academic and professional growth.

Graduate & Doctoral Assistantships

Graduate & Doctoral Assistantships provide students with valuable professional experience while supporting their academic goals. Roles may include teaching, research, or administrative responsibilities. Assistants receive tuition remission and/or a stipend as part of their appointment.

  • Learn more about Graduate & Doctoral Assistantships
  • New students can express interest in an assistantship through the Accepted Students Portal.
  • We recommend contacting your Graduate Program Coordinator, Doctoral Program Director, and Department Chair to inquire about vacancies within your department.

The Graduate School’s Micro-Internship Program

The Graduate School’s Micro-Internship Program offers short-term, project-based opportunities that help students build professional experience, explore career paths, and apply what they’re learning in the classroom. Projects are developed in partnership with departments across Montclair.

Alpha Epsilon Lambda Honor Society (AEL)

Alpha Epsilon Lambda (AEL) recognizes graduate students for excellence in scholarship and leadership. Students who have completed at least 18 graduate credits and have GPAs in the top 20% of their school or college are invited to join. Invitations are sent once each semester. Students can also apply to serve as President of Montclair’s AEL chapter.

Student Research & Conference Travel Fund Awards

Through the Student Research & Conference Travel Fund Awards, The Graduate School provides modest funding to support professional development activities, including conference presentations or travel related to research. Funding is available to students enrolled in degree programs for the current academic year.

Graduate Student Event Proposal Fund

The Graduate School is excited to offer graduate students the opportunity to ideate, design, and execute their own events and programming for the graduate community. Through the Graduate Student Event Proposal Fund, students can propose workshops, trainings, orientations, networking events, or special programs to be offered by or co-sponsored by The Graduate School.

Graduate Council Student Representation

The Graduate Council is the University’s advisory body for graduate policies, student initiatives, and curriculum review — and each college has a dedicated graduate student representative. Student representatives are elected with Dean approval and serve as key partners in advancing graduate student priorities. These representatives serve as the voice of their peers, offering insight into the graduate student experience and helping shape University-wide discussions.

More Employment Opportunities

Montclair offers a wide range of career development resources, job platforms, and internship opportunities designed to help graduate students strengthen their resumes and connect with employers.

Handshake

Handshake is the University’s career platform for discovering on- and off-campus jobs, internships, and networking opportunities. Several graduate-friendly roles are currently open.

Office of Experiential Education & Career Connections (OEECC)

OEECC offers personalized career advising, resume reviews, and connections to internship and employment opportunities. Many colleges also provide specialized support through their career services teams.

Can’t find what you’re looking for? Reach out to gradstudentservices@montclair.edu for help.