Prospective Student Funding (Teaching or Research Assistantships are available for our research track Geology Graduate Students).

Applicants to the Geology Graduate Program who indicate that they are interested in applying for an assistantship will be considered for available Teaching or Research Assistantships, the details of which can be found below. Assistantships are open to both M.S. Research track and Ph.D. students – M.S. Professional Studies track students are not eligible for these assistantships. Ireland Fellows Scholarship 2026–2027: List of Eligible Postgraduate Programmes

Teaching Assistantships

The Geology Program offers competitive graduate teaching assistantships to M.S. and Ph.D. students. TAs are employed to work in support of undergraduate courses. Applicants who wish to be considered for a TA position should make that request known in their application. A TA is a nine-month appointment paying $15,750 per year (M.S.) or $18,000 (Ph.D.), and a waiver of full-time university tuition (up to 12 credit hours per semester). The value of the stipend plus university tuition waiver is more than $29,000. In return, the student works about 20 hours per week (half-time) teaching and/or assisting in undergraduate labs and classes. Summer university tuition is waived for students who held a TA or RA during the preceding two semesters. Health insurance coverage is required of all students, as are library, computer use, and recreation fees, and these are not waived. A few TA positions are available in the summer. TA awards are highly competitive and normally only tendered to strong applicants. The TA review process starts in February, with first offers issued in early March. Positions are normally filled by April 15. While most TA’s start in the Fall, there is, from time to time, a TA vacancy for the  Spring semester start. Approximately 10 TAs are awarded to new entering graduate students each year.

Research Assistantships

Research Assistantships support graduate students under the supervision of a faculty member with funded research grants. RA’s commonly provide up a twelve months of support and pay approximately $17,000-$23,000 per 12 months, plus a full waiver of university tuition. It is not uncommon for students to switch between RAs and TAs on a semester basis. The research performed is frequently for a student’s thesis or project. Students interested in obtaining RA support should contact faculty working in their field.

To Apply

1. Submit transcripts,
2. GRE test scores,
3. Letters of recommendation,
4.  Statements of interest.

NOTE: All documents should be submitted through the WVU application portal ( https://graduateadmissions.wvu.edu/).

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