The University has currently made an annual fund of $320,000 available to full-time faulty members who hire a GA (Graduate Assistant) on an external grant, subject to eligibility and the process outlined below. The fund is available for each of 2024-25 and 2025-26 years of the York - CUPE 3903 Unit 3 Collective Agreement, with the first call in August 2024 (for the 2024-25 year) and the second call in August 2025 (for the 2025-26 year).
The number of allocations available for each of the two calls is limited to 40, in the amount of $4,000 per each allocation.
Eligible GA Assignments – 24/25 Call
Graduate Assistantships that are eligible for a $4,000 allocation to the full-time faculty member include:
- Graduate Assistantships that begins in Fall 2024
- Graduate Assistantships that begins in Winter 2025
- Graduate Assistantships that begins in Summer 2025
A Graduate Assistantship is defined in the York - CUPE 3903 Unit 3 Collective Agreement as work performed by full-time graduate students registered at York who are receiving financial assistance from or through the University and in connection with such assistance are employed in administrative, clerical and research work.
The cost of a Graduate Assistantship to a full-time faculty member is set out here.
In order to be eligible to receive a GAT Fund allocation a full-time faculty member must:
- Be in receipt of external research funding;
- Commit to hiring a Graduate Assistant to have GAT Funds provisionally identified for their use; and
- Have executed a contract for a Graduate Assistant to receive the GAT Fund allocation.
Application and Allocation Process for the 2024-25 Call
- An invitation to apply for the GAT Fund will be issued from the Faculty of Graduate Studies (“FGS”) to all full-time faculty members with the understanding that the GAT Fund is distributed on a first come, first served basis.
- Full-time faculty members will be required to complete an application form and submit the form to FGS.
- FGS will review applications for eligibility.
- Successful applicants shall execute a contract for a Graduate Assistant.
- Following the execution of the contract between the successful applicant and the Graduate Assistant, FGS shall transfer funds to the successful applicant.
Applications for 2024-25 are now closed.
Questions
If you have questions regarding eligibility or status of transfers, please contact the Faculty of Graduate Studies at winnieho@yorku.ca.