Graduate Assistantships are designed specifically for HESA students and hosted by a variety of UVM campus departments and units. In these roles you will apply theory to practice working part-time in areas directly related to the HESA curriculum. GA roles are carefully designed in partnership between the hosting campus unit and HESA program faculty to help meet both unit needs and student learning and development goals.

Visit our HESA Graduate Assistantships page to learn more and apply for a GA role. Students offered a graduate assistantship are enrolled as full-time HESA students and typically complete the program in two years.

Current and future employees at UVM and other higher education institutions are encouraged to enroll in HESA coursework and apply for the academic program. Some current UVM employees are enrolled in the HESA program and complete coursework on a part-time basis that best fits with their employment schedule and responsibilities. Similarly, employees at local institutions such as Champlain College and Saint Michael's College also take courses in and pursue the UVM HESA program. 

We encourage HESA applicants to research various scholarship opportunities while applying for graduate studies. Institutional scholarships are offered for prospective and current students. There are also many external scholarship resources and search tools for prospective graduate students as well.

• CESS Funding and Scholarships
• UVM Graduate Student Scholarships
• Scholarship Resources Outside of UVM