Graduate Assistantships | Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Graduate Assistantships

Graduate Assistantships (GA) are designed to provide master of fine arts (MFA) students with meaningful extracurricular experiences and to help offset expenses through on-campus employment. Any full-time MFA student (minimum twelve credits per semester) may apply to be hired and earn this award.

The GA position lasts the entire academic year; MFA students are able to start working one week before the start of fall semester and may work until the last day of spring semester.

GA positions exist in a variety of campus departments, including:

  • MCAD Library
  • Printmaking Studio
  • Media Laboratory
  • Learning Center
  • Computer Support
  • Academic Services
  • 3D Shop
  • Online Learning
  • MCAD Gallery

Compensation:
Total Award: $6,000* over two semesters
Hourly Rate: $16.37 Minneapolis Minimum Wage—Maximum 11 hours per week

*Payment is made based on actual hours worked with a bi-weekly paycheck. Award cannot be applied to tuition balances or used during summer semester.

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The Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) acknowledges it is located on traditional, ancestral, and contemporary lands of Indigenous people. This is the ancestral homeland of the Dakota and Ojibwe people, who were forcibly exiled from the land because of aggressive and persistent settler colonialism. We recognize that this place has a complex and layered history. As a community dedicated to creativity, MCAD is committed to ongoing efforts to support and advocate for American Indian Nations and peoples.


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MCAD admits students of any race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, or marital status to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, or marital status in the administration of its educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, and other school-administered programs.