F&ES Student Assistantships
The School awards over eligibility for approximately ninety F&ES Student Assistantships as a part of financial aid. Other student assistantship positions are available throughout the Yale University campus, and F&ES students may also apply for these positions, if they have been awarded eligiblity. These positions vary from clerical work to research, editorial or library work. Eligible students can earn $15 per hour and are limited to 10 hours per week. Eligibility is noted in a student's financial aid package, and only those students receiving eligibility are able to apply for F&ES student assistantship positions coordinated and publicized through the Financial Aid Office.

Student Employment Opportunities (both F&ES and non-F&ES)
University Student Assistant opportunities are listed at the Student Employment Office at 246 Church Street, or on the SEO website. Positions are available throughout the University and the City of New Haven, with hourly rates ranging from $11 to $15.

Teaching Fellowships are not awarded as part of the financial aid package but are available at the University for qualified students. Interested students must contact professors or departments directly.

Student Assistantships

Only students who receive eligibility for an F&ES Student Assistantship in their financial aid award package (maximum $4,200) are eligible for Student Assistantship positions in F&ES. These positions are listed in the School Employment Service website, usually in August of each year.

Those interested in viewing the positions will need to log in with their Yale Net ID and password. Positions pay $15/hour for 10 hours/week for a total of $2,100 per semester. Student assistantships are only for the fall and spring semesters. Depending on the supervisor’s needs, students can work more or less hours per week as long as the average is 10 hours/week. University policy does not allow students to work more than 19 hours/week unless on semester break.

How Do I Find a Position?

If the position is available, contact the supervisor listed in the job posting, and send him/her a resume with an email outlining your interest and qualifications for the position. Email addresses consist of the firstname.lastname@yale.edu.

Phone numbers are also provided in the database; however, some professors may be difficult to reach since they may travel or conduct research in the field and have irregular hours in the office, especially during the summer months.

Each supervisor will determine the application/interview process for that position.

How Do I Get Paid?

1. Once a student accepts a position, s/he completes 1) the Student Assistant Eligibility Request form and returns it to the Financial Aid Office, and
   2) the Yale Student Employment W-4 and I-9 Forms (available from the Financial Aid Office/Kroon 105 or the F&ES Human Resources Office, 3rd floor Sage Hall). These forms must be returned directly to the F&ES Human Resources Office.
2. Time Sheets: Completed time sheets must be electronically signed weekly by 8:00 am Monday morning. Incomplete time sheets or those submittted late will not be processed.
3. Payment issues should be brought to the attention of the business office (Sage Hall, third floor). Please contact Denise Mrazik.
   
4. The University offers a Direct Deposit service for payroll payments. To request this service, complete a University Payroll Services Direct Deposit Form on-line in your Student Information System account.
   

Please direct all questions regarding F&ES Student Assistantships to the Finanical Aid Office.