Research Assistant, Graduate Student Funding (PSAC-RC) - Graduate Studies *Work-Study Program*

### **NOTE:** **Students must be approved for the 2026-27 Work-Study program in order to be hired for this position. The Work-Study Student Application form is available online here: Work Study Program | Awards | The University of Winnipeg: https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/awards/work-study-program.html** **Please include confirmation of your approval to participate in the Work-Study Program with your application.** **Work-Study Project Title:** Graduate Student Funding **Competition Number:** WS15.26 **Date Posted:** November 10, 2026 **Department:** Graduate Studies **Researcher:** Carolyn Garland **Position Vacancies:** 1 **Salary:** $17.22 - $20.10 per hour plus 6% vacation pay Research Assistants are normally students, in a University of Winnipeg undergraduate program, employed to assist with tasks related to research. Work is performed within defined guidelines and under supervision of a more senior researcher or faculty member. **Position Overview:** This Research Assistant (RA) will conduct an environmental scan and additional research on graduate student funding in Canada. The primary objective of this role is twofold: to benchmark competitive funding practices in comparable Canadian graduate programs, and to identify external institutional grant opportunities that can expand the university’s funding envelope. A secondary project is to research and understand best practices for writing graduate student funding into grant applications. This will be used to create a workshop for faculty members interested in improving their capacity to recruit graduate students. The majority of this work may be done remotely, save for some in-person meetings. **Duties:** * Graduate Program Funding Comparison: + Identify and Canadian graduate programs which are structurally and academically similar to those offered at the University of Winnipeg + Investigate and document the specific graduate student funding packages, stipends, and funding models used by the programs + Analyze and compare variations in funding practices between different degree types and program streams + Document all sources. * External Funding Opportunities: + Research and identify underutilized grant opportunities and other funding mechanisms which may provide dedicated graduate student support at the institutional level. + Research and identify novel and effective ways faculty members can incorporate graduate student funding into their grant applications. * Maintain a detailed and carefully cited database or master of all researched programs, funding models, and grant deadlines. **Qualifications** * Strong qualitative research skills, including environmental scanning and policy review. * Exceptional research management and organizational skills, must be able to track and accurately cite a large number of sources. * Strong written communication skills, must be able to distill complex data into clear and accurate summaries. * Experience using Office 365 or compa