Annis Water Resources Institute
Graduate Assistantships

AWRI has assistantships available to full-time graduate students interested in pursuing a Master of Science degree in Biology with an emphasis in aquatic sciences. Graduate assistantships are offered through two funding sources:

• AWRI Graduate Research Assistantship
• R.B. Annis Graduate Student Assistantship

Both assistantships include a generous 12-month stipend and tuition waiver that is eligible for annual renewal.

Accepted applicants will assist with research projects conducted by faculty and staff at AWRI in addition to performing research related to their thesis/project. Some of the current research projects at AWRI involve aquatic toxicology, chemical stressors on aquatic ecosystems, wetland ecology, invasive species, nonpoint source pollution, hydrological modeling, primary productivity in streams and lakes, microbial ecology, and GIS-based investigations into watershed management. AWRI maintains state-of-the-art analytical and GIS laboratories, and has two research vessels and several smaller watercraft.

To be eligible for consideration, students must be accepted to the Master of Science degree program in the Department of Biology at GVSU as a full-time student, and a faculty member at AWRI must serve as their major advisor.  Students interested in assistantships are strongly encouraged to contact prospective advisors at AWRI early in the application process.  Information on applying to the graduate program can be found by clicking here.

Graduate assistantships are also available through grant-sponsored research projects administered by individual faculty members.