assistantship

American  

[uh-sis-tuhnt-ship] / əˈsɪs təntˌʃɪp /

noun

1. a form of financial aid awarded to a student studying for a graduate degree at a college or university in which the student assists a professor, usually in academic or laboratory work.

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Etymology

Origin of assistantship

First recorded in 1690–1700; assistant + -ship

Example Sentences

Some graduate programs have graduate assistantship programs that receive free tuition and a small stipend for living expenses.

From Slate • Oct. 27, 2022

In fact, the movie made working under Meryl Streep’s ice-cold editor seem simultaneously agonizing and alluring; watching Anne Hathaway’s Andy suffer in that hellish assistantship was only slightly less satisfying than seeing her succeed.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2022

The current minimum stipend for a nine-month assistantship — employment that helps students pay for school — is $18,340.

From Washington Post • Oct. 15, 2021

And the dream of ascending from the assistantship of a major American orchestra to its leadership — like rising up a corporate ladder — was cemented in the popular imagination.

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2021

Out of money, he took a temporary position at the Swiss patent office, a far cry from the assistantship at a university that he wanted.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife