GA/TA/SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION FORMS

PLEASE READ BEFORE FILLING OUT INFORMATION

A teaching assistant teaches activity classes in the Basic Instruction Program. A graduate assistant works in the Exercise Physiology Laboratories. The primary responsibility of the GA is to perform fitness testing on students in the Basic Instruction Program. The Hickman Assistantship provides assistance to the Sport Administration faculty. The Diehm Scholarship carries no work responsibilities. You must carefully read all parts and pages of the application and fill out all of the information which is appropriate for the type of assistantship for which you are applying. Keep in mind that the more information you can provide about your experience, interests, and abilities, the better able we will be to judge your application against the many others we receive.

In deciding whether to apply for a graduate assistantship or teaching assistantship, please keep in mind that we give very few of the former and these go almost exclusively to doctoral candidates in Exercise Science.

You must be admitted to the Graduate School in order to be appointed as a graduate assistant or teaching assistant. Therefore, at the same time you submit this application you should submit your application for admission to Graduate School. Unfortunately, the process of admission followed at the Graduate School often takes longer than departments can wait to learn about applicants’ admissibility. Your application for an assistantship will not be processed unless or until we can determine that you will be admitted to the Graduate School.

Please try to have your application and all reporting materials in by March 1.

SCHOLARSHIPS

L.F. “Tow” and Pearl J. Diehm Sports Medicine Endowment

Recipient must have a minimum of 3.3 GPA on a 4.0 grading scale, be a graduate of a college or university in the state of New Mexico, be pursuing a graduate degree in the Department of Physical Performance and Development in the UNM College of Education or pursuing a teaching endorsement in the UNM College of Education with the intent to pursue the profession of sports medicine as a means of livelihood, and submit, along with an application, a copy of their resumes, and three letters of recommendation (including an academic reference and a character reference). Financial need will not be considered in awarding this endowment.

To submit application for graduate assistantship, send application to:

c/o Sally Renfro

Department of Physical Performance and Development

Johnson Center Rm.1155

MSC 04 2610

1 University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001

Download GA/TA/Scholarship Application Form

RETURN APPLICATION FOR THE TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIP/GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIP OR SCHOLARSHIP TO:

Mary Jo Campbell, Chair

Department of Physical Performance & Development

Johnson Center Rm. 1155

MSC 04 2610

1 University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001