We are excited to be able to support students in their academic work through scholarships, internships, and student employment opportunities, including jobs in graduate teaching assistantships (GTAs), educational work study, undergraduate peer learning assistantships (PLAs), and short-term event-based student staff positions that support ICDS events.
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Scholarships
Mark West Scholarship
Mark West Scholarship
- Amount: $1,000 – $2,000
- Number of awards: up to 2
- Deadline to apply: 11:59 pm, Wednesday, May 01, 2024 for the AY 2024-25 school year
- The application for 2024-25 has closed
ICDS General Scholarships for Current Minors in Critical Disability Studies
Thanks to our generous donors from last year’s Give Day 2023, ICDS is pleased to announce the addition of two new scholarships, available to declared Minors in Critical Disability Studies.
P.S. Anyone can contribute to this Scholarship Fund today using this link.
Scholarship in Disability Justice and Activism for CDS Minors
Post last updated; July 2024
- Amount: $500
- Number of awards: one award for 2024-25
- To be eligible, students must have declared the Minor in CDS before the end of Winter Quarter 2024
- Deadline to apply: 11:59 pm, Wednesday, May 01, 2024 for the AY 2024-25 school year
- The application for 2024-25 has closed
Scholarship in Academic and Creative Work for CDS Minors
Post last updated: July 2024
- Amount: $500
- Number of awards: one award for 2024-25
- To be eligible, students must have declared the Minor in CDS before the end of Winter Quarter 2024
- Deadline to apply: 11:59 pm, Wednesday, May 01, 2024 for the AY 2024-25 school year
- The application for 2024-25 has closed
Graduate Student Teaching Assistantships
2024-25 Institute for Critical Disability Studies Graduate Teaching Assistants
Post last updated: September 2024
- Applications are now closed
- Number of positions: 2 or 3 Available
- Salaried GTA positions (full or partial tuition waiver, health benefits)
Full-time salaried GTA (20 hr/wk);- Half-time salaried GTA (10 hr/wk);
- Non-salaried (hourly) GTA positions (sorry, no tuition waiver or health benefits)
- 5-9 hrs/wk
- Graduate Teaching Assistant Position Information and application (word document download)
- Salaried GTA positions (full or partial tuition waiver, health benefits)
- Duration: Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025, and/or Full 2024-25 Academic Year
- Deadline to apply: August 25, 2024 Update: The Application for 2024-25 has closed
Student Jobs
ICDS-sponsored jobs
AY 2024-25 Student Advisory Council Leadership Positions
Post last updated: July 2024
The ICDS Student Advisory Council (SAC) employs a number of paid leadership positions to support the student-run committee’s mission to create a safe and supportive space for disabled student and allies to foster a growing community of inclusion, accessibility, and disability culture, and to ensure that disabled students are represented and included at all levels of the Institute’s operations.
Openings will be updated on an as-needed basis.
- Applications currently open: NONE
- Applications currently closed for: Co-Presidents, Secretary, Social Media Coordinator
- Current number of positions available: 0
- Hourly rate: starts at $20/hr (Peer Advisor 2)
- Number of hours: 2-4 hours per month (no more than 12 hours per quarter)
- Deadline to apply: positions are open until filled
- Links to job postings with full application instructions and application form:
- Co-Presidents – no openings
- Secretary – no openings
- Social Media Coordinator – no openings
2024 UnConference Workshop and Panel Co-Facilitator
Post last updated: September 2024
- Application deadline: 11:59 pm Friday, September 27, 2024 or until the positions are filled.
- Applications will start to be evaluated on a rolling basis beginning on Monday, September 16, 2024.
- Position eligibility:
- Undergraduates
- Graduate students (hourly nonsalaried position)
- Number of positions: At least 6 available
- Work Study also available for eligible students: YES – please contact icds@wwu.edu directly to inquire
- Number of hours: 17 – 27 hours (includes training & orientation)
- Availability required for these key dates (please specify if available in–person, virtual, or either):
- Saturday, October 19, 2024
- Sunday, October 20, 2024
- This work opportunity is an ESE (Educational Student Employees) position covered by the Western Academic Workers United (WAWU) ♥ collective bargaining agreement ♥.
- Deadline to apply: 11:59 pm, Friday, September 27, 2024 or until positions are filled.
- Links to job postings with job requirements and full application instructions:
2024 UnConference Support Staff
Post last updated: September 2024
- Application deadline: 11:59 pm Friday, September 27, 2024 or until the positions are filled.
- Applications will start to be evaluated on a rolling basis beginning on Monday, September 16, 2024.
- Position eligibility:
- Undergraduates
- Graduate students (hourly nonsalaried position)
- Number of positions: At least 2 available
- Work Study also available for eligible students: YES – please contact icds@wwu.edu directly to inquire
- Number of hours: 17 – 24 hours (includes training & orientation)
- Availability required for these key dates (please specify if available in–person, virtual, or either):
- Saturday, October 19, 2024
- Sunday, October 20, 2024
- Deadline to apply: 11:59 pm, Friday, September 27, 2024 or until positions are filled.
- Links to job postings with job requirements and full application instructions:
Fall 2024 UnConference Student Co-Facilitator and Support Staff positions are now open for staffing the 4th Annual UnConference. Applicants must be able to work both Saturday and Sunday, October 19 & 20, 2024.
Additional Job postings
Undergraduate Faculty Assistant position (work study)
Post last updated July 2024.
Daman Wandke is an Instructor who teaches Disability Studies courses and is looking for a teaching assistant (TA) to join his TA team. Learn more about job #68654 here (requires WWU login).
Please contact Daman Wandke wandked@wwu.edu with questions on current job availability.
Independent Study, Internship, and Directed Research Opportunities
Coming soon!
Contacting us with questions
Questions about ICDS scholarships and internships? Contact icds.scholarships@wwu2.onmicrosoft.com
Questions about ICDS graduate and undergraduate student employment? Contact icds@wwu.edu
Recent Posts in Scholarships and Student Employment
- ICDS Scholarships Available Now! – Application deadline Wednesday May 01, 2024The Institute for Critical Disability Studies is now accepting applications to be disbursed this Fall 2024! Student opportunities include the Mark West Scholarship and two…
- ICDS Graduate Teaching Assistantship positionsThe Institute for Critical Disability Studies is hiring for two to three graduate teaching assistant (GTA) positions in Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, and/or…
- Mark West Scholarship Available! – Application deadline Friday June 02, 2023The Institute for Critical Disability Studies is now accepting applications for the Mark West Scholarship to be disbursed this Fall 2023! The deadline for applications…
- A letter from the ICDS co-directorsDecember 30, 2022 To the Disability Studies & Action Collaborative Community: As 2022 draws to a close, we wanted to first take a moment to…
Archive
2023-24 Institute for Critical Disability Studies Graduate Teaching Assistants
- Applications have closed for this quarter.
- Number of positions: 2 or 3 Available
- Salaried GTA positions (full or partial tuition waiver, health benefits)
- Full-time salaried GTA (20 hr/wk);
- Half-time salaried GTA (10 hr/wk);
- Non-salaried (hourly) GTA positions
- 5-9 hrs/wk
- Graduate Teaching Assistant Position Information (PDF of position announcement linked here)
- Salaried GTA positions (full or partial tuition waiver, health benefits)
- Duration: Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, and/or Full 2023-24 Academic Year
- Deadline to apply: 11:59 pm, Friday, Augusst 25, 2023
AY 2023-24 Student Advisory Council Leadership Positions (workstudy & non-workstudy)
The ICDS Student Advisory Council (SAC) employs a number of paid leadership positions to support the student-run committee’s mission to create a safe and supportive space for disabled student and allies to foster a growing community of inclusion, accessibility, and disability culture, and to ensure that disabled students are represented and included at all levels of the Institute’s operations.
- Applications currently open: NONE
- Applications currently closed for: Co-Presidents, Co-Secretaries, Social Media Coordinator
- Current number of positions available: 0
- Work Study also available for eligible students: YES
- Number of hours: 5-15 hours per quarter
- Deadline to apply: positions are open until filled
- Links to job postings with full application instructions and application form:
- Co-Presidents – no openings
- Co-Secretary Job description and application instructions here
- Work Study: yes – contact icds@wwu.edu
- Non-workstudy: yes
- Social Media Coordinator job description and application instructions here
- Work Study: yes – contact icds@wwu.edu
- Non-workstudy: yes
2023-24 Undergraduate Faculty Assistant position
Post last updated Fall 2023.
Daman Wandke is an Instructor who teaches Disability Studies courses and is looking for a teaching assistant (TA) to join his TA team. Learn more about job #66743 here (requires WWU login).
Please contact Daman Wandke wandked@wwu.edu with questions on current job availability.
2023 UnConference Workshop and Panel Co-Facilitator (workstudy & non-workstudy)
- Application deadline: 11:59 pm Friday, September 29, 2023 or until the positions are filled.
- Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis beginning on Monday, September 2023.
- Position eligibility:
- Undergraduates (work study & non-workstudy)
- Graduate students (hourly nonsalaried)
- Number of positions: At least 6 available
- Work Study also available for eligible students: YES – please contact icds@wwu.edu directly to inquire
- Number of hours: 17 – 26 hours (includes training & orientation)
- Availability required for these key dates:
- Saturday, October 21, 2023
- Sunday, October 22, 2023
- Deadline to apply: 11:59 pm, Friday, September 29, 2023 or until positions are filled.
- Links to job postings with full application instructions:
2023 UnConference Event Support Staff (workstudy & non-workstudy)
- Application deadline: 11:59 pm Friday, September 29, 2023 or until the positions are filled.
- Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis beginning on Monday, September 2023.
- Number of positions: At least 2 undergraduate position available
- Work Study positions also available for eligible students: YES – contact icds@wwu.edu directly with inquiries.
- Number of hours: 17 – 26 hours (includes training & orientation)
- Availability required for these key dates:
- Saturday, October 21, 2023
- Sunday, October 22, 2023
- Deadline to apply: 11:59 pm, Friday, September 29, 2023, but may close early if positions are filled before then.
- Link to job postings with full application instructions:
- Position No. 67204:https://www.finaid.wwu.edu/studentjobs/students/view-job.php?jobnum=67204
Spring 2023 Student Advisory Council Leadership Positions (workstudy & non-workstudy)
- Application is currently closed for co-presidents and co-secretaries.
- Number of positions: At least 2 available
- Work Study also available for eligible students: YES
- Number of hours: 5-10 hours per quarter
- Deadline to apply: positions are open until filled: check back in Fall for openings.
- Link to job postings with full application instructions:
2022 UnConference Workshop and Panel Co-Facilitator (workstudy & non-workstudy)
- Application deadline has closed; hiring decisions will be announced soon.
- Position eligibility:
- Undergraduates (work study & non-workstudy)
- Graduate students
- Number of positions: At least 6 available
- Work Study also available for eligible students: YES
- Number of hours: 17 – 26 hours (includes training & orientation)
- Availability required for these key dates:
- Saturday, October 22, 2022
- Sunday, October 23, 2022
- Deadline to apply: 11:59 pm, Friday, September 30, 2022
- Links to job postings with full application instructions:
2022 UnConference Event Support Staff (workstudy & non-workstudy)
- Application deadline has closed; hiring decisions will be announced soon.
- Number of positions: At least 2 available
- Work Study also available for eligible students: YES
- Number of hours: 17 – 26 hours (includes training & orientation)
- Availability required for these key dates:
- Saturday, October 22, 2022
- Sunday, October 23, 2022
- Deadline to apply: 11:59 pm, Friday, September 30, 2022
- Link to job postings with full application instructions:
AY 2022-23 Institute for Critical Disability Studies Graduate Teaching Assistants
- Application has closed for AY 2022-23
- Number of positions: 2 Available
- Duration: Fall 2022 through Spring 2023
- Deadline to apply: 11:59 pm, Monday, September 12, 2022