How to Use assistantship in a Sentence
assistantship
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As a metaphor for assistantship and subordination, the image is strong.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2026
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Lloyd likened his extended stay – a 22-year assistantship that is not the norm in a very upwardly mobile profession – to making a sound investment.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
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My master’s degree was fully funded, with a stipend of $22,500 a year and a tuition waiver, from a research assistantship.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 22 Aug. 2025
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However, recent proposals have been turned down, and Blumstein’s department has lost a third of its teaching assistantship support.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026
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Scholarships, assistantships and employer tuition benefits can help, but for many students, private student loans will become the primary way to bridge the gap.
—Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
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But Schuster, whose trainee had her application returned without review, says the student will probably need to do teaching assistantships to cover part of her pay, which will slow down the pace of her project.
—Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 11 Feb. 2026
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My PhD was fully funded with tuition waivers and varying stipends per year from a combination of fellowships, scholarships, and teaching or research assistantships.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 22 Aug. 2025
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Scholarships, fellowships, assistantships and employer tuition assistance can help reduce your funding gap.
—Amy Deyoung, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
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His physical therapy program offered very few scholarships, and paid teaching assistantships were highly competitive.
—Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
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Doctoral students might receive assistantships that come with teaching stipends, Beasley said, and there’s a possibility accounting firms might help students fund their education.
—Courtney Vien, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2025
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Start by maximizing funding that doesn't have to be repaid, including scholarships, grants, fellowships, teaching or research assistantships and any employer tuition assistance or reimbursement programs.
—Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
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The assistantship itself was a prestigious appointment through the Fulbright Program where I was integrated as a sort of junior teacher who led classes in English conversation and American culture.
—Aimie K. Runyan, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026
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