GVSU Financial Aid Office
Position Information
Number of Openings: 2
Hours per Week: 20
Paid Position?: Yes
Wage/Salary: 4000
Job Description:
Primary Duties and Responsibilities of Scholarships Graduate Assistant:
• Working with current students to help find scholarship opportunities
• Help to schedule varies outreach events for the Financial Aid Office
• Complete scholarship need analysis spreadsheets for scholarship committees
• Update and maintain the Scholarship Database
• Check and respond to emails in the scholarship email box daily
• Help to promote all outside agency scholarships by:
o Updating the database, keeping spreadsheet of database uploads
o Social Media
o Updating agency scholarship binders
o Contacting departments to let them know of new scholarships that may be available for their students
Primary Duties and Responsibilities of Processing Graduate Assistant:
• The primary focus of this position will be to assist the professional staff in the processing of student financial aid awards.
• Specific processing responsibilities may include:
 Processing of student financial aid award change requests.
 Verification of federal tax documents.
 Assisting in administration of various federal, state, and institutional aid programs.
 Other various processing tasks, as assigned.
• The processing graduate assistant will contribute to office customer service and outreach efforts throughout the course of the
assistantship.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Must be enrolled as a degree-seeking graduate student at Grand Valley State University for a minimum of nine credit hours per
semester
• Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of basic computer an web applications (i.e., Word, Excel, GroupWise email, etc.)
• The ability to organize work time and manage projects independently
How to Apply:
Candidates are invited to apply for the positions by submitting a resume, cover letter and three references to Erika Wallace,
wallacee@gvsu.edu.
Please indicate which position(s) you are applying for in your cover letter.
Review of applications will begin as they are received.
Contact Information:
The application materials should be directed to:
Erika Wallace
Associate Director, Scholarships and Outreach
Financial Aid Office
Grand Valley State University
wallacee@gvsu.edu
616.331.3234
Online Application Address: