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In designated Programs, OSEA offers a limited number of Work Exchange Assistantships for graduate students and on rare occasions to undergraduates. Students make a separate and additional application for these positions. There is no additional application fee to submit with the application. The regularly published application fees are applicable and must be submitted in order to be considered.

The Work Exchange Assistantships are based on a set amount of hours of work a week in the areas of teaching and research. The specific assignments are determined by the OSEA staff on site. Assistants are considered ancillary staff. They are required to participate in all seminars and normally scheduled educational and group activities. Staff have the choice of participating in any optional educational excursions at the additional cost that is established for the specific program. Assistantship positions are available for the Summer Field School, the Winter Quarter, and the Spring Semester.

Applicants should note that the amount of time spent in work exchange will significantly effect their ability to conduct independent research. Applicants should be aware that the obligations of the position will in most cases eliminate the possibility of doing independent research. The use of research materials gathered as an Assistant is limited and must be defined through a written agreement provided by OSEA, which retains rights over any such material. In certain limited and applicable cases, the research materials may lead to publications in which the Research Assistant may be given the opportunity to participate as a junior author at the prerogative of OSEA.

The work exchange is defined as 20 hours a week. Half Assistantship positions might be offered at the discretion of the OSEA Directors. Undergraduate Assistantships are limited to half and quarter time and to research and administrative activities. Undergraduates who are interested in assistantships need to contact OSEA directly and in advance of their application.

The value of the work assistants provide OSEA is exchanged as a deduction from the tuition. All persons who apply for an assistantship must also submit the full application fee according to the published schedule in order to be considered.

The Work Exchange Assistantship positions do not include international airfare, travel costs of ground transportation to the location of the OSEA Program, cost of Home-Stays, Activities Fee, books, research materials, and any optional educational excursions.