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Graduate Students: Total Cost

Graduate Students: Academic Year

Graduate Students: Summer

Graduate Students: Fellowship Supplement

Undergraduate Students: Academic Year

Undergraduate Students: Summer

Inflation

Graduate Student: Total Cost

Total Cost for Fiscal Year 08-09 (for all out years escalate by 4% )
9-month Stipend	$16,600
Health Insurance	1,416
Tuition	5,014
Computer Services Fee	2,408
Total Cost for Academic Year	$ 25,438
3-month summer salary	$10,725
Health Insurance	472
Computer Services Fee	1,605
Total Cost for the Summer	$12,802
Total Cost for 12 month Student	$38,240

*Note this rate does not include F&A charges which would be calculated on all direct cost with the exception of tuition.

 

Graduate Students: Academic Year
All graduate student assistantships (research assistant or teaching assistant) offer the same level of compensation for the nine-month academic year. Students work approximately 20 hours per week on their assigned assistantship. A bonus of $750/semester is paid to students for a maximum of four (4) semesters starting in the first semester after they have obtained ABD (all-but-dissertation) status. Current and future nine-month rates follow:

	Regular	ABD
AY '08-09	$16,600	$18,100
AY '09-10	$17,264	$18,764

For budget purposes out years should be calculated at 4% inflation

Graduate Students: Summer
Students also work on research projects during the summer. They work 40 hours per week for a maximum of 12 weeks. Current and future weekly rates follow:

Summer '08	$825
Summer '09	$850

Undergraduate Students: Academic Year
Undergraduate students may work as either laboratory assistants or as research assistants. Laboratory assistants are assigned to specific courses and work under the direction of the course instructor. Research assistants work on specific research projects and work under the direction of the project's principal investigator. Undergraduate students work approximately 12-15 hours per week for approximately 15 weeks per semester. Their compensation is $2,000 per semester.

Undergraduate Students: Summer
Undergraduates may work as research assistants for specific research projects during the summer. They may work up to 40 hours per week for up to 12 weeks per summer. Their salary is $12.00 per hour. Specific work schedules are negotiated with the principal investigator.

Inflation
When budgeting for multi-year projects, the department's policy is to use a 4% annual inflation rate for all budget categories where the rate has not been established.