All admitted doctoral degree students are given full financial support as teaching assistants, graduate research assistants, or through one of many university or external fellowships. The minimum stipend salary for graduate student employees in BME is set each academic year by the Graduate Studies Committee Executive Committee. The minimum annual stipend salary for the 20192021-20 22 academic year is $26,000. The minimum annual stipend for the 2020-21 academic year is $27,050591.
Financial support benefits include a competitive salary or fellowship stipend, paid tuition and fees, and health insurance coverage (or funds to purchase health insurance) for the duration of the student’s degree program. Financial support is contingent upon satisfactory progress toward the PhD degree as determined by the student’s supervisor, the Graduate Advisor, the Graduate Studies Committee, and the Graduate School. Students admitted to the MSE program are eligible for, but not guaranteed, financial support.
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