Financial Support for Doctoral Students
At the time of admission to a terminal doctoral program, the Department of Mechanical Engineering guarantees a minimum of five years of financial support, contingent on maintaining Good Academic Standing within both the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Financial support comes in the form of teaching assistantship, graduate research assistantship, or fellowship, and may change from year to year or semester to semester.
Financial support and other benefits for a funded doctoral student consist of:
- Salary (the standard nine-month support for the academic year
- Full payment of tuition
- Full payment of basic (gold-level) medical insurance
- Full payment of Facilities and Health Service fees
- Minimum two weeks of vacation, in addition to designated University holidays [policy]
Funded doctoral students are responsible for paying a one-time $105 Document fee in their first semester, a $25 Student Activity fee each semester they are enrolled, and a one-time $85 processing fee when depositing their dissertation.
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