Financial Support

Accepted graduate students working as teaching assistants (TAs) during the first year of school are offered a salary of $18,000 during the academic year. Students may receive up to $24,000 for the entire calendar year, depending on PI funding for the summer semester. TA positions provide our students an advanced experience with teaching undergraduate courses (typically general and/or organic chemistry labs).

Starting the first summer and following years, graduate students typically work as graduate research assistants (GRAs) supported by grants of their supervisors.

Note that both TAs and GRAs include a full waiver of tuition, provided a student remain in good academic standing.

Continuation of your assistantship beyond the first semester is contingent upon you making satisfactory progress towards the Ph.D. degree.