Yale Bulletin and Calendar

February 13, 2004|Volume 32, Number 18

Graduate School again increases
stipends for doctoral students

Graduate School Dean Peter Salovey has announced that stipends for students enrolled in Ph.D. programs at Yale will increase once again next year, from the current minimum of $16,000 for nine months of study to $17,000 for each academic year.

Stipends are awarded for five years to all students in doctoral programs. In addition, all doctoral students are granted full tuition waivers, and they are provided free health coverage for themselves and may purchase health coverage for their dependents at a 50% discount.

Salovey also announced that summer stipends will increase, beginning next year, from $3,000 to $3,500. Summer stipends are awarded for two summers to all entering Ph.D. students in the humanities and social sciences. Doctoral students in the sciences are provided stipends over a 12-month period, and they are generally larger than the minimum Graduate School stipend.

In announcing these increases, Salovey stated: "I am pleased that we have been able to continue to improve graduate student financial aid significantly even in a difficult period for the University's budget. Moreover, we no longer restrict the use of the Summer Support Fellowships to the first two years; now, the ability to use the Summer Support Fellowships in any two of the first five summers should allow graduate students more flexibility in planning their studies."

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