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About Tuition, Fees and Stipend

Tuition and Fees

When the university department accepts a student as an NPSC Fellow, that department assumes the responsibility for the Fellow's tuition and fees. The graduate department is encouraged to augment the NPSC stipend if it is not equal to the amount that other graduate students in the department receive, and many departments do. The procedures for covering or waiving the NPSC Fellow(s) tuition and fees are the business of the university or department.

Stipend:

The Stipend is provided by the NPSC member employer through the NPSC Headquarters office. Stipends are sent in quarterly payments to the university financial point of contact person, who distributes the stipend in accordance with the university's regular graduate practices, on a bimonthly or monthly schedule. The first quarterly payment is automatic to the campus, subsequent quarterly payments are distributed after the NPSC Headquarters office receives an NPSC Progress form and invoice from the campus financial point of contact person.

Most universities do not take out Income Taxes, so it will be the fellow's responsibility to ensure Income Taxes are set aside and paid.

Stipend Amount:

The annual stipend to the student currently is $16,000; NPSC charges an overhead fee of $5,000 per fellow supported per year. Including the stipend, tuition, fees, and salary for two summers of internship, the value of an NPSC fellowship to the student exceeds $200,000.

Students entering with an undergraduate degree may be funded for up to six years. Students entering with a master's degree or entering the NPSC program during their third year of graduate school may be funded for up to four years. Students in the Dissertation Program may be funded for up to four years.


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Fellowship Information Unique Features Featured Fellows FAQ University Commitment Signatory Institutions Join The Consortium	Unique Features Unique Features NPSC's Renewable Fellowships About Tuition, Fees and Stipend About Tuition, Fees and Stipend Tuition and Fees When the university department accepts a student as an NPSC Fellow, that department assumes the responsibility for the Fellow's tuition and fees. The graduate department is encouraged to augment the NPSC stipend if it is not equal to the amount that other graduate students in the department receive, and many departments do. The procedures for covering or waiving the NPSC Fellow(s) tuition and fees are the business of the university or department. Stipend: The Stipend is provided by the NPSC member employer through the NPSC Headquarters office. Stipends are sent in quarterly payments to the university financial point of contact person, who distributes the stipend in accordance with the university's regular graduate practices, on a bimonthly or monthly schedule. The first quarterly payment is automatic to the campus, subsequent quarterly payments are distributed after the NPSC Headquarters office receives an NPSC Progress form and invoice from the campus financial point of contact person. Most universities do not take out Income Taxes, so it will be the fellow's responsibility to ensure Income Taxes are set aside and paid. Stipend Amount: The annual stipend to the student currently is $16,000; NPSC charges an overhead fee of $5,000 per fellow supported per year. Including the stipend, tuition, fees, and salary for two summers of internship, the value of an NPSC fellowship to the student exceeds $200,000. Students entering with an undergraduate degree may be funded for up to six years. Students entering with a master's degree or entering the NPSC program during their third year of graduate school may be funded for up to four years. Students in the Dissertation Program may be funded for up to four years. © Copyright 2004, National Physical Science Consortium.