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Graduate Financial Support

Forms for admission to the Graduate School and the financial aid form are regarded as application forms for fellowships and assistantships. All students admitted to the Graduate School are considered for these awards. In general, awards are made in March and April for the ensuing year.

A limited number of fellowships are awarded for full-time study. Michigan Tech doctoral fellowships are funded for a nine-month period at $1,200 per month, with tuition and fees covered.

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Graduate teaching assistantships are awarded for instructional services to the department. Graduate research assistantships are awarded to work on specific research contracts and grants. Both teaching and research awards can be for the academic year of three semesters or for the entire year. The awards include a stipend plus payment of tuition and fees. The current stipend is $4,684 per semester for master's degree and doctoral students.

Graduate Student Minimum1 Stipend Rate Categories for 2008-09	Minimum 2008-09 Rates	Minimum 2007-08 Rates For Comparison
MS Students	$ 4,871	$ 4,684
Incoming PhDs Lacking an MS Degree2	$ 5,438	$ 5,438
Continuing PhDs Lacking an MS Degree	$ 5,438	$ 5,438
Incoming or Continuing PhDs with an MS Degree3	$ 5,656	$ 5,438
PhDs After Passing Qualifying Exam (with or without MS)	$ 5,906	$ 5,438
PhDs After Passing Qualifying and Proposal Defense Exam (with or without MS)	$ 6,156	$ 5,438
1. Departments or faculty can use funds from external or Michigan Tech Fund sources to provide students with higher stipends up to a maximum of $30,000 per year. Support from Michigan Tech Fund sources can also be used to supplement stipends funded from Michigan Tech's General Fund (i.e., GTA stipends).
2. Incoming PhD students who lack an MS who have already been made offers of support will be "grandfathered in" and receive support at the 2007-08 minimum PhD stipend level. Beginning in fall 2009, all newly accepted PhD students lacking an MS will receive minimum support at a level equal to the MS rate. After completion of the qualifying exam, all PhD students will receive minimum support at the post-qualifying exam rate.
3. This stipend rate will be used by Research and Sponsored Programs for all PhD students during the preparation of budgets for proposals to external sponsors.

Students receiving assistantships must be registered as graduate students and must enroll for a minimum of 9 (MS) and (PhD) credits per semester. Teaching assistantships in chemical engineering generally involve service as instructors in the Unit Operations Laboratory, or in introductory chemical engineering courses. In addition to financial aid, these teaching positions provide invaluable experience for students interested in academic careers.