berba9 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I was told this: ...the grant which pays your stipend for the first 2 years will be refunded, so that's in the bank. With respect to your funding for the rest of your graduate education, it depends a lot on the lab you go into. Typically you will find a home that will have an existing funded grant to pay you from, or if the PI loses funding s/he will back stop your salary, or the Department in which the PI has their academic appointment, will backstop your salary - the strong emphasis is on making sure you will be funded! What exactly does that mean (backstop)? As far as I had understood, the program funds students for the 1st 2 years (which seems to be confirmed here) and after that only professors who have grant funding take students since we're supposed to get our stipends from them (if we don't get fellowships). Any ideas what this mail means??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERR_Alpha Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 (edited) Basically, it seems like your PI would have to fund you. From what I'm gathering the "backstop" would be your PI borrowing money from the department or grad school to pay for your salary with the intent to pay it back. So basically, you won't ever be without a pay check. Edit: found this Duke link https://gradschool.duke.edu/sites/default/files/documents/policy_phd_student_affiliation_and_backstop.pdf Edited April 11, 2015 by ERR_Alpha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berba9 Posted April 13, 2015 Author Share Posted April 13, 2015 Thanks When I googled backstop I ended up with some consulting company website! Anyway, the link is both good and bad news (POI won't take me if he doesn't get a grant) I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stmwap Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Thanks When I googled backstop I ended up with some consulting company website! Anyway, the link is both good and bad news (POI won't take me if he doesn't get a grant) I guess. Well you don't want to be in an underfunded lab anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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