Hi!
So, I was recently offered admission to a PhD program that provides a fellowship that includes a living stipend, full tuition remission, and full health and dental insurance. However, I am 22 years old and am still on my step mother's health and dental insurance. It doesn't make a difference to her whether I am on it or not, in terms of how her company provides the coverage. As such, it's probably in my best interest to just stay on it (as I am eligible to remain on it for another 4 years). My question is, is it at all possible to (for now) reject the health benefits portion of my fellowship and have other components of the fellowship adjusted accordingly? I'm going to follow up with the program about this, but I was curious if anyone else had experienced similar circumstances.
Thanks a ton!