Jake76

Hey all, I wanted some helping contextualizing my funding offer from UC Berkeley (econ PhD). I will qualify for in-state tuition after year 1. For my first year, I am offered 5k stipend + full tuition and fees (total 23k). For my 2nd year and on, I will receive 21k stipend + full tuition and fees (total 39k). I'm not sure if any of this includes summer. Is this pretty low / very partial funding? Can I live on a 21k stipend in Berkeley? What type of funding did you get? How much is "full" funding considered to be? What amount of funding is normal at a solid top 10? Are there opportunities to increase this funding? Thank you all for your help.