What does 50% funding mean?

[Kate]

I was just told that I would get 50% funding, but I'm unsure what exactly this means. Does this generally mean 50% tuition remission and no stipend, or tuition remission with some kind of 50% of a stipend? I know that it probably differs from case to case, but while I wait to hear back from my program, can anyone tell me what it generally means?

[zxcv]

Usually, a 50% appointment as a TA or RA is full time for a graduate student. That means you'll work for 20 hours per week and get full fee remission. Technically, you'll be paid half of the 100% time stipend, but nobody earns the 100% stipend.

[Kate]

Usually, a 50% appointment as a TA or RA is full time for a graduate student. That means you'll work for 20 hours per week and get full fee remission. Technically, you'll be paid half of the 100% time stipend, but nobody earns the 100% stipend.

That's what I was hoping to hear! Hopefully that's true in my case. Thanks for the info!