TVDOC Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 I see a lot of questions on the board about funding offers. It seems people are trying to figure out what is a good offer and how it compares to others they might be waiting for or others that people have been offered. I figured it would be interesting to post funding info so everyone can compare and judge quality of packages. You dont have to post the schools name (but feel free if you want). Maybe just post "School A, 15k year stipend, Teaching Assistant, Full Medical, Tuition Waived, 3 years guaranteed" or something similar. Just a though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcantrone Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 (edited) School A- teaching assistantship; full tuition waiver, health insurance, 15,600 stipend. 4 years. School B- teaching assistantship; full tuition waiver, health insurance, 15,300 stipend. Not sure how many years. pretty standard. I see a lot of questions on the board about funding offers. It seems people are trying to figure out what is a good offer and how it compares to others they might be waiting for or others that people have been offered. I figured it would be interesting to post funding info so everyone can compare and judge quality of packages. You dont have to post the schools name (but feel free if you want). Maybe just post "School A, 15k year stipend, Teaching Assistant, Full Medical, Tuition Waived, 3 years guaranteed" or something similar. Just a though... Edited February 27, 2011 by Jcantrone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommCommClub Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Mass Comm PhD offers School A: Full tuition, health insurance, $20,000 stipend, TA/RA-ship, 4 years guaranteed School B: Full tuition, health insurance, $22,000 stipend, TA/RA-ship, 3 years guaranteed School C: Full tuition, health insurance, $21,500 stipend, TA-RA-ship, 3 years guaranteed School D: Full tuition, $12000 stipend, TA/RA-ship, 1 year guaranteed School E: "Offering funding," details TBA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathiza Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Sorry for using this thread, but I have a question: Some of my schools give standard-packages of full tuition/insurance + 14.000/15.000 a year. (just like Jcantrone) Is this enough to live on? It seems very little to me, especially since I won't be able to take another job (because of my visa). Is this really enough to pay rent and to not starve and have a social life (which means going to the movies or out sometimes...)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommCommClub Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Sorry for using this thread, but I have a question: Some of my schools give standard-packages of full tuition/insurance + 14.000/15.000 a year. (just like Jcantrone) Is this enough to live on? It seems very little to me, especially since I won't be able to take another job (because of my visa). Is this really enough to pay rent and to not starve and have a social life (which means going to the movies or out sometimes...)? That really depends on the city you are living in and the cost of living there. 14-15,000/year might be reasonable for Columbia, MO (Mizzou), but less so for NYC (Columbia Univ). That said, plenty of programs offer about that much in stipends and their students pull it off, either by living cheaply or combining the stipend with a school loan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcantrone Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 damn, those are some nice offers. im guess School D is out lol.. Mass Comm PhD offers School A: Full tuition, health insurance, $20,000 stipend, TA/RA-ship, 4 years guaranteed School B: Full tuition, health insurance, $22,000 stipend, TA/RA-ship, 3 years guaranteed School C: Full tuition, health insurance, $21,500 stipend, TA-RA-ship, 3 years guaranteed School D: Full tuition, $12000 stipend, TA/RA-ship, 1 year guaranteed School E: "Offering funding," details TBA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommCommClub Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Haha, yeah, at this point the school offering $12,000 and the one with no funding (UW-Madison, surprise surprise) are almost certainly off the table. But the process is far from over, so we'll see! I really didn't expect to get accepted anywhere, so this has all been a bit surprising. damn, those are some nice offers. im guess School D is out lol.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangefox Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Mass Comm PhD offers School A: Full tuition, health insurance, $20,000 stipend, TA/RA-ship, 4 years guaranteed School B: Full tuition, health insurance, $22,000 stipend, TA/RA-ship, 3 years guaranteed School C: Full tuition, health insurance, $21,500 stipend, TA-RA-ship, 3 years guaranteed School D: Full tuition, $12000 stipend, TA/RA-ship, 1 year guaranteed School E: "Offering funding," details TBA You've got so many funding offers!!! You are cool, man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangefox Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Sorry for using this thread, but I have a question: Some of my schools give standard-packages of full tuition/insurance + 14.000/15.000 a year. (just like Jcantrone) Is this enough to live on? It seems very little to me, especially since I won't be able to take another job (because of my visa). Is this really enough to pay rent and to not starve and have a social life (which means going to the movies or out sometimes...)? Depends totally on a city. You must research that. For example, you can start from City Guide board on this forum. They talk about cost of living there. Just search for threads about your cities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keymash Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Media/Communications PhD, major urban areas, large, private institutions: School A: $30,000 a year, 4-5 years, 2-year teaching commitment School B: details pending, but previous years have been around 24-25K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XOwlfan Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 This is a great idea! School A: full tuition, health insurance, and $14K annual stipend for 3 years with RA/TA position School B: full tuition, health insurance, $21,300 annual stipend for 4 years (with RA/TA position during years 2 and 3), $2K annual travel/conference allowance, plus funding for family to tag-along for such conferences, childcare grants School C: waiting to hear back about funding School D: waiting to hear about admission status Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kittyfox Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Media/Communications PhD, major urban areas, large, private institutions: School A: $30,000 a year, 4-5 years, 2-year teaching commitment School B: details pending, but previous years have been around 24-25K School A looks familiar...is it on the West Coast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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