Heimat Historian Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 HistoryGypsy, I know what you mean. I had such wonderful correspondence with both the DGS and a professor he put me in touch with who studies many of the same things I'm interested. As far as fit goes, Brandeis may be number 2 or 3 on my list. The POI is even designing a course on immigration for next semester!
Kleio_77 Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 A somewhat unrelated question: How are TAships decided? Are they given to all entering graduate students as part of funding offers, only given to those who the faculty feel would excel as teachers/graders, or are they given to those who have to "work for" their funding? This is an old question, but one I was wondering about as well... Can anyone shed some light on this?
Chiqui74 Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 This is an old question, but one I was wondering about as well... Can anyone shed some light on this? I'm not an expert but some schools only fund through TAships so all students get that; some schools only fund through fellowships so all students get that. Other schools fund through a combination with TAships making up the majority of the student funding and fellowships being reserved for exceptional students. I don't know of a single program where TAships are given only to students with good teaching potential. This is US-centric info, of course. Kleio_77 1
kotov Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 This is an old question, but one I was wondering about as well... Can anyone shed some light on this? In the case of my program, basically everyone is funded through teaching assistantships. The unique thing we have though, is that everyone has to study abroad for a year at another university, and during that time you're paid by fellowship rather than teaching assistantship; in retrospect, I would've loved to have taught in Germany, as long as it would've been auf Englisch, but. Basically, I'd agree with the above poster; most places are going to either fund through TAships and some are going to fund through fellowships, with some places in the former category having some competitive fellowships for their students. Our department doesn't have any sort of competitive fellowships, so aside from the year of fellowship everyone gets by default, any fellowship funding you get is on your own. There's a big push once you get to be ABD to start applying for external research/writing fellowships, so thankfully I hit that lottery. If I were you, I'd just comb through the graduate student page/list/whatever of the departments I was applying to and see if they explain how they generally fund their students; some places will list the courses for which their grad students are TAs or something like that. Kleio_77 1
Kleio_77 Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 I combed through the department page and it said funding is provided by letter to incoming students through either scholarships or t.a. positions. Thank you Chiqui74 and kotov for your responses.
Cpt Jo Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 (edited) To all admits, If you don't mind disclosing the funding packages you received from programs that admitted you, please take a brief moment to fill in the spreadsheet in the link below. I have been looking at the spreadsheet from the English, Rhetoric and Composition thread to get a very general idea of how generous the schools are, but realizing that what I get is not department-specific information, I figure this should help a lot for next year or (hopefully) future applicants. So thank you the ERC thread for the initiative ! Link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AgQb-LRJLpvYdHM3VE1QaHJsS2dQZVRuTDF1eHgwNlE#gid=0 This is great! What does mean #3 at the top? Yale, Harvard, Princeton and Stanford give crazy stipends. How surprising. Edited March 3, 2015 by Cpt Jo
TMP Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 This is great! What does mean #3 at the top? Yale, Harvard, Princeton and Stanford give crazy stipends. How surprising. Actually, Palo Alto, Cambridge, and Princeton are pretty expensive places to live.... $26K for Palo Alto is barely livable. As my aunt who lives there says, "Don't move here unless you're already making good money just to pay rent." mvlchicago and Cpt Jo 2
Cpt Jo Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 Actually, Palo Alto, Cambridge, and Princeton are pretty expensive places to live.... $26K for Palo Alto is barely livable. As my aunt who lives there says, "Don't move here unless you're already making good money just to pay rent." Not New Haven then?
ashiepoo72 Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 A one bedroom in the Palo Alto area easily runs for over $1000/month.
dr. t Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 (edited) A one bedroom in the Palo Alto area easily runs for over $1000/month. ...That's expensive? He asks from his 400 sq. ft. apartment without a dishwasher which costs over $1500 Edited March 3, 2015 by telkanuru MastigosAtLarge 1
Cliana Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 I relate. One bedroom where I am is cheap if its under $1200
modern Posted March 26, 2015 Posted March 26, 2015 Yale's stipend is about 30,000 now as the standard minimum funding package for all PhD students in the Graduate School, and as of this year they also offer a guaranteed 6th year of funding (Teaching Fellowship) for students in good standing (essentially, if your advisor/DGS signs). Hopefully the 6th year (which of course was already relatively common practice in many places, but not guaranteed) will become more common.
Chiqui74 Posted March 5, 2016 Posted March 5, 2016 I'm just going to bump this since it isn't a sticky. mvlchicago and ashiepoo72 2
reremoop Posted March 5, 2016 Posted March 5, 2016 12 hours ago, Chiqui74 said: I'm just going to bump this since it isn't a sticky. This thread really should be stickied. I had seen it a few years ago and forgot it. If it was a sticky I think it would be easier for applicants to continuously add data every year.
Septerra Posted March 5, 2016 Posted March 5, 2016 If anyone has funding info about Ohio State and Carnegie Mellon, please do tell!
dr. t Posted March 5, 2016 Posted March 5, 2016 I though I put my offer in there from OSU last year. TA-ship, 4 years (MA degree), $17k, does not include health insurance. The fellowship package is better.
Septerra Posted March 6, 2016 Posted March 6, 2016 (edited) 2 hours ago, telkanuru said: I though I put my offer in there from OSU last year. TA-ship, 4 years (MA degree), $17k, does not include health insurance. The fellowship package is better. Are you sure it does not include health insurance? I take medication daily and that is a huge consideration for me. Their 2011-12 GTA insurance brochure, the most recent I could find, states that they give an 85% subsidy. Edited March 6, 2016 by Septerra
TMP Posted March 6, 2016 Posted March 6, 2016 85% health insurance is covered and you can elect to pay the rest. Generally you'll pay $45/month for comprehensive student health insurance. Feel free to PM me with more details on OSU!!! Septerra 1
the_flying_k Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 Just curious, is it advisable to wait until after I've made my decision to enter information? Should I include all of the offers I received, or only the one I accepted?
KLZ Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 I'd say all offers. Adding information about funding is not really about telling people which offer you've accepted; the data is good for applicants to get a sense of current offers at a variety of places as well as changes over time.
knp Posted March 29, 2016 Posted March 29, 2016 Bump again! I feel like this year has a slightly low number of entries so far. mvlchicago 1
mvlchicago Posted March 29, 2016 Posted March 29, 2016 Brown's up to 27k, full medical and dental, and word on the streets is that they'll be unveiling guaranteed 6 year funding sometime in the next 6 to 18 months. Life is good here in the PVD.
knp Posted March 29, 2016 Posted March 29, 2016 (edited) Yowch are the Ivies high. Public university funding ETA It's awesome for people who get that! It's just a comparison thing...I feel like my likely choice's stipend is fine/good, and then I think too much about how much better it could be. But that's great that some humanities PhDs are being paid properly! Edited March 29, 2016 by knp you see where I put the ETA in my post yes that's the reason
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