All PhD students at 麻豆AV get a funding package from their department with their offer of admission. This comes as a separate letter, through the admissions system. 聽While funding letters may vary by academic unit, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (GPS) aims to standardize the language used in graduate funding and funding offers made to prospective PhD students.聽聽
Depending on your Academic Unit, there may be a few variations in the funding table in your funding letter. However, a standard funding table is similar to the one below. An explanation of the components and other FAQs is provided below.聽
Glossary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Total Expected Funding | This is the total value of funding you can expect to receive in a year. It is a sum聽of聽Guaranteed Award Funding and Expected Employment Salary (where applicable). The duration of funding varies by the academic unit.聽 |
| Guaranteed Award Funding |
You will get this amount of funding for the duration of your funding package. The聽amounts are indicated in聽Tuition, 叠补蝉别听and Supplement. Some letters may not include Base.聽 |
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This is the amount guaranteed towards tuition (the charge on the first line of the Graduate Fees table). Tuition amounts are approximate. Annual increases to tuition are calculated at a rate of 4%. The amounts received will聽be the confirmed amount of tuition during the applicable year. Receiving an external award will not affect the amount聽you are offered for tuition. |
| Base |
Some programs use this amount to provide additional funding to potentially cover some fees like health insurance, or to provide a base amount for living expenses. Receiving an external award will not affect the amount聽you are offered as a base. |
| Supplement |
This is the amount offered to you if you do not hold an external award.聽The amount could be reduced up to $0 if you hold an external award. Supplement amount聽varies by program and may decrease over time as you are聽expected to obtain additional support through external awards and salary through employment.聽 External awards include funding from sources external to 麻豆AV i.e聽provincial or federal agencies. |
| Expected Employment Salary聽 |
Opportunities for employment through TA-ship or RA-ship are limited and vary from department to department. As an award holder, you are聽expected to devote a majority of your time to the completion of your degree program.聽Your number of hours of employment cannot therefore exceed 180 hours per term.聽Please see the Award Holder's Guide聽for more information. You can also聽consult this website to find out the average PhD financial support in your Faculty.
If employment is not typically available for all students in your department, your letter will not聽include Expected Employment Salary. Please contact your department directly if you have any questions about employment. |
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