13.5 Stipend amounts

As of autumn semester 2025, the stipend amount for graduate associates paid from CPH funds are $2,682 per month for master's and PhD students, assuming a 50% appointment. Graduate associate with a 25% appointment are paid half these stipend amounts and have half the tuition and fees covered. Stipends may increase with each new academic year. Individuals funded by research grants must be paid at least this much, but their stipends are permitted to be higher if justified by the needs of the project. Graduate associates must be registered for at least eight credit hours each term, except during summer, when the minimum is four credit hours. Doctoral students who have passed the candidacy examination may register for a minimum of three graduate credit hours each term a 50% GA appointment is held, including summer term.