All Questions
16
questions
1
vote
2
answers
486
views
Does being accepted in a PhD program guarantee that my tuition is payed for?
I'm a prospective psychology PhD student, and one of the most intimidating problems was tuition expenses, but I've checked a number of PhD programs (NYU, Carniege-Mellon, Princeton) and they all say ...
- 125
2
votes
1
answer
79
views
What are the possible grants/stipends/scholarships that are available in the Republic of Austria? [closed]
Yesterday I was offered to join Central European University (now situated in Vienna, Austria). The dream came true, and I was invited to get a MPA degree.
CEU Admissions Committee gave me a very ...
- 121
30
votes
10
answers
13k
views
Does any country have free college & open admissions?
Here's my rough understanding of differences in higher education in different countries:
In the U.S., college is paid for in general by the individual student, not the state. On the other hand, ...
- 39.8k
9
votes
4
answers
962
views
When did US undergraduate education become so expensive?
As far as I know, in the majority of countries in the world, especially in Europe, undergraduate education, even at the top universities, is almost always significantly less expensive than at ...
- 1,211
2
votes
2
answers
297
views
Is it possible or common to receive a scholarship from home country for international students?
I'm looking to pursue my Ph.D. degree in a different country.
Currently, I'm working on my Master's thesis.
The major challenge for me would be to receive a tuition fee waiver from the University I'm ...
- 123
15
votes
1
answer
724
views
What is a tuition waiver (in the US)?
A tax proposal in the US is reported to make "tuition waivers that many graduate students receive when they work as teaching assistants or researchers" taxable.
I am currently a PhD student at a US ...
- 1,777
10
votes
3
answers
2k
views
Scholarship award not being honored
I was announced as a recipient of a scholarship from an organization outside of the university, and the organization doesn't seem to be honoring the scholarship.
The announcement was made months ago ...
- 186
3
votes
2
answers
8k
views
How much public funding do private universities in the United States receive, directly or indirectly?
I am trying to assess how much public funding private universities in the United States receive.
I found a study that partially answers the question:
Taxpayer Subsidies for Most Colleges and ...
- 33.8k
19
votes
5
answers
4k
views
Why would a grad school reduce fees to a trivial amount rather than reduce stipend?
When I applied to grad schools I was accepted with full tuition wavers and stipends to all but one. That one gave me a good stipend and reduced tuition to a trivial fee ($300). They say you can even ...
user41631
5
votes
3
answers
399
views
Is it possible to pursue masters degree in the US university without getting financial back-up from family?
I am a undergraduate student majoring in Human resource management and planning to get admitted in such a university where I have great opportunity to do research.
Is it possible to pursue masters ...
- 511
2
votes
1
answer
124
views
How much of a role tuition revenue plays in underwriting research?
I knew that TA positions in American schools are usually borne out of tuition revenue. Tuition revenue (that is, the cash that comes from the sometimes exorbitant undergraduate tuition) is usually ...
- 349
22
votes
6
answers
14k
views
What percentage of a professor's salary is paid for by tuition?
Is it possible to determine what percentage of a tenure track/tenured professor's salary is paid for by tuition? At my UK university, our school budget includes income from student fees (we only get a ...
- 104k
4
votes
2
answers
808
views
What limits the number of PhD students in universities with and without PhD tution fee?
Universities normally (as far as I know) do not limit the number of PhD students a research-active professor can have as long as he secure the funding for his PhD students. For example, if a professor ...
- 2,974
21
votes
6
answers
14k
views
Why is college tuition high, but academic salaries low?
Where is the money going to?
How can it be that interested students pay so much, but many academic salaries are so low (excluding the obvious full professor in a field where the industry pays for ...
- 4,071
5
votes
2
answers
4k
views
Should I take OSAP (student loans) even if I can pay for my tuition? [closed]
This is something I have been pondering for a while. I am currently in my second year at University and my program comes with mandatory Co-op throughout the 4 years of study. I have completed 3 Co-op ...
- 153