Affording Your Ph.D.

Students in the doctoral program in Information Systems & Management or in Public Policy & Management will receive a $32,000 stipend (no work required) for the academic year (nine months) during your first year in the program. Students in joint degree Ph.D. programs should contact the Ph.D. program office for stipend and TA details.

In addition to the full-tuition scholarship and stipend, Heinz College will pay for Ph.D. students' technology fee, student activity fee, and transportation fee (all of which are considered required fees by the university). And Ph.D. students will be eligible for the university's support of 100 percent of the individual premium cost for coverage through the Student Healthcare Insurance Program.

For students in the second through sixth years of study in the doctoral program in Information Systems & Management or in Public Policy & Management (provided they remain in good academic standing), Heinz College will annually renew your full-tuition scholarship support and provide you with the opportunity to earn a minimum of $32,000 each year through teaching and/or research assistantships. There are additional opportunities to augment your academic year earnings by working as a teaching assistant during the summer term.

In addition to the full-tuition scholarship and stipend, Heinz College will pay for Ph.D. students' technology fee, student activity fee, and transportation fee (all of which are considered required fees by the university). And Ph.D. students will be eligible for the university's support of 100 percent of the individual premium cost for coverage through the Student Healthcare Insurance Program.

Students in joint degree Ph.D. programs should contact the Ph.D. program office for stipend and TA details for years 2 to 6.

Contact the Ph.D. program office for stipend and TA details.

If you are eligible for more than one scholarship from Heinz College, you may not be entitled to the minimum award for the second scholarship. Typically, scholarships or scholarship percentages offered by Heinz College are renewable for subsequent semesters of enrollment. However, any scholarship or fellowship offered may be reduced or rescinded for any of the following reasons:

• Changing the academic program of study
• A difference in the number of enrolled units originally used to calculate eligibility
• Extending the normal program length
• Deferment of offer of admission
• Failure to make satisfactory academic progress
• Financial aid overaward*

*Total scholarship from all sources generally may not exceed the cost of tuition and fees. Total financial aid from all sources may not exceed the total cost of attendance.

See CMU's Statement of Assurance.

Faculty members often hire Ph.D. students to work as research assistants on funded projects. Research assistantship payments vary based on the funding available to the faculty member.

Heinz College occasionally hires Ph.D. students who prove to be excellent teachers as instructors in its master's degree programs.

Teaching assistantships are available to Ph.D. students beginning in their second year. Limited positions are available over the summer for interested Ph.D. students

If you obtain an external tuition scholarship from an organization outside of CMU, you are eligible to receive 25 percent of the external tuition scholarship in the form of extra stipend support from Heinz College. This applies only to funding from organizations external to CMU, not to scholarships awarded to you from a CMU program, even if that program is funded by an external organization.