Ask a Dean Category: Fellowships and Funding
Which tax year is used for spring stipends?
Category: Fellowships and Funding, Tax Date: March 2018
Hello, I receive a graduate fellowship and due to the way Cornell prepares the 1098-T form, I am unsure how to report it. On the 1098-T, both the Fall 2017…
Do class lectures count toward the 15-hour per week average for assistantships?
Category: Fellowships and Funding Date: February 2018
Hello Deans, I’m serving as a TA this semester and was just wondering if the times I attend the class lecture each week count towards the 15 hour per week…
Where do I find resources for short term research outside of Cornell?
Category: Fellowships and Funding Date: February 2018
Hello, I plan on doing archival research in NYC for about one to two weeks (weekends over the course of two weeks) and plan on writing an article on the…
Can you tell me how Cornell follows 117 a-c while so many other institutions obviously follow 117d?
Category: Fellowships and Funding, Tax Date: December 2017
Dear Ask a Dean, According to the Cornell Daily Sun’s coverage of last Monday’s GPSA meeting, Cornell graduate students would not be impacted by changes in the tax plan in…
Why do universities “charge” and then “waive” tuition for graduate students, instead of simply voiding tuition for graduate students altogether?
Category: Fellowships and Funding Date: December 2017
Dear Ask a Dean, I understand that you’ve already covered that Cornell uses subsections 117(a-c) to cover tuition for graduate students rather than the currently at-risk subsection 117(d). However, I…
Three questions about Cornell’s response if the proposed tax legislation is passed
Category: Fellowships and Funding, Tax Date: November 2017
Question 1: Dear Sir/Madam, I recently heard that the new republican tax plan involves taxing graduate students on their stipend PLUS their tuition. This would increase our taxes by ~…
Will the Graduate School commit to increasing wages or decreasing tuition for graduate students if the proposed changes to the tax code pass?
Category: Fellowships and Funding, Tax Date: November 2017
Hello deans, Recently news has circulated that a draft tax code could, if implemented, remove the tuition waiver for grads, double our taxable income, and thereby increase our federal taxes…
Are all funded graduate students functioning under 117(a-c) of the current tax code?
Category: Fellowships and Funding, Tax Date: November 2017
Hello Deans, I appreciate the information that the Graduate School News has provided regarding effects of proposed Tax Plan Reforms. I wanted to clarify, just to be certain: Are all…
How will the proposed changes affect my taxable income, particularly in regards to the tuition that the NSF pays to Cornell?
Category: Fellowships and Funding, Tax Date: November 2017
Hi, Deans, Thank you very much for all of the clarifications about the proposed changes to the tax code and how Cornell graduate students would be affected by it. I…
Are graduate students who are expected to work overtime remunerated?
Category: Fellowships and Funding Date: September 2017
Hello deans, This semester my adviser was short on research funding, and so to pay my tuition and earn my stipend I am working as a TA. Now, nearly a…