Summary Applicant must be registered Graduate School students at the time of the request, have no Cornell bursar holds on account, and be matriculated in a degree program offered through Cornell’s Graduate School. (The Veterinary College, Law School, and Johnson School have their own assistance programs; students in these colleges should contact their college for…
Summary All registered students are charged tuition during each semester of the academic year. Tuition varies with field and degree program. University assistantships and fellowships generally include tuition. If you are not receiving tuition support from Cornell, the tuition rates page will help you budget. While tuition cannot be “waived,” students may receive a full or…
Summary All fellowship and assistantship stipends graduate students receive from Cornell are considered taxable income by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and by New York State. Generally, fellowships do not have tax taken out at the time of payment. For graduate student assistantship stipends, taxes are withheld at the time of disbursement and the stipend…
Summary Stipends are payments made to students to help offset expenses such as housing, room, board, and supplies. Fellowship stipends are paid through the bursar system and appear as refunds on student accounts in lump-sum payments near the beginning of the semester. Students should budget their resources for the semester. Take advantage of the Personal Finance…
Summary The Graduate School provides grants to all graduate students who are invited to present papers or posters at professional conferences. Recipients must be enrolled (full-time or in absentia) in a graduate research degree (M.A./M.S., M.F.A., D.M.A., J.S.D. or Ph.D.) program through the Graduate School and be a registered student during the term in which…
Summary Please see the Code of Legislation of the Graduate Faculty for specific grievance procedures if informal attempts at resolving an issue have not been successful. In sum, the grievance procedure outlines provisions and procedural steps for handling grievances involving serious disagreements between graduate students and faculty members. Examples of such complaints include alleged violations of…
Summary Full-time Ph.D. and research master’s students may be awarded financial support in the form of an assistantship. These fall into four general categories: teaching assistant (TA), research assistant (RA), graduate assistant (GA), and graduate research assistant (GRA). These awards are administered by fields and departments. Graduate student assistantships (Policy 1.3) are an arrangement in…
Download the Graduate School’s Code of Legislation September 2020 (PDF) The Graduate School’s Code of Legislation (Code) sets forth the rules governing graduate education as overseen by the General Committee of the Graduate Faculty of Cornell University. The General Committee includes two voting student members. You are expected to be familiar with the Code as it pertains to your…
Summary In 2004, Cornell University became one of the first universities in the nation to offer a child care grant program for student-parents. The objective of this program had been to provide financial assistance to as many Cornell students with child care expenses as possible. In 2015, Cornell made a significant investment in our student-parent…
Summary Cornell currently participates in two federally funded programs: the William D. Ford Direct Loan and the Federal Graduate PLUS loan. These programs are available to U.S. citizens and permanent residents who are matriculated toward the degree. Students who are not citizens or permanent residents of the United States or are ineligible for federal student…
