Allowable Tuition Rates for Proposals

Updated 7/5/2018

The Summer tuition rates are base on five (5) credit hours.

Please Note: Allowability of tuition costs varies by sponsoring agency

This table represents the amount of tuition to be included in a grant proposal where the tuition is an allowable cost by the sponsor. It is supported by a memo from the Controller's Office, July, 2013. "The attached document provides a recap of the Federal regulations relating to the allowability of charging graduate scholarships and fees to sponsored funding." [1-page PDF]

*Specific Graduate Departments include: Animal Science, Computer Science, Genetics, Development and Cell Biology, Microbiology, Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology, Industrial Design, Natural Resource Ecology and Management

For detailed information regarding Tuition Scholarship Awards, please refer to "Payment of Tuition and Fees" section of the Graduate College Handbook.

FY19-FY21 Monthly Stipend Ranges for Graduate Assistants. These rates are set by the Graduate College (PDF)

Effective July 1, 2018 (FY19)
10 Hours	1/4 time	$1000 to $2600
20 Hours	1/2 time	$2000 to $5200
30 Hours	3/4 time	$3000 to $7800

Effective July 1, 2019 (FY20)
10 Hours	1/4 time	$1,000 to $2600
20 Hours	1/2 time	$2,000 to $5200
30 Hours	3/4 time	$3,000 to $7800

Effective July 1, 2020 (FY21):
10 Hours	1/4 time	$1,050 to $2,800
20 Hours	1/2 time	$2,100 to $5,600
30 Hours	3/4 time	$3,150 to $8,400

Please refer to the NIH Graduate Student Salary Cap when applying for NIH funding.