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CHIP PhD Student Compensation Guidelines

Funded Graduate Assistantship

Cost for the 2024-2025 Academic Year

9-month Stipend (mid-August through mid-May)
Health and Fringe
In-State Tuition
Student Fees
Total Direct cost for an academic year

$2,289 per month, minimum ($20,601 total)
$5,096.04 total (coverage is August – July)
$598 per credit hour (capped at 9 credit hours)
$989.56 per semester (fall and spring)
$38,440.16

Cost for Summer Only

3-month Stipend (mid-May through mid-August)
Health and Fringe
In-State Tuition
Student Fees
Total Direct cost for the Summer (0 tuition and fees)
Total Direct cost for the Summer (1 credit of tuition and fees)

$2,289.00 per month, minimum (or $6,867 total)
$424.67 per month
$586.23 per credit hour (capped at 9 credit hours)
$75.00 per credit hour (8 credit hours max, each session)
$8,141.01
$8,802.24

Total Direct Cost for 12-month Assistantship
(0 Summer credit hours)

$45,307.16

All graduate assistantships must meet Graduate School minimum stipend requirements (Stipend and Benefits Information – Funding – The Graduate School at UNC-Chapel Hill).

Students work approximately 20 hours per week on their assigned assistantship during the fall and spring semesters. Students can work up to 40 hours per week during the summer.

Inflation

When budgeting for multi-year projects, the department’s policy is to use a 5% annual inflation rate on the current year cost for all budget categories where the rate has not been established.