Doctoral stipends to increase

 Doctoral stipends to increase

Binghamton University will raise the minimum stipends for all fully funded University-appointed doctoral students on 10-month appointments from $17,000 to $21,000 beginning in fall 2023. Those students already receiving University support at $21,000 and above will receive an additional $1,000.

“With the increase in inflation, we’re pleased to take this step and plan to review stipends regularly in the future for competitiveness in recruiting and cost-of-living standards to ensure doctoral students are treated equitably,” said Donald Hall, executive vice president for academic affairs and provost.

Principal investigators with doctoral students on grants will be asked to budget these increases accordingly as their budget processes allow, Hall added.

Approximately 830 doctoral students will be impacted by the raises, at a cost to the University of approximately $1.54 million per year. Over the past six years, the University has invested $2.3 million each year to increase PhD stipends, provide scholarships to cover broad-based fees for PhD students who are full time and fully tuition-funded, and added $500,000 per year to support additional Provost Summer Fellowships.