A soon-to-be PhD student writes:
I am an incoming philosophy PhD student at a university in a major U.S. city. While I have been fortunate enough to receive funding and a stipend for the duration of my program, I find myself increasingly worried about getting by with rising inflation and costs of living — especially considering that the stipend is the same for all five years.
Would you be willing to ask your readers how departments are thinking about this issue? Are any considering raising stipends to keep up to the cost of living? Would it be worth trying to transfer programs that provide better funding?
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Best wishes,
A concerned student
My general sense is that stipends do increase, and that the amount offered and guaranteed is, as it were, a minimum. Students should raise these concerns with their departments. Comments from others welcome; please submit your comment only once, it may take awhile to appear.
