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All Ph.D. students in the UCSB Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry graduate program who maintain good academic standing are financially supported throughout their course of study. Effective Fall 2022, the standard annual graduate student salary is $32,000. For the purposes of graduate student salary payment, “annual” is defined as October 1 – September 30. The annual salary can be made up of different sources of support including, but not limited to, Teaching Assistantships (TA), Graduate Student Researcher assistantships (GSR), Readerships, Teaching Associate positions, and/or fellowships. In addition to the annual salary, payment of tuition, applicable fees, and health insurance are provided, and health insurance are provided. A Summary of Quarterly Fees and Expenses can be found on the Office of the Registrar's website. Effective Fall 2022, the standard annual graduate student salary is $32,000. For the purposes of graduate student salary payment, “annual” is defined as October 1 – September 30. Variations on the annual salary rate are not permitted unless specifically noted elsewhere in this policy. A Summary of Quarterly Fees and Expenses can be found on the Office of the Registrar's website. Students who do not maintain good academic standing may become ineligible for fellowships, employment, and other forms of financial support.

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It is the student’s responsibility to seek information about support opportunities and to track their own source(s) of funding, monthly pay, and salary surpluses or deficits. Students should utilize UCPath to access pay stubs, direct deposit, tax withholdings, and other individual employment information. After joining a group, the student’s primary source of financial support will be research grants managed by their primary research advisor (or PI) and the PI will typically request GSR or TA support on the student’s behalf. The student is therefore expected to communicate regularly with the PI regarding financial support plans for each quartertheir PI to discuss quarterly employment and financial support opportunities. While the total annual salary will add up to the departmental standard, the student should anticipate variations in monthly pay in accordance with the type of support available (TA, GSR, fellowship, etc.) and budget accordingly. It is the student’s responsibility to inform the administrative staff of any problems related to salary in a timely fashion. Due to various restrictions on available funding sources, salary cannot be paid retroactively (after September 30). Salary distributions from previous years will not be recalculated or re-evaluated after they have been “closed.”

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All new students must attend mandatory TA training sessions, campus-wide TA Orientation, and the required laboratory safety course during New Grad Academic Training in Septemberduring the Fall quarter. Any homework assignments associated with training must also be submitted at that time. Students will receive a TA Training Handbook during New Grad Academic Training, which should be retained and referenced for the duration of their studies at UCSB. International students and permanent residents whose native language is not English must also pass the mandatory English for Multilingual Students (EMS) oral exam before being certified for sole classroom teaching.

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In addition to TA Reader positions, each quarter a few “Reader” positions are available. These may range from as few as 5 hours to as many as 100 hours over the 10-week quarter, depending on the amount of reader support assigned to the specific course. Readers are paid at an hourly rate, with payment for the total allocated hours dispersed in one lump sum during the last month of the quarter. Students are typically hired as readers for courses in their area of specialization, on the recommendation of the course instructor. Reader positions do not replace TA or GSR positions and ; it is common for students to hold reader positions in addition to standard TA or GSR employment.

Enrolled graduate students may seek employment up to 49% time as Graduate Student Researchers (GSRs).  If appointed at least 25% time, mandatory health insurance and partial fee remission will be covered. If appointed 35% time or more, full fees and tuition coverage will be provided. These positions Graduate Student Researchers (GSRs) are paid by an extramural grant under the direction of a faculty member and are intended to support the research goals of the grant.  The Principal Investigator/Administrator of the grant awards all GSR appointments. These appointments are not administered through the DCB Student Affairs Office. If appointed at least 25% time, mandatory health insurance and partial fee remission will be covered. If appointed 35% time or more, full fees and tuition coverage will be provided.

Students not employed as Teaching Assistants are typically employed as Graduate Student Researchers under the direction of the Primary Research Advisor, given that they remain in good academic standing. However, students  Students may also seek GSR positions with other faculty members whose research interests are similar or related. Students are required to discuss employment and financial support opportunities with the Primary Research Advisor in advance.

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