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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. 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.

• Annual Salary and Financial Support Policies and Regulations

• Billing Accounts Receivable Collections (BARC)

• Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and Work Study

• Fellowships and Grants

• Research Travel Funds for Doctoral Students   

• Teaching AssistantshipsAssistant (ASE) Positions

• Reader Positions

• Graduate Student Researcher (GSR) Positions

• Timecards

• Equal Opportunity Policies and Procedures

• Establishing Residency

• P3 Status

• Filing Leave of Absence in Lieu of Enrollment

• Financial Aid Information for Non-Immigrant International Students

• Money Matters

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The Academic Senate has a small travel fund for use by graduate students who have advanced to Ph.D. candidacy. Grants are made to doctoral students invited to present papers or results of research at major professional meetings and conferences. The conference must be an important one to the discipline; preference will be given to travel associated with potential academic employment. Students are eligible to receive one Doctoral Student Travel Grant during their graduate career at UCSB. The Graduate Student Association also provides conference travel grants once per academic year. All graduate students that are in good standing and are interested in traveling for their studies are encouraged to apply, if eligible.

The Department awards approximately 70 teaching assistantships per quarter.  Most are 20 hour/week appointments. All students must hold teaching assistantships for at least 3 quarters (not necessarily consecutive quarters) to meet the departmental Ph.D. degree requirement minimum. The TA Oversight Committee determines course teaching assistant assignments in accordance with the DCB Rules for TA Assignment. Exceptions require advance approval from the Department Chair. Students typically hold Teaching Assistant appointments during the first and/or second year of graduate study. All students appointed for 25% time (10 hrs/wk) or more will be eligible for mandatory student health insurance and partial tuition and fee remission. Students are typically nominated for TA positions by their primary research advisor, but you may also self-nominate at least 6 weeks in advance of the quarter in which you would like to TA. Please reach out to the Staff Graduate Advisor if you would like to self-nominate.

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