Grad student asking advisor for raise

BoogieEngineer
Mon, 05 Nov 2012 14:10:56 +0000

Yes I am funded by NSF grant from my advisor. Turns out NSF doesn’t determine the rate by the school does. They have salary steps which increase when you finish qualification exams. It’s at 49.99% and international students such as me are not allowed to work above that. So I’m stuck.