Graduate support not actually enough...?

[pwar]

<p>Thanks heaps for the help. I don’t want to sound ungrateful at the possibility of attending such a great place, but it’s really an issue of practicalities.</p>

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@happyentropy

 I am a UChicago grad student in a different division (math), and my (standard departmental) 9 month stipend is pretty much what the OP listed, which includes teaching for the semesters that I have to teach, plus a separate supplement in the summer. I have found my expenses to be significantly less than said stipend, but then again I don't really spend money on anything except food and rent...

As for making extra money, my contract says I am not supposed to hold other jobs during the school year. (This is a Physical Sciences Division-wide contract…the one for the Social Sciences division may have different terms).

So you think it’s possible to get by? To be honest, I’m frightened of the fact that it’s only the 9 months which are actually funded, when I’ll have to be there year-round. During summer, do you just save up through the 9 months and then live off the savings + summer supplement? </p>

<p>Off the top of your head, is there any other source of income that’s realistic? </p>

<p>I know that travel over will be at my own cost, which is fair enough, but the other universities I’m looking at will essentially cover my tuition and living costs without me having to do anything other than work within the university itself.</p>

<p>Thanks again for everyone’s help. :)</p>