Paid vs. Unpaid Research

zogoto
Wed, 21 Sep 2005 20:11:53 +0000

Hey all, just an update as to what I’m doing: It looks like I’m getting paid for work that I’ve done in August, September, and part of October, and then doing the program to get the scholarship also. The thing I didn’t realize about the program is that it also helps with making connections locally, which can prove to be invaluable. The lady that runs the program is well known and being an alum of the program may prove to be beneficial later.

I guess I see it like this now: if you were given the chance to either go to RSI, or get paid $15,000 instead to conduct the same research (at RSI, your 6 weeks cost some sponsor about $10,000), what would you choose? Of course, RSI, for many reasons. Also, the other guy that works in the lab here with me was really mad when he wasn’t allowed to join the program again since he’s already been paid, so maybe it really is better… heh O:-)