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[Data Update]: UMass Amherst

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brendano commented

Please duplicate the block below for each institution you want to add or update.

Institution name: UMass Amherst

  • Annual Stipend Amount (USD, both Pre-Qualification and Post-Qualification if different): $37,533

  • Annual Local Living Wage (USD): $33,866

  • Annual Out-of-pocket Fees Charged by University (USD): ???

  • Source of the stipend and fee data (e.g., your own data point, a link to an official website, etc.):

Stipend data is supplied by the College of Information and Computer Sciences

  • Additional Comments (Optional):

12-month stipend = $37,533

Summer funding is guaranteed for the first summer; after that the dept guarantees just fall/spring (summer funding at that point is typically subject to RAship availability, typically from an advisor).

The calculation is based on the current CICS stipend hourly rate in spring 2023 ($36.09), and doesn't include future raises - the grad student union (GEO) negotiates contracts typically with yearly or so raises built in, but I don't have information on what the next contract will include. More information on the current contract, from GEO: https://www.geouaw.org/geo-contract/

I'm personally curious whether unionized graduate students make a difference across institutions (I don't think we're the only one on the list? But not many?)

Cost of living = $33,866
From 1 adult + 0 children in Hampshre County MA from https://livingwage.mit.edu/counties/25015

Fees = ???
I don't know this.

I dunno if this is enough information for you folks to include?

mjc0608 commented

added