Financial Support Policies

Tuition And Stipends

Admission to the Tepper School's doctoral program carries with it full remission of tuition plus a stipend guaranteed for three years. This funding commitment continues as long as the student is in good standing in the program. Stipends are paid out over a 12 month period in consideration of the business school's requirement that students remain on campus during their first two summers to work on summer research papers.

Students can also earn additional income by teaching in the undergraduate Economics or Industrial Management programs, in the MSIA program, or in other colleges or Universities. Students can also work as teaching assistants or research assistants for the Tepper School or other faculty. Students are encouraged to seek outside support for their dissertation research. For students who bring in outside stipend support during their first three years of study, the business school will defer payment of its funding commitment into the fourth year or later, on a year-for-a-year basis.

In some instances, the faculty may ask the Chairman of the Ph.D. program to reduce the stipend of a student judged to be making inadequate progress. This action may be taken to provide incentives to the student to rapidly complete any remedial actions imposed by the faculty. In cases where the completion of such activities can be done only on a time scale not under the student's control, the faculty will not request reduction of the stipend.

Other Financial Support

The Tepper School of Business also offers the following limited support or services to its doctoral students:

• Access to University health insurance coverage and plans 
• Emergency loans in amounts up to $300 
• Funds for domestic travel (up to $300) for the purpose of presenting research products at professional conferences or seminars (the frequency of such support depends on the availability of funds) 
• Access to the University's International Education Office for international students
• Information and assistance with housing location for new students.