Funding and Resources

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Financial Support

All Biochemistry and Biophysics PhD students are guaranteed funding, including a stipend of $42,000, full tuition, and health insurance while they are completing their studies and maintaining satisfactory progress towards their degree.

Leave of Absence

Sometimes it is necessary for a graduate student to request a health leave of absence, personal leave of absence, pregnancy accommodation, or parental relief. The procedures for requesting a leave can be found on the GSAS website.

Graduate Student Handbooks

Forms