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Off topic, but what does it mean to self fund a PhD? Does that mean that they don't receive a stipend or salary the way most graduate students do? Does this mea
by Inconel 10y ago
Off topic, but what does it mean to self fund a PhD? Does that mean that they don't receive a stipend or salary the way most graduate students do? Does this mean the lab they are working in isn't responsible for funding them?
- hprotagonist 10y agoMy understanding is that he's getting the normal-for-the-sciences stipend, but is able to do it while not also eating rice and beans. So he's supplementing his nominal pay with his (really very significant indeed) savings. In non-science PhD programs, sometimes you literally self-fund because those programs have no financial support for their students. This is a problem, since it effectively means that there's a huge selection bias for rich people to be the educated arbiters of, e.g., english literature.