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100k for 6 months __living expenses__ would be without question the most generous grant I have ever seen or heard of.

• mirker 5y ago
  Yeah, PhD income is $40k or less a year. So 5x above market rate for high-risk research. On top of that, PhD students are well-aligned for the research and have other non-monetary reasons to pursue the research (their PhD requirements).
  • chii 5y ago
    as mentioned in the other thread - the grant needs to compete with existing salary, or the OP would need to sacrifice potential income. I dont think 100k for 6 months is ridiculous, because this is basically the starting salary for a grad engineer at a FAANG tech company. More, if they have experience. What's actually ridiculous is "PhD income is $40k or less a year" - i think people (such as yourself) is so desensitized to low income as to feel normalized about it!