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Overview
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| | Does the institution pay for health benefits for graduate assistants? | No | | If yes, what percentage does the institution pay? | | | | | | Does the institution provide any health-insurance coverage for spouses or partners of graduate students on assistantships? | No | | If yes, what percentage does the institution pay? | | | | | | Does the institution provide any health-insurance coverage for children or dependents of graduate students on assistantships? | No | | If yes, what percentage does the institution pay? | | | | | | | |
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Teaching assistants
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| The value of the regular stipends offered to first-year, full-time Ph.D. students
| Field of study | 2000-1 Value | 2001-2 Value | Hours per week | 2001-2 Duration (mo.) | 2001-2 Limit (yrs.) | | | | | | | | Biology | $12,000 | $12,250 | 15 | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | | Economics | $10,500 | $10,750 | 10-12 | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | | English | $10,000 | $10,250 | 15 | 8 | 5 | | | | | | | | History | $10,500 | $10,750 | 12 | 8 | 5 | | | | | | | | Mechanical Engineering | $12,000 | $12,250 | 10-12 | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | | Sociology | $10,500 | $10,750 | 18 | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | | Note: Most first-year students in the humanities are given service-free fellowships for at least the first year. Most TA's in biology and engineering are supplemented by a three-month research assistantship or fellowship in the summer. | | 1 - No program
2 - No first-year students in this category
3 - Did not provide data
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Research assistants
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| The value of the regular stipends offered to first-year, full-time Ph.D. students
| Field of study | 2000-1 Value | 2001-2 Value | Hours per week | 2001-2 Duration (mo.) | 2001-2 Limit (yrs.) | | | | | | | | Biology | $17,000 | $17,000 | n/a | 12 | 5 | | | | | | | | Economics2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | | | | | | | | English2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | | | | | | | | History2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | | | | | | | | Mechanical Engineering | $14,000 | n/a | n/a | 12 | 5 | | | | | | | | Sociology2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | | | | | | | | | | 1 - No program
2 - No first-year students in this category
3 - Did not provide data
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