These stipends generally increase yearly to keep up with the cost of living. Houston has an especially low cost of living. In addition the Department may offer enhanced stipends to particularly well-qualified applicants. A limited number of Fellowship awards will be made solely on evidence of academic excellence, and it is expected that Fellows will rank in the top five percent of all entrants to Rice programs. Awards are for four years assuming reasonable and expected progress toward Ph.D. degree.
All graduate students assist in the undergraduate laboratory and course offerings of the department.
Total time spent in these activities typically does not exceed five or six hours per week during five semesters of graduate study. Tuition and fees are subject to change.