Hours are only reported on a conversion basis when required by the sponsor. In accommodating this requirement, there are 52 weeks, or 2080 hours, in a Calendar Year. There are 39 weeks, or 1560 hours, in an Academic Year. Summer is budgeted at 520 hours, or 13 weeks. One summer session is considered 6.5 weeks in budgeting.
Tuition is included in all budgets that have a graduate stipend.
The tuition is budgeted in proportion to the graduate student's time on the fund. Summer tuition is included only if the PI requests it. Normally, a graduate student does not take more than 3 hours credit in the summer, so we budget the lowest rate. This includes both summer sessions.