See also the Registrar's Office web page on Financing Graduate Studies , the Financial Aid Office page on Graduate Student Information , and the Controller's Office site on Tax Information for Students . This office provides information about Stanford loan programs for all graduate students except those in the Schools of Law, Business, and M.D. program in Medicine, as well as information about the administration of external fellowships, agency billing accounts, and the Federal Work-Study program. Financial support is determined primarily by departments on the basis of academic merit and availability of funding, which varies substantially by academic program.
Students are responsible for making any necessary estimated tax payments.
Students - for example, postdoctoral students. Though taxable, the stipend is not subject to withholding. Students are responsible for making any necessary estimated tax payments. Federal Form 1040-ES is available in the Bursar's Office. Please refer to the IRS publications listed above.