Paid to do a PhD?

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I am a bit confused as to the concept of a Phd. You pay the institution tuition fees for letting you do a PhD in there university and then if you get a studentship the funding body pays you weekly/monthly for doing the PhD as well? So if you manage to get a full scholarship for the tuition fees and a studenship under a good supervisor, you could manage to earn money while doing a PhD? please someone clarify my point. Am i right? Is this possible?

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Yes if you receive a full studentship your course fees and living expences will be covered.

G

yes that's right you can get paid to do a phd and your fees are also paid for you

G

in some countries, like in the Netherlands (in my case), a PhD student is an employee of a university, so you will get a salary together with other regular benefits (such as holiday allowance, contribution to medical insurance, etc.)

G

Yes, you get paid. It's not huge amounts, but it's enough to cover costs. To my knowledge, it's also usually paid as a bursary, which means you don't get taxed on it like a normal wage.

G

I have found a project that interests me and it states that is is 'fully funded'. What does this mean ? Will I only get my fees paid or will I get some living expenses? It is confusing.

G

I've just took an offer on a fully funded phd studentship and it covers fees, plus 12K tax free 'salary' and some funds for travelling and analysis etc. I thnk this is the usual but there may be differences depending on who's funding you. Check out the websites of the funding bodies for more details. HTH

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Oh yeah, I forgot... You can normally earn some extra cash by invigilating exams and helping out as a demonstrator in class.

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