Ep. 27: Grad School Finances: Assistantships, Negotiating, & Challenging Institutional Financial Barriers

In this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with 4th year Higher Education and Student Affairs PhD Candidate, Tyler Hallmark, and the founder of Personal Finance for PhDs, Dr. Emily Roberts about grad school finances. We discuss stipends, tips & tricks (like getting fellowships and stipend negotiation), & challenging institutional financial barriers. Plus, Elana & Emily discuss Personal Finance for PhDs Grad Student Tax Return Workshop and Tyler shares his personal stories sticking' it to the man -- er -- I mean, working to advocate for himself and other grad students at his institution and beyond.

Listen to my episode on Personal Finance for PhDs --> HERE

• Check the "living" wage where you live: livingwage.mit.edu

Get to know Personal Finance for PhDs: PFforPhDs.com, @PFforPhDs, Personal Finance for PhDs Podcast

Get to know Tyler: TylerHallmark.com, one of Tyler's op-eds: On Being Told to Manage Money That I Don’t Have

Podcast episodes mentioned:

• Dear Grad Student E8: Cost of Living, Surviving, & Thriving on a Grad Student Stipend

• Personal Finance for PhDs (in order of mention):

  • S8 E3: Knowing Your Worth in an Environment that Devalues Your Work

  • S2 E2: Negotiating PhD Funding Offers: This Grad Student Did It Successfully

  • S8 E7: Negotiating Your Grad School Stipend and Benefits: Five Success Stories

  • S6 E15: How This Entering PhD Student Has Set Himself Up for Financial Success in Graduate School

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