Research Assistants Supported by Sponsored Projects

Northwestern employs a direct tuition charging mechanism by which graduate student research-assistants (RAs) supported by sponsored projects have the tuition component of their support charged directly to the projects. RAs do not pay taxes on the tuition component of their support.

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Academic year 2008-09 tuition charges to sponsored projects that carry the full F&A rate are as follows:

$3,308/quarter for full-registration students (representing ~27% of total applicable tuition)
$3,267/quarter for 588, 598, and 599 registrations (representing ~75% of total applicable tuition)
$1,157/quarter for 503 registrations (representing 100% of total applicable tuition)

Neither the fringe benefit rate nor the F&A rates will be applied to the tuition portion of an RA's support. An RA's compensation and tuition will be charged simultaneously to a project by completing a Research Assistant Scholarship form, available from The Graduate School, and appropriate payroll forms.

Contact Pat Mann, Assistant Dean of Finance for Graduate School, with questions.

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