Tandon Fellowships and Assistantships

The vast majority of incoming PhD students at Tandon will be offered an SoE fellowship. The stipend rate is reviewed annually by the Tandon School of Engineering to accommodate changes in cost of living. The stipend rate is the same across all departments with a doctoral program. The SoE Fellowship is for a 12-month period and the details of the funding are described in the offer of admission letter. There is no employment requirement during the length of your fellowship.  Tandon does not provide tuition remission in the summer term..

The SoE Fellowship for doctoral support for the 2024-2025 academic year consists of:

• Monthly stipend of $3,400 
• Tuition remission of up to 9 credits per semester plus other mandatory tuition costs for fall and spring semesters only. 
• Health insurance fees
• One-time welcome bonus of $2,000 that may be used at the student’s discretion. 

New and continuing students may be offered an assistantship as a form of graduate student support. An assistantship is compensation for up to 20 hours of work a week (hours may vary) during the duration of the appointment. The assistantship is available to doctoral students for either a 9-month or 12-month period. Details of the assistantship will be described in the offer or appointment letter. The assistantship for doctoral students consists of:

• Monthly stipend 

FY25 (effective September 1, 2024-August 31, 2025), RA stipend ranges are:  

Pre-qual: $3400 – $3650 per month
Post-qual: $3700 – $3950 per month

Any amount outside of this range requires approval from the Vice Dean for Research.

• Tuition remission of up to 6 credits per semester plus other mandatory tuition costs
• Health insurance fees

The NSF-GRFP (Graduate Research Fellowship Program) is a very prestigious award. Tandon doctoral students awarded the NSF-GRFP will receive a combined support package of an SoE Fellowship in the first year, and the NSF-GRFP in years two-four. The NSF-GRFP award will be supplemented in years two-four by the advisor or department.

A SoE Fellowship recipient may teach in their department for extra compensation at the discretion of the Department Chair. The amount of compensation will depend on the specific assignment, the number of contact hours, and the applicable pay schedule set forth in the collective bargaining agreement between NYU and Local 2110, UAW. For more information about available teaching assistantships, students should consult with their  department chair upon arrival on campus.