What is the tax status of my IGERT grant?
Rutgers does not deduct taxes from fellowship stipends. Fellows receive a letter sometime in January which indicates the fellowship payments for the prior year (they do not receive a W-2). The fellowship payment amounts are not reported to the IRS. However, the IRS does indicate that fellowship grants are taxable if the total amount exceeds tuition and fees required for enrollment and other fees, books, supplies, equipment etc. A Tax Workshop for graduate students is conducted in February. All students are notified in advance and are welcome to attend.
