What is the maximum level of support that can be requested for graduate students?
A. Support is allowed for eligible graduate (M.S./Ph.D.) students in the form of salary and wages. Stipends are not allowable for the RISE program. Graduate students may be supported on RISE funding usually up to two years if preparing for a M.S. degree and a total of five years (including any RISE funding for a M.S. degree) if preparing for a Ph.D. degree, provided their progress towards the degree is satisfactory. Graduate students (both M.S. and Ph.D.) are allowed tuition remission as part of a compensation package. M.S. students may receive salary support for up to 20 hours a week during the academic year while they are fulfilling their course requirements, and 40 hours a week during the summer if no courses are being taken. Ph.D. students are allowed a salary compensation package that includes salary, fringe benefits, tuition and fees up to the maximum NIH-permitted annual graduate student support, which is NRSA level #0 for postdoctoral trainees, as indicated in the Graduate Stud
