Do astronomy grad students usually get fully funded?
Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 4:04 am
As seems to be the case with math/physics grad students? Or not?
I'm thinking that TAships are much rarer in universities with fully separate astronomy programs (since there aren't very many undergrad courses in astronomy to begin with, and some of the courses are so small that the professor does all the grading). That, and some of the TAships are done by undergrads.
So do astro grad students usually get RAships? Or some other source of income? I know that grants are one source of funding, but they're very hit and miss sources of funding.
I'm thinking that TAships are much rarer in universities with fully separate astronomy programs (since there aren't very many undergrad courses in astronomy to begin with, and some of the courses are so small that the professor does all the grading). That, and some of the TAships are done by undergrads.
So do astro grad students usually get RAships? Or some other source of income? I know that grants are one source of funding, but they're very hit and miss sources of funding.