Stipend payments

Anyone know how prompt they generally are where payment of stipend installments is concerned? I'm starting at UCL on 11 Sept and have a lot of money due to go out at the start of each month so I'm hoping they will pay on time! - is this a forlorn hope? Also - does anyone know for sure if you're paid in arrears or in advance? (Really hoping it's the latter...)

Reply 1

Derek_The_Hamster

It varies. PhD/DPhil sipends are usually quarterly, although there are some exceptions. My MSc stipend, on the other hand, is in irregularly-sized monthly chunks. Almost always in advance though, arrears would leave you starving until the first chunk arrived.

Reply 2

shiny

Normally it's in advance but it will depend on how you are funded and your university. Some universities pay monthly, others quarterly, etc. Email UCL :p:

Reply 3

Fluffy

My stipend (MRC) was paid into my account by BACS on the last day of each month. As were nearly all of my friends (Wellcome, BBSRC, PARC)

But as Captain Shiny-arse says - it varies across funding bodies...

EDIT: Mine was paid in arrears, although you could get an advance for month 1 if needed...

Reply 4

shiny

Fluffy

Oi! Im your son! :p:

Reply 5

ChemistBoy

It also depends if you are on doctoral training initiative (DTI) or direct funding. The former is done through your university so it is they who will pay you (essentially through the monthly payroll) not the research council.

Reply 6

fabuleuse

My boyfriend's funding is from a doctoral training account through the university and he gets paid in advance either on the first day or the last day of a month, I can't remember. I suppose for this type of funding it would depend on the university's policy.