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Financial Department for students at GSBS

Graduate Research Assistantship (GRA)

Effective March 2025

Degree Annual Stipend Levels

SMS (Medical Physics)

$18,720 to $36,000

MS (Biomedical Sciences)

$28,000 to $36,000

PhD

$36,000

MD/PhD

$36,000

(Annualized amounts are based on .5 FTE. GSBS GRA's hold .5 FTE appointments.)

ESTIMATED ANNUAL COST TO SUPPORT A GRA

Effective March 2025

Annual Stipend Salary Fringe Benefits1 Tuition and Required Fees (T&F)2 Total
SMS (Medical Physics) $18,720 to $36,000 $5,242 to $10,080 $6,9173 $30,879 to $52,997
MS (Biomedical Sciences) $28,000 to $36,000 $7,840 to $10,080 $6,9173 $42,757 to $52,997
PhD $36,000 $10,080 $6,9173 $52,997
MD/PhD $36,000 $10,080 $6,9423 $53,022

Effective Fall 2025

Annual Stipend Salary Fringe Benefits1 Tuition and Required Fees (T&F) Total
SMS (Medical Physics) $18,720 to $36,000 $5,429 to $10,440 $6,9423 $31,091 to $53,382
MS (Biomedical Sciences) $28,000 to $36,000 $8,120 to $10,440 $6,9423 $43,062 to $53,382
PhD $36,000 $10,440 $6,9423 $53,382
MD/PhD $36,000 $10,440 $6,9673 $53,407

1Health insurance benefits calculated based on the institution's estimated rate: 28% of the stipend amount (fiscal year 2025), 29% of the stipend amount (fiscal year 2026). 

2Students who hold a funded GRA appointment at MD Anderson or UTHealth Houston qualify for Resident (In-State) T&F rate (academic year 2025-2026).

3Cost for minimum full-time semester credit hours (SCH): Fall - 9 SCH, Spring - 9 SCH, Summer - 6 SCH. If the student registers for more, the T&F cost increases. MD/PhD students will have an additional $25 medical liability insurance fee for the academic year. Tuition and Required Fees may be subject to change.