NGP Student Financial Information for Mentors
The faculty mentor is expected to provide the primary source of support for a NGP graduate student. At least two years of funding is to be established by the faculty mentor at the time a student is accepted into the lab. Information is provided below on when support begins, how to hire a student into your lab, and how much it costs to train a NGP student.
Students are paid by the NGP during their first year in the program. Mentors assume financial responsibility of the student starting in mid-August of the student's second year (unless the student is supported by a multi-year fellowship). Financial support by the mentor will continue until the student:
- Graduates with their doctoral degree
- Receives funding from an alternative source (i.e. fellowship or training grant)
- Withdraws from the lab and/or program
Students will officially select a mentor after completing their laboratory rotations. Selection of a mentor usually occurs at the end of spring semester during the first year in the program but may be earlier or later.
- As soon as it is agreed that the student will join your lab, inform the NGP Administrator via email at ngp@osu.edu.
- Mentors will begin to financially support students in mid-August of their second year unless a student is supported by a multi-year fellowship.
- Hire the student in Workday
- You should work with your department or tenure initiating unit to hire the student into your lab as you would any other employee.
- Complete the hiring process by August 1.
If your NGP student has not yet completed their candidacy, the expected cost for the 2025-2026 year is ~$60,959, with a detailed breakdown below:
If your NGP student has successfully completed candidacy, the expected cost for the 2025-2026 year is ~$51,473, with a detailed breakdown below:
Note: The non-resident surcharge applies primarily to international students and domestic students that have not applied for Ohio residency for tuition purposes AND whose funding does not come from a grant or academic department. The vast majority of NGP students are not subject to the non-resident surcharge.
Students may also apply for Ohio residency for tuition purposes. Information about eligibility and applying may be found on the registrar's website.
Yes! NGP Students frequently earn their own funding via a variety of different mechanisms. In recent years, students have been funded by:
- University Fellowships
- Pelotonia Fellowship
- NSF GRFP
- NIH F30/31
- NIH F99-K00
- NIH R-level diversity supplements
- OSU NIH TPNI T32
- OSU NIH Craniofacial T32 (Sheridan)
- OSU NIH CCTS TL1
More than half of our students receive funding from at least one outside source for some portion of their graduate careers.