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Graduate Student Research Funding

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Most Member funds are used to seed graduate student research projects. The projects will be selected on a periodic basis by the IAB in consultation with the member affiliates; typically, this takes place at the beginning of each academic year.

Selected graduate students work as Stanford Research Assistants and are usually pursuing a Ph.D. or other advanced degrees. Membership funds cover the student's tuition and health insurance as well as a monthly stipend.

Principal membership funds typically support two Graduate Students on an annual basis. Senior Membership funds support one Graduate Student on an annual basis. Members desiring to support additional Graduate Students may do so with an additional donation of $150,000 annually per student.