Periodically, the Graduate School or one of its programs may have part-time positions available for students who wish to assist with research or administrative work. Such opportunities are typically advertised to students through email announcement.
For such a position, an applicant must be a current student enrolled in a Mount Sinai program that does not pay direct compensation as a part of the program’s funding package. (Students in compensation-bearing programs are typically not eligible for such positions.) Students seeking such positions may not be otherwise employed by Mount Sinai in a non-student position.
In many cases, such positions may be funded by the Federal Work Study (FWS) program. Students must verify eligibility for FWS positions through the Office of Student Financial Services.
Students receiving financial aid should consult with the Office of Student Financial Services before accepting any campus job, to determine whether doing so will affect aid.
International students should consult with the Office of International Personnel to confirm eligibility and possible impact on visa status prior to accepting any type of employment.
Tuition is charged for all students, including those who are employees of Mount Sinai.
An employee of Mount Sinai who wishes to take a course in the Graduate School must formally register for the course. To register for a course, a student must be either enrolled in a GSBS degree program or registered as a non-matriculant student through the Registrar’s Office.
Certain non-faculty employees of Mount Sinai are eligible for a tuition reimbursement benefit, processed through Human Resources, of up to $2,400 per calendar year. (This benefit is a reimbursement program—not a waiver.) Students who are eligible for this benefit must avail themselves of it prior to requesting any tuition waiver from the Graduate School.
Under certain circumstances, the Dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences may waive partial or full tuition for one or more courses for a Mount Sinai employee. (For example, a research technician at Mount Sinai who has an interest in pursuing a PhD at Mount Sinai may request a waiver to enroll in a PhD-level course.)
To apply for such a tuition waiver, the employee must obtain a brief written statement of support from the employee’s supervisor, as well as the signature of the Course Director. The student should then submit a written request, with these items attached, addressed to the Dean of the Graduate School, via email to gs-admin@mssm.edu. The request should describe the reasons for enrolling in the course and how it fits into the student’s long-term goals for graduate training. The student also should state whether they will be receiving any other tuition reimbursement for which they are eligible. The deadline to apply for such a waiver from the Graduate School is one week prior to the start of the course.
The maximum number of credits that will be approved for a tuition waiver is 12.
Courses offered by the Master’s in Healthcare Delivery Leadership program (i.e., courses with a HCD course code), are not eligible for a tuition waiver.
PhD and MD/PhD in Biomedical Sciences or Neuroscience: It is Graduate School policy that all students be supported for the activities involved in their training program and that their program activities represent a full-time commitment. Students with a unique need for securing additional funds should contact the Office of Financial Services for guidance. The Graduate School will try to help find activities that do not conflict with the student's program and also complement the student's educational advancement. If a research mentor helps a student with a unique need to secure additional funds, it is required that the student be assigned specific documentable activities distinct from those involved in the correlated training program.
Any request to pay a student additional funds, or any payment arrangement not otherwise covered in this Handbook, must be approved in advance by the Dean of the Graduate School; such approval should be requested by the faculty member or departmental administrator, by sending an email outlining the proposed arrangement to gs-admin@mssm.edu. Additional detail may be requested of the research mentor or department by the Graduate School. Failure to obtain prior approval will jeopardize the student’s total funding package.
Students, faculty members, or departmental staff may contact the Graduate School administrative office at gs-admin@mssm.edu with questions about options for special payments to such students, prior to entering into any such arrangement.
Please see the following pages for information about additional work and funding resources:
All graduate students are eligible for travel award funding, to support their participation in and presentation at major conferences and meetings directly relevant to their academic activities. Specific eligibility and funding criteria vary by program. For students working in a lab under a faculty research mentor, GSBS travel awards are intended to complement support available from the faculty mentor. For additional information, contact the Office of Student Affairs at TheGraduateSchoolOffice@mssm.edu.