{"id":10298,"date":"2025-04-23T17:23:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T17:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/?page_id=10298"},"modified":"2026-03-19T18:47:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T18:47:53","slug":"choosing-academic-year-funding-support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/choosing-academic-year-funding-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Choosing Academic Year Funding Support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--signup-form image-left dark\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--signup-form\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"text-image-container\">\n  <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Support Form\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><b>Due May 1st, 2026. <\/b>Use the support form link here. This will be routed for your faculty advisor to sign to confirm you have both agreed on your support funding for the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/na3.docusign.net\/Member\/PowerFormSigning.aspx?PowerFormId=8d6a8569-1408-4730-bc7a-3019e5f76bd1&#038;env=na3&#038;acct=29add077-a19d-44f5-a365-93f48792431f&#038;v=2\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read more about To submit via Docusign\"  \n>\n    To submit via Docusign \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n  \n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n    \n  \n    \n  \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--interactive-content-pane \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--interactive-content-pane\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"left\">\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Additional Information\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n    <div class=\"pagination-wrapper\">\n      <ul class=\"interactive-content-pane-pagination\"><\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"right\">\n          <div class=\"swiper\">\n        <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                      <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n              <h3 class=\"pane-title\">\n                Stipend Payment Schedule\n              <\/h3>\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>You will be given more information once you have chosen your funding supporting for the year. All stipends will begin pay in August 2026. If you choose to be a TA\/RA, your payment schedule will be from August-May. If you are on fellowship, you will be paid from August &#8211; July. \u00a0Regardless of the payment schedule, you will still be paid your stipend that was listed in your admit package. 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