Funding Opportunities

Policies & Rates

Quick links: Costs & Financial Aid, Tuition and Stipend Rates (VIMS, Office of Sponsored Programs; intranet or VPN only), VIMS/Batten School Student Policies

Tuition - All students receive an invoice for tuition at the beginning of each term. When a student is receiving financial aid for tuition, the charge is removed when the tuition is paid or waived by Office for Academic Affairs or paid by an external organization.  Tuition rates are set and approved by the William & Mary Board of Visitors annually.

Stipend - Stipends are paid to students as a living wage. The source of these stipends can vary and may originate from the Office for Academic Affairs or from an advisor’s research grant or other funds they have available.  Stipend rates are determined by the Office for Academic Affairs and the Academic Council, subject to approval by the Batten School & VIMS Dean & Director and Chief Financial Officer.

Note: Students must be registered as "full time" (9 credits per semester) in order to receive a stipend.   

For developing proposal budgets, Tuition and Stipend Rates (intranet or vpn, only) are provided by Office of Sponsored Programs. If you are developing a proposal budget for a fellowship application, contact the Office of Sponored Programs early and refer to VIMS PPD 0607 (pdf) for additional information related to your proposal budget.

Workship - Graduate workship allows Batten School & VIMS students to expand the breadth and depth of training while supporting the operational needs of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science. A student is eligible for workship if they are in good academic standing, making satisfactory progress as defined by university degree requirements and regulations of the Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences, and fulfilling assistantship duties as assigned. A particular workship assignment may be recurring, but assignments are generally short-term in duration. Refer to VIMS PPD 0603 (pdf) for important details.

Note: Only students with assistantships are eligible for workship.

The policies that pertain to assistantships and workships are detailed in VIMS/Batten School Student Policies in the Student Handbook.