# Do other countries "pay you" to go to grad school?

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**Created:** [July 29, 2013, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-other-countries-pay-you-to-go-to-grad-school/664773 "2013-07-29T00:36:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2013, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-other-countries-pay-you-to-go-to-grad-school/664773/41 "2013-07-30T11:40:51Z")

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Since this is GQ and the OP is looking for facts, perhaps something more specific than “those countries” would be helpful in identifying and avoiding the anomalies.

I recommend the OP avoid any countries where tuition wavers are not the norm for those seeking a science PhD.

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**Author:** ![md2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@md2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/md2000)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2013, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-other-countries-pay-you-to-go-to-grad-school/664773/42 "2013-07-30T12:49:11Z")

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Yes, IIRC from what my brother said about 2 decades ago - he was in Engineering. Grad School was just like undergrad, in that there were course lists of what was required for a degree (plus - possibly - thesis). You paid tuition. Part-timers could take 1 or more courses a semester.

However, if you were full time and not totally useless, odds are you would get the TA and RA work, that would cover tuition and living expenses (barely)

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**Author:** ![md2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@md2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/md2000)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-other-countries-pay-you-to-go-to-grad-school/664773/43 "2013-07-31T05:45:15Z")

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I knew several teachers who were taking grad course one at a time toward an MA degree. A favourite was the summer renaissance art study course based in Sienna for 6 weeks. They were paying for the courses out of pocket, took one at a time either evenings or summer semester, until they qualified for a non-thesis (or small thesis) MA. School teachers with an MA got paid more, so if you were interested in the material, it was worth it in the long run.

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**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-other-countries-pay-you-to-go-to-grad-school/664773/44 "2013-07-31T08:57:01Z")

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> [@Ruken](#):
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> Since this is GQ and the OP is looking for facts, perhaps something more specific than “those countries” would be helpful in identifying and avoiding the anomalies.
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> I recommend the OP avoid any countries where tuition wavers are not the norm for those seeking a science PhD.

Pretty much any EU country. Tuition waivers are obtainable, and in some schools even the majority - but they cannot be taken for granted like they are in the US.

I went to grad school in the US for purely economic reasons: it was a job.

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