<p>I was wondering if it is at all possible to work while getting a PhD and still receive funding. </p>
<p>For example, I am interested in getting a PhD in ED Policy and working on the campus I am studying at in student affairs. </p>
<p>Could I be funded by my program and also receive payment from my job?!</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>It seems possible, but I have not heard of such a case. Sometimes, fellowships carry the stipulation that you don’t receive any other money, but I don’t recall having to make such an agreement when I was a TA or RA.</p>
<p>I can offer a bit of insight in to this situation. Off the top of my head, I do know of a few graduate programs that are conducive to going part time. They tend not to be the highest ranked programs, but they’re out there. Claremont Graduate University is the first one to come to mind. Schools that allow for this typically have less funding to dispense.</p>
<p>Second, if a hiring manager thinks that you’re using the job as basically back door funding for a graduate program, they’re probably not going to want to hire you. That said, it can be done–I ended up funding the majority of a masters in finance through a tuition waiver benefit that the school offered.</p>
<p>Most graduate programs I’ve seen do not allow funded students to have significant outside employment without permission from their adviser and/or director of graduate studies.</p>
<p>The logic is that if you’re on an assistantship, you’re supposed to be working 20 hours a week in return for that funding. The other 20 hours of a normal work week, you should be studying and working on your research. Given that you probably need many more than 20 hours to do that anyway, trying to hold down any other employment is rather likely to be a recipe for disaster.</p>