Financial Support
Compensation for 2023-24 will be $36,500 plus a relocation bonus of $2,000 to be used for costs associated with relocating to Nashville. Your award package also covers 100% of University tuition, all student fees, and health, dental, and a yearly eye exam.
Starting in Fall 2023, the BRET office will give incoming students a laptop computer.
We also have a Candidacy Student Success Supplement, which provides $500 to all doctoral students who achieve candidacy.
Our stipend is comparable to the amount given at similar institutions when adjusted for the cost of living.
| City | Amount needed to match $36,500 in Nashville |
| Atlanta, GA | $39, 680 |
| Baltimore, MD | $43,450 |
| Chapel Hill, NC | $37,000 |
| New Haven, CT | $39,300 |
| San Francisco, CA | $77,000 |
| Madison, WI | $37,700 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $38,600 |