Sponsored Program Services
To: SPS Staff, Directors of Financial Affairs, Business Managers, and Business Assistants From: Ken Sandel, Associate Vice President, Sponsored Program Services
Date: April 28, 2026
Re: Graduate Student Fee Remissions
A review of the Graduate Fee Remission charge rate has recently been conducted. The following charging and budget guidance is effective immediately.
Current Charge Rate for Graduate Fee Remissions
The fee remission charge rate is $430 per pay period for 2025-2026 (biweekly.)
The fee remission charge rate is proposed at $450 per pay period for 2026-2027, 2027-2028 and 2028-2029 (biweekly).
Budgeting Rates for Graduate Fee Remissions
For consistency in budgeting, graduate students are budgeted on a monthly basis. Therefore, for proposal purposes, the following rates should be used in budget preparation for graduate students with a full fiscal year appointment or graduate student with an academic year appointment who will also be budgeted during the summer:
|
For the Period |
Monthly Fee Remission Budget Rate – 12 month rate |
|
07/01/25 – 06/30/26 |
$931.67 per month (430 X 26 pay periods / 12 months) |
|
07/01/26 – 06/30/27 |
$975.00 per month (450 X 26 pay periods / 12 months) |
|
07/01/27 – 06/30/28 |
$975.00 per month (450 X 26 pay periods / 12 months) |
|
07/01/28 – 06/30/29 |
$975.00 per month (450 X 26 pay periods / 12 months) |
Graduate students with an academic year appointment who are not paid in the summer receive their academic year pay over 20 pay periods. Therefore, the following rates should be used when budgeting these students to ensure adequate funds will be available:
|
For the Period |
Monthly Fee Remission Budget Rate – 9 month rate |
|
07/01/25 – 06/30/26 |
$955.56 per month (430 X 20 pay periods / 9 months) |
|
07/01/26 – 06/30/27 |
$1000.00 per month (450 X 20 pay periods / 9 months) |
|
07/01/27 – 06/30/28 |
$1000.00 per month (450 X 20 pay periods / 9 months) |
|
07/01/28 – 06/30/29 |
$1000.00 per month (450 X 20 pay periods / 9 months) |
Hovde Hall 610 Purdue Mall West Lafayette, IN 47907-2040 (765) 494-1055 Fax: (765) 496-2871
The rate of $450 will remain in effect until an analysis shows an adjustment in rate is necessary to maintain balance in the amount of fee remissions charged compared to the amount of fee remissions granted.
cc: C. Ruhl
K. Parker
K. Hoebel
K. Mickle
B. Siple
Signed version on file with the Sponsored Programs office.
