Overview of costs

We offer a competitive funding package to admitted students based on five years of funding. The financial package includes support for tuition, fees, health insurance and a stipend for housing and living expenses. Funding is provided by a combination of GSR, TA and fellowships as described below. A student needs a 50% appointment every quarter to cover the costs of the program and living expenses. Students also receive a summer stipend to support their research. Details of a particular offer are made in the offer letter upon admission. 


For a complete description of UC Santa Barbara’s graduate student quarterly fee structure for residents and nonresidents please visit Graduate Division's website on fees and costs. Note that these costs for residents and non-resident students are generally covered by the financial aid package offered to admitted students. 
 

Graduate Student Research (GSR) Positions:

GSR positions pay a monthly salary plus fees, health insurance, and tuition. Positions are funded by individual faculty members and are generally 50% appointments (20 hours/week).

Teaching Assistantships (TAships):

TAships pay a monthly salary plus fees, health insurance, and tuition. A 50% TA (20 hours/week) will support our master or undergraduate program instructors. Offers are made by the department.

Most fellowships pay a quarterly stipend plus fees and health insurance and tuition. Fellowships have no work or academic service expectations. Offers are made by the department or UCSB's Graduate Division.

Technology Management is committed to funding all Ph.D. students for 5 years through a combination of the types of support outlined above.

Financial FAQs

All applications require a non-refundable application fee. Please visit the UCSB Graduate Division FAQ page for the current fee.

Application fee waivers are available to qualified U.S. citizens and permanent resident applicants through UCSB’s Graduate Division, not the Department. International applicants are not eligible for fee waivers. If you are eligible, you must apply for the fee waiver at the end of your application on the payment page. Fee waivers take approximately two weeks to be approved, so please apply early. The fee is waived for Cal-Bridge participants. For more information, visit the Graduate Division FAQ fee waiver section.

No, a separate application is not required to be considered for financial support; all applicants are automatically considered.

All financial awards (like GSR positions, TAships, Fellowships) are merit-based.

The Technology Management program commits to funding its Ph.D. students for 5 years through various support mechanisms (GSRs,TAships, Fellowships), which typically cover stipends, fees, health insurance, and non-resident tuition.

Incoming graduate students are guaranteed the availability of housing on campus for their first year provided they meet applicable requirements and application deadlines. If you will be coming to UCSB with a partner and/or family we advise you to place yourself on the waitlist for family student housing as soon as possible. 

UCSB graduate housing is priced lower than the market rate for Santa Barbara/Goleta and most Technology Management PhD students choose to live in on-campus housing. As a graduate student at UC Santa Barbara, there are many options for housing both on and off campus. Housing and Residential Services provide a wealth of information about the communities that meet the needs of each student. For more information, visit the campus housing website. 

  • Single Student Apartments - San Clemente Villages accommodates single graduate students in two- and four-bedroom furnished apartments.
  • Family Student Housing - Storke and West Campus accommodate students with families in one- or two-bedroom unfurnished apartments. Storke and West Campus apartments are rented on a month-to-month basis and are both approximately one mile from the main campus. Admitted Technology Management students may put their name on the family housing waitlist as soon as they receive their offer of admission.
  • Off-Campus Living - The Community Housing Office provides all students with access to rental listings in the local area.