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I will typically only accept a student if funding is available for a research assistantship.  However, outstanding candidates will be considered for a teaching assistantship on occasion.  For either assistantship, the stipend is about 22,700 (for 2008) and includes about a 4,500 tuition supplement (so actual take-home salary is about 18,000).  In general, the student takes home about 1,200 per month.  One unique aspect to Kansas State is that your stipend in guaranteed for the duration of your graduate education.  You will receive your stipend, even in the unlikely event that project funding is cut.  Expectations of graduate students for research and required teaching in the Division of Biology can be found here.  Also, take a look at the Division of Biology, graduate affairs committee webpage to learn more about the Division and graduate studies at K-State.  Brett Sandercock, a colleague in Biology, has a nice overview of the program, resources, and recreation in the area.  Although the webpage has an avian ecology slant, most of the information also pertains to fisheries science. 

 

 

I make every attempt to make the graduate school experience for my students as memorable and useful as possible.  I look at graduate school as a job and the student will be provided all the equipment and facilities needed for the job.  This typically includes a computer, vehicle for field use, all field and lab supplies (nets, waders, camera, GPS unit, etc.), funding for technicians, suitable office space, and other needed resources.

 

I encourage my students to attend and present at professional society (e.g., American Fisheries Society) meetings, as well a involvement in these societies (e.g., committees, manuscript reviews, workshops, officer in society, etc.).  I typically provide funding for the students to attend meetings when they present their research or are involved in a committee at the meeting.  This usually includes at least three meetings (state chapter AFS, Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, national AFS meeting) but can be more.  I will provide all travel expenses to these meetings including per diem.  In addition, it is not uncommon for undergraduate technicians working with a student to be funded to attend these meetings.