DMP Participants
Procedures and Requirements Summary
The CRA Distributed Mentor Program provides up to $6,000
(plus a maximum of $500 for relocation travel) per student
for ten weeks of summer research ($600 per week)
at the mentor's university.
A student does not have to be in residence exactly ten weeks at
her mentor's institution, but her grant will be prorated according
to the number of weeks she decides to stay ($600 a week).
The number of weeks a student is in residence at her mentor's
institution is arranged by the student and the mentor to
their mutual satisfaction.
Generally, the stipend is paid in four installments of $1,500.
As described below,
there are some items that the student and/or the mentor need to complete
to trigger the payment of each installment.
Note: Each student is responsible for specifying in the payment
information form the address to which each stipend should be sent.
| WHEN |
PAYMENT |
REQUIREMENTS |
Before Mentorship
(after acceptance) |
Items Required for 1st Stipend Payment
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| Relocation Travel |
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After Mentorship starts
(after 1-2 weeks) |
Items Required for 2nd Stipend
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Mid-way through Mentorship
(after 5-6 weeks) |
Items Required for 3rd Stipend Payment
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At End of
Mentorship |
Items Required for 4th Stipend Payment
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Any time
during or after
Mentorship |
Mentorship Related Travel Request
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A Note on Taxes
Because these stipends are not for qualified tuition and related expenses but
instead represent compensation for research services rendered as a
condition of receiving the grant, they are reportable as gross income, but
not as wages. Also, they are not subject to FICA (or, therefore, to
self-employment tax) or federal unemployment tax. There is no requirement
for CRA to withhold any taxes on these stipends and no such withholding shall
be done. CRA is not required to issue 1099's or W-2's to stipend recipients.
It is therefore the responsibility of each recipient to properly report the
stipends as taxable income on her 1040 in the year received.
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