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Hi -
This summer I got an institutional summer research grant to work at a lab. Basically, the faculty gives me 3,000$ and the PI is suppose to give me AT LEAST 1,000$ for a total of 4,000$ stipend over the summer to work on a project.
My PI gave me the minimum 1,000$, while some other PIs, gave as high as 3,000$ to match the faculty grant. Furthermore, he expects me to work fulltime from 8:30-4:30, while most other professor realizes this is a stipend and could careless about the exact hours of the student as long as he/she works on her project.
My PI's expectation of full-time hours in the lab + minimum stipend = 6$/hr - far below the national minimum wage!
So, should I approach my PI and ask for higher pay - or is this something that will ruin my future LOR? I only started recently, and do not know his personality - he is the uber-busy type that rarely gets seen in the lab. Thanks.
This summer I got an institutional summer research grant to work at a lab. Basically, the faculty gives me 3,000$ and the PI is suppose to give me AT LEAST 1,000$ for a total of 4,000$ stipend over the summer to work on a project.
My PI gave me the minimum 1,000$, while some other PIs, gave as high as 3,000$ to match the faculty grant. Furthermore, he expects me to work fulltime from 8:30-4:30, while most other professor realizes this is a stipend and could careless about the exact hours of the student as long as he/she works on her project.
My PI's expectation of full-time hours in the lab + minimum stipend = 6$/hr - far below the national minimum wage!
So, should I approach my PI and ask for higher pay - or is this something that will ruin my future LOR? I only started recently, and do not know his personality - he is the uber-busy type that rarely gets seen in the lab. Thanks.