Summer reading grants will not be available to any student with full fellowship funding from outside Caltech or if the total yearly stipend is already above our standard rates. Eligibility requirements will be determined on an individual basis for students beyond the first year.

If you find yourself in need of additional funding during your second academic year, one alternative funding source might be to take on additional TA duties and postpone payment until the summer months, this works well for international students with hourly constraints during the academic year. Another alternative might be to take on additional TA duties with increased TA salary during the term in which you teach, and not be paid over the summer, this works well if you plan to be away doing an internship or have summer employment elsewhere (JPL) related to your research. Occasionally there are physics lab courses with preparation needs that are funded by TA stipends available over the summer. Frank Porter can let you know if this type of funding is available. You might also consider working for an experimental group that has a summer project. When you join a research group, ask your advisor about academic year and summer support.