Tax Information for Fellowship Recipients

Graduate School Fellowship stipends are provided without a work obligation. Students may be appointed to a Graduate School Fellowship for a full academic year (September through April), or for a single semester. Those holding a Graduate School Fellowship appointment in one semester of an academic year may be appointed to a Graduate School Assistantship in the other.

In accord with University policy, stipend payments for Graduate School Fellowships will be provided on the last working day of each month during the academic year.

Unlike Assistantship stipends, which are paid through the University’s payroll system, Fellowship stipends for recipients who are U.S. citizens will not be reported to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by the University. Therefore, U.S. recipients generally will be required to report the amount of the award to the IRS and may be required to make quarterly estimated tax payments.

Recipients who are not U.S. citizens may have taxes withheld and the amount of the award reported to the IRS; they will also be required to obtain either a U.S. Social Security Number or IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN), if they have not already done so.

Fellowship recipients should contact the Georgetown University Tax Department, located at 2121 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Suite 400. The telephone number is (202) 687-1158 or (202) 687-5448.

Below are some links to downloadable blank tax forms and information:

• Internal Revenue Service Website (Federal Tax Information)
• Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN)
• Social Security Administration Website
• Social Security Number (SSN) application
• Tax forms for Virginia residents
• Tax forms for Maryland residents
• Tax forms for District of Columbia residents

For more information please contact these Georgetown University Departments:

• Georgetown University Tax Department
• Georgetown University Accounts Payable