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Scholarships and Fellowships

Documentation:
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Publications 520 (PDF)

Please contact Ms. Edna Gilreath, Human Resources Service Center Manager, for information on tax treaty benefits. She can be reached at 617-627-3075, Extension 75504 or by email at edna.gilreath@tufts.edu or visit the HR website.

Special tax rules apply to scholarship and fellowship grants. The rules for determining the taxable part of a scholarship or fellowship apply to both resident and non-resident aliens. They are separate from and in addition to any rules pertaining to exclusions from income for foreign scholarships or exclusions under a tax treaty.