What is the typical stipend for a PhD student in Germany?
In the natural sciences and engineering, Ph.D. students would typically get full positions (either project- or institution-funded) according to public sector regulations, which amounts to 1650,- to 1900,- EUR per month post-tax and health insurance. The exact amount depends on age, whether it's a state/federal setting, in (former) east or west Germany, and other factors that are almost impossible to understand.
How much stipend does a Ph.D student get in USA from the university?
The stipend is very low. Today about $20K (*confirmed by other correspondents). What most foreigners do not realise is that a PhD in the US is actually a part-time degree. That is why they take so long. You are usually actually employed as a part-time teacher and the teaching load is heavy. You may also be officially a research assistant in a lab: that means that you are supposed to work on your boss’s work which might not necessarily dovetail exactly with what you need to do for your thesis. In either case, you do your project in what little spare time you have. The term “full-scholarship” is a bit of a sick joke.In Australia your scholarship is for you to work as a full-time student. That is why it normally takes 3 to 4 y to do a PhD in Australia, 6 or 8y is more typical in the US. Your project can easily become obsolete during your US PhD candidature. In Australia, you are expected to work full-time on your project. You are allowed to do some part-time teaching but you are paid for it. There are strict limits to how much teaching you can do because your scholarship is to work full-time on your project.*I should also mention another advantage of the Australian system. The PhD scholarship is usually in your name not your boss. That means that if it turns out your supervisor is an arsehole (not unusual) you can run away to another lab or even another university. One colleague of mine started her PhD at Melbourne but ran away to Sydney and brought her scholarship with her.
How much does an Indian student earn on average while doing a physics PhD/postdoctorate abroad (USA, Europe, Canada)?
It depends vastly.. VASTLY on where you are. Salaries in urban New York, San Francisco are vastly different from salaries in Iowa say.. simply due to the cost of living difference.Salaries are also very different between different fields.One misconception I see here, I would like to clear. A PhD is a working education… a postdoctoral position is a job (NOT an educational thing..)How much you save depends on you… Do you smoke? Will you want to have coffee at Starbucks everyday? Are you willing to eat one meal a day?Most PhD students in sciences that I know of, survived on their stipends and had a reasonable quality of life (not unlike existing stipends in India).
Do PhD students in Norway, France, Germany get a stipend?
Yes, they do, it also depends on what kind of scholarships you receive. For foreign students the best one is provided by DAAD but there is also an option of getting a DFG ( German Research Foundation ) grant if a department had been granted funds to provide funds for PhD students. Aprt from these two there are many. You can check this website http://hsozkult.de which has a lot of information for phd grants.
How much of a stipend does a PhD student in economics get at a US university?
According to this website, Results - PhD Stipends, a Ph.D. student in economics at an Ivy league or other top tier private university can expect a stipend in the range of $30,000–35,000 per year.At state public universities, (Washington State, Ohio State, Univ. of Connecticut), the stipend is in the range of $17,000 - $20,000 per year.
As an Indian student pursuing PhD in Europe, are you able to send some money home out of your stipend?
It all depends on the university you are pursuing PhD from. Contemplating all the offers that I had got before finally joining Cambridge University, I can say that top universities in Germany (like Munich, Aachen, Max-Planck) and Switzerland (like EPFL, ETH) pay you good enough during PhD so that by living a bit of a frugal life in Europe, you can send some money back home. In some circumstances, you can also receive additional income from some consultancy projects, which can make your earnings during PhD almost equivalent to a post-PhD top notch job in Europe. How much can one earn during a PhD depends on many factors, and my answer on the post What is the average stipend received by PhD students at Cambridge University? may help you !!