The amount and quality of financial aid received by approximately 100 men and women students who participated in a survey conducted by the American Association for the Advancement of Science is examined. The people responding to the survey questionnaire finished their PhDs after 1971. Major findings indicate that scholarships and family contributions were the two major sources of funding for students while attending college. Secondarily, students relied on their own earnings, loans, or spouse's earnings for additional funds. A trend of increasing support expected from the student is noted. According to the American College Testing Program, married male students in both 1959 and 1969 earned approximately 31/2 times as much as married female students, a difference of $2,000 per year, and unmarried male students earned approximately twice as much (about $500) as female students. At the graduate level it was found that science students switch from dependency on their parents and their own earnings to almost exclusive dependence on fellowships, research assistantships, or teaching assistantships to finance their education. (SPG)