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Qualified graduate students in every department may apply for fellowships, assistantships, and other awards. These awards are available to students pursuing either a master's or doctoral degree. Unless otherwise instructed, apply to your department before February 15. For fellowship or assistantship applications, write to the chairperson of your department. For a University of Florida Graduate Catalog and applications for admission to the University, write to Director of Admissions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611 Graduate Minority Fellowships These fellowships provide $8,000 for nine months. Fellows receive a tuition waiver. Apply to department of major by March 1. Graduate Assistantships Up to half-time positions are available through individual departments. The employing department or unit determines the starting salary. Duties in teaching or research and associated responsibilities may not exceed 20hours a week for half-time appointees. In-state and out-of-state tuition waivers are available to qualified students. In certain areas, special research awards may be available. Contact your department chairperson for details. Harris Fellowships These federally funded awards for newly entering minority students in fields where minorities have been underrepresented provide up to $4,000 annually, based on need, plus full tuition and fees. Maximum funding is for two years for master's and three years for doctoral candidates. Application should be made to department by February 15. McKnight Foundation Black Doctoral Fellowships Available to newly entering black students who are U. S. citizen. provides stipend of $11,000annually, a tuition waiver, and up to $1,200 for fees, books and supplies, health insurance, and computer equipment, for a maximum of four years. Deadline is January 15. Apply to McKnight Programs, 201 E. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1525, Tampa, Florida 33602.Phone: (813) 272-2772. Board of Regents Summer Program for Black Graduate Students Awards are available to newly entering black students who are U. S. citizens or resident aliens. These $1,500 fellowships are for Summer B term. Students who enroll in this program must enroll full time the following academic year and are also eligible for other minority fellowships. The application deadline is May 1. Title VI--Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships These fellowships are available to graduate students whose academic programs are either Latin American- or African-oriented. Applicants must be U. S. citizens or permanent residents and be registered for a full-time course load, including a language relevant to the area of their choice, specifically Spanish, Portuguese or Aymara for recipients through the Center for Latin American Studies, and Arabic, Shona, Swahili or Yoruba for recipients through the Center for African Studies. Applicants may choose to major in any discipline or department where a Latin American or African emphasis is possible. The award is a $7,000 stipend for the academic year and payment of tuition and fees. Summer fellowships are also available. For further information, contact the director of the Center for Latin American Studies, 319 Grinter Hall, or the director of the Center for African Studies,470 Grinter Hall, University of Florida. Fulbright-Hays Graduate Fellowship for Study Abroad Through the Institute of International Education, graduate students who are American citizens can apply for one of approximately 700 awards to 70 countries. The awards, which are for a year of serious study at foreign universities, are provided by the U. S., foreign governments, universities, corporations and private donors. There are special categories for the creative and performing arts and in some cases for teaching assistantships in conversational English. Applications open for the following academic year late each May and close in September. Local interviews are held in October. Final selections are made by the host country, and notification is in the spring. Fluency in the language of the host country is required in most cases. Most grants cover transportation, tuition and living expenses for the student but not for dependents. Travel grants are available for students holding other fellowships to universities in certain specified foreign countries. Information, applications and advice are offered by the Fulbright Program Adviser (contact information can be found in the current UF catalog) National Science Foundation Fellowships NSF fellowships are three-year awards for U. S. citizens at or near the beginning of graduate study leading to master's or doctoral degrees in the mathematical, physical, medical, biological, engineering or social sciences, or in the history and philosophy of science, at any nonprofit U.S. or foreign university. Evaluation is based on ability, recommendations, and scores on examinations designed to test scientific aptitude and achievement. Contact the Division of Sponsored Research, 256 Grinter Hall, University of Florida. University-Wide Graduate Fellowships Alumni Fellowships are the highest graduate student award available at the university. Funded at nationally competitive levels, these prestigious awards support students in all academic areas that award a PhD or MFA. Most Alumni Fellows receive a minimum of two years of fully funded support along with a two-year research or teaching assistantship. Alumni Fellows must demonstrate high standards of academic achievement and participation in university life. Applicantion is made to the academic unit of the major field of study. Successful applicants have outstanding undergraduate preparation, a strong commitment to their field of study and demonstrated potential in research and creative activities. Named Presidential Fellowships are sponsored by the Graduate School and are named for former University of Florida presidents. Presidential fellowships provide a four-year commitment, assuming satisfactory progress toward the degree. The first and fourth years are funded by the Graduate School. The second and third years are funded by the fellow's academic unit or college as an assistantship or fellowship at the same stipend level as the Graduate School funding. Because nationally competitive stipend levels vary widely across disciplines, the academic units set the stipend amounts. The fellowships are limited to U.S. citizens or permanent residents pursuing terminal degrees (PhD, EdD, or MFA). The program seeks to attract outstanding students from across the nation. Applications from traditionally under-represented groups are encouraged. Grinter Fellowship are named in honor of Dr. Linton E. Grinter, Dean of the Graduate School from 1952-to 1969. The fellowship recruits truly exceptional graduate students. Currently enrolled graduate students are not eligible, except for those students who are entering a Ph.D. (or other terminal degree) program. Continuation of the Grinter Fellowship beyond the first year is contingent upon satisfactory academic progress. Interested students should contact their academic units for complete information. Division of SponsoredResearch (DSR) The division compiles an annual catalog of fellowship, scholarship, loan, and grant opportunities available to graduate and postdoctoral students. The DSR program Information Office continually updates information in the catalog and looks for new opportunities for funding. The catalog is available at the DSR program Information Office (256 Grinter). Deadlines, stipends and qualifications vary.
Qualified graduate students in every department may apply for fellowships, assistantships, and other awards. These awards are available to students pursuing either a master's or doctoral degree. Unless otherwise instructed, apply to your department before February 15. For fellowship or assistantship applications, write to the chairperson of your department. For a University of Florida Graduate Catalog and applications for admission to the University, write to Director of Admissions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611
These fellowships provide $8,000 for nine months. Fellows receive a tuition waiver. Apply to department of major by March 1.
Up to half-time positions are available through individual departments. The employing department or unit determines the starting salary. Duties in teaching or research and associated responsibilities may not exceed 20hours a week for half-time appointees. In-state and out-of-state tuition waivers are available to qualified students. In certain areas, special research awards may be available. Contact your department chairperson for details.
These federally funded awards for newly entering minority students in fields where minorities have been underrepresented provide up to $4,000 annually, based on need, plus full tuition and fees. Maximum funding is for two years for master's and three years for doctoral candidates. Application should be made to department by February 15.
Available to newly entering black students who are U. S. citizen. provides stipend of $11,000annually, a tuition waiver, and up to $1,200 for fees, books and supplies, health insurance, and computer equipment, for a maximum of four years. Deadline is January 15. Apply to McKnight Programs, 201 E. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1525, Tampa, Florida 33602.Phone: (813) 272-2772.
Awards are available to newly entering black students who are U. S. citizens or resident aliens. These $1,500 fellowships are for Summer B term. Students who enroll in this program must enroll full time the following academic year and are also eligible for other minority fellowships. The application deadline is May 1.
These fellowships are available to graduate students whose academic programs are either Latin American- or African-oriented. Applicants must be U. S. citizens or permanent residents and be registered for a full-time course load, including a language relevant to the area of their choice, specifically Spanish, Portuguese or Aymara for recipients through the Center for Latin American Studies, and Arabic, Shona, Swahili or Yoruba for recipients through the Center for African Studies. Applicants may choose to major in any discipline or department where a Latin American or African emphasis is possible. The award is a $7,000 stipend for the academic year and payment of tuition and fees. Summer fellowships are also available. For further information, contact the director of the Center for Latin American Studies, 319 Grinter Hall, or the director of the Center for African Studies,470 Grinter Hall, University of Florida.
Through the Institute of International Education, graduate students who are American citizens can apply for one of approximately 700 awards to 70 countries. The awards, which are for a year of serious study at foreign universities, are provided by the U. S., foreign governments, universities, corporations and private donors. There are special categories for the creative and performing arts and in some cases for teaching assistantships in conversational English. Applications open for the following academic year late each May and close in September. Local interviews are held in October. Final selections are made by the host country, and notification is in the spring. Fluency in the language of the host country is required in most cases. Most grants cover transportation, tuition and living expenses for the student but not for dependents. Travel grants are available for students holding other fellowships to universities in certain specified foreign countries. Information, applications and advice are offered by the Fulbright Program Adviser (contact information can be found in the current UF catalog)
NSF fellowships are three-year awards for U. S. citizens at or near the beginning of graduate study leading to master's or doctoral degrees in the mathematical, physical, medical, biological, engineering or social sciences, or in the history and philosophy of science, at any nonprofit U.S. or foreign university. Evaluation is based on ability, recommendations, and scores on examinations designed to test scientific aptitude and achievement. Contact the Division of Sponsored Research, 256 Grinter Hall, University of Florida.
Alumni Fellowships are the highest graduate student award available at the university. Funded at nationally competitive levels, these prestigious awards support students in all academic areas that award a PhD or MFA. Most Alumni Fellows receive a minimum of two years of fully funded support along with a two-year research or teaching assistantship. Alumni Fellows must demonstrate high standards of academic achievement and participation in university life. Applicantion is made to the academic unit of the major field of study. Successful applicants have outstanding undergraduate preparation, a strong commitment to their field of study and demonstrated potential in research and creative activities. Named Presidential Fellowships are sponsored by the Graduate School and are named for former University of Florida presidents. Presidential fellowships provide a four-year commitment, assuming satisfactory progress toward the degree. The first and fourth years are funded by the Graduate School. The second and third years are funded by the fellow's academic unit or college as an assistantship or fellowship at the same stipend level as the Graduate School funding. Because nationally competitive stipend levels vary widely across disciplines, the academic units set the stipend amounts. The fellowships are limited to U.S. citizens or permanent residents pursuing terminal degrees (PhD, EdD, or MFA). The program seeks to attract outstanding students from across the nation. Applications from traditionally under-represented groups are encouraged. Grinter Fellowship are named in honor of Dr. Linton E. Grinter, Dean of the Graduate School from 1952-to 1969. The fellowship recruits truly exceptional graduate students. Currently enrolled graduate students are not eligible, except for those students who are entering a Ph.D. (or other terminal degree) program. Continuation of the Grinter Fellowship beyond the first year is contingent upon satisfactory academic progress. Interested students should contact their academic units for complete information.
Alumni Fellowships are the highest graduate student award available at the university. Funded at nationally competitive levels, these prestigious awards support students in all academic areas that award a PhD or MFA. Most Alumni Fellows receive a minimum of two years of fully funded support along with a two-year research or teaching assistantship.
Alumni Fellows must demonstrate high standards of academic achievement and participation in university life. Applicantion is made to the academic unit of the major field of study. Successful applicants have outstanding undergraduate preparation, a strong commitment to their field of study and demonstrated potential in research and creative activities.
Named Presidential Fellowships are sponsored by the Graduate School and are named for former University of Florida presidents. Presidential fellowships provide a four-year commitment, assuming satisfactory progress toward the degree. The first and fourth years are funded by the Graduate School. The second and third years are funded by the fellow's academic unit or college as an assistantship or fellowship at the same stipend level as the Graduate School funding.
Because nationally competitive stipend levels vary widely across disciplines, the academic units set the stipend amounts. The fellowships are limited to U.S. citizens or permanent residents pursuing terminal degrees (PhD, EdD, or MFA). The program seeks to attract outstanding students from across the nation. Applications from traditionally under-represented groups are encouraged.
Grinter Fellowship are named in honor of Dr. Linton E. Grinter, Dean of the Graduate School from 1952-to 1969. The fellowship recruits truly exceptional graduate students. Currently enrolled graduate students are not eligible, except for those students who are entering a Ph.D. (or other terminal degree) program. Continuation of the Grinter Fellowship beyond the first year is contingent upon satisfactory academic progress. Interested students should contact their academic units for complete information.
The division compiles an annual catalog of fellowship, scholarship, loan, and grant opportunities available to graduate and postdoctoral students. The DSR program Information Office continually updates information in the catalog and looks for new opportunities for funding. The catalog is available at the DSR program Information Office (256 Grinter). Deadlines, stipends and qualifications vary.
