Graduate Fellowships
The merit-based fellowships listed below are offered through the UCF College of Graduate Studies. Most university fellowships are reserved for incoming degree-seeking graduate students who plan to enroll full time. Additional fellowships may be available in your academic college or department. You may also wish to search for external fellowship programs that support current graduate students.
To be considered for an award, students should submit a complete application for admission, including all supporting documentation (e.g., test scores, letters of recommendation, transcripts) by January 15, 2010. GRE scores are required for fellowship consideration even if not required for admission to a specific program.
NEW Trustees Doctoral Fellowship
College-nominated, selected by UCF Graduate Fellowships Committee
NEW Fellowship details
NEW Presidential Doctoral Fellowship
College-nominated, selected by UCF Graduate Fellowships Committee
NEW Fellowship details
NEW MFA Provost’s Graduate Fellowship
College-nominated
NEW Fellowship details
NEW Graduate Dean's Fellowship
College-nominated
NEW Fellowship details
Provost’s Graduate Fellowship
College-nominated
Fellowship details
UCF Graduate RAMP Fellowship
Selected by UCF Graduate Fellowships Committee
Fellowship details and UCF Graduate RAMP Application
Fellowship Application Due Date: October 1, 2009 for Spring 2010 Admission; January 15, 2010 for Fall 2010 Admission
UCF Graduate McNair Fellowship
Selected by UCF Graduate Fellowships Committee
Fellowship details and UCF Graduate McNair Application
Fellowship Application Due Date: October 1, 2009 for Spring 2010 Admission; January 15, 2010 for Fall 2010 Admission
Boyd Lyon Memorial Fellowship
Fellowship details
College-nominated, selected by UCF Graduate Fellowships Committee
Summer Mentoring Fellowship
Summer Mentoring Fellowship Information
Program-nominated, February 15, 2010
McKnight Doctoral Fellowship
McKnight Application must be submitted to the Florida Education Fund by January 15, merit-based
For more information, please see the McKnight Doctoral Fellowship flyer.
Florida A&M University Feeder Program
Fellowship Application, Due March 1, 2010
Delores A. Auzenne Fellowship
Fellowship Application, Due March 1, 2010
FGAMP Graduate Fellowship
Fellowship Application, Due March 1, 2010
GEM—National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Sciences, Inc.
GEM Application required, merit-based
For the online application and detailed information about eligibility and awards, see the GEM website
GEM e-mail: gem.1@nd.edu
Financial Information in the Graduate Catalog
General Graduate Funding
Ralph E. Gomory Scholarship for Quality Online Education
All students continuing in an online graduate degree program in Fall 2009 are eligible for these essay-based awards. Five $500 scholarships will be awarded in Fall 2009. See the Ralph E. Gomory Scholarship flyer for information on how to apply.
UCF Alumni Association Scholarships
The UCF Alumni Association awards more than $40,000 in scholarships each year to undergraduate and graduate students. See www.ucfalumni.com for information on how to apply.
UCF Office of Student Financial Assistance - Scholarship Listing
NanoScience Technology Center Graduate Fellowship
Fellowship Details
For more information, email nano@mail.ucf.edu ("Attn: Fellowship Committee" in subject field).
Jacki Tuckfield Memorial Graduate Business Scholarship
This scholarship is for students who are African American, U.S. citizen, resident of South Florida, and enrolled full-time in a graduate business program (master’s or doctoral) at a Florida University. The applicant must plan to pursue a professional career in South Florida (South Florida includes Broward, Dade, Collier, Charlotte, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Indian River, Lee, Okeechobee, Palm Beach, Manatee, Martin, Monroe, St. Lucie and Sarasota counties). For details about scholarship criteria and the application process, see the website at Jacki Tuckfield Memorial Graduate Business Scholarship Fund.
The American Association of University Women
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) Educational Foundation has a number of funding opportunities for U.S. and international women scholars whose community or professional work shows a commitment for improving the opportunities and conditions for women and girls. For fellowship and grant program applications and deadlines, visit the AAUW Educational Foundation website at http://aauw.org/education/fga/.
National Wildlife Federation’s Campus Ecology Program
Fellowship Details
- Fellowship grants are awarded to undergraduate and graduate students who are committed to reduce their campus carbon footprint
- Projects including: greenhouse gas inventories, climate action plans, energy conservation and efficiency, habitat restoration, convening climate action gatherings and more will be considered.
- Provides $2,000 for undergraduate students
- Provides $5,000 for graduate students
- Fall Deadline: October 1, 2008. Additional submission deadlines throughout the year.
- For more information, visit www.nwf.org
National Science Foundation (NSF), the Department of Defense (DoD), and the National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA) awards
- Each year, these agencies fund over $100,000,000 and attract over 14,000 applicants from the STEM fields. Funding is available for undergraduate and graduate students, post doctoral researchers, faculty, and those on sabbatical leave.
- For further information on a number of fellowship opportunities, visit www.asee.org/fellowships
The Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowship Program
- Approximately 30 Fellowships of $25,000 are awarded each year by the Spencer Foundation to support doctoral candidates in a variety of fields whose dissertations promise to contribute fresh perspectives to the history, theory, or practice of education.
- For more information, visit http://www.spencer.org
Project PIPS: Preparation in Inclusive Practices and Support
- Interested in getting a master's degree in Special Education? Project PIPS is accepting applicants for the 2008-2009 Fall Term. Project PIPS will provide students with a Master's degree in Special Education with a focus in early childhood special education. All graduates of the program will be eligible for a Florida Certificate Pre-kindergarten Endorsement.
- Project PIPS provides applicants with full tuition and fees along with a generous stipend each quarter. Course work is all online and flexible for full-time teachers. For more information, please visit http://www.pips.education.ucf.edu . The deadline is December 1, 2008 so please apply soon.
U.S. Army Scholarship Opportunities for Clinical Psychology Students
For information on U.S. Army scholarship opportunities in the Behavioral Sciences, see the scholarship details.
Financial Information in the Graduate Catalog
ETS Fellowship and Internship Programs
The goals of the ETS awards programs are to provide research opportunities to scholars who either hold a doctoral degree or are enrolled in a doctoral program and to increase the number of women and underrepresented minority professionals in the field of educational research.
AAHHE and ETS Outstanding Dissertations Competition 2010
The competition is open to anyone who has completed a dissertation that focuses on Hispanics in higher education or to any Hispanic who has completed a dissertation in the social sciences, broadly defined, between June 1, 2007 and August 1, 2009. See the competition flyer for information on how to apply.
Summer Research for Graduate Students
Sixteen selected interns will conduct research on a project of their choice under the guidance of an ETS mentor in Princeton. Seminars and workshops will be offered. Graduate students, who are currently enrolled full-time in a doctoral program and have completed a minimum of two years coursework toward their Ph.D. or Ed.D. on or before program start date, are eligible to apply.
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Up to three fellows will be selected and invited to conduct independent research described in a proposal submitted as part of the application process. Candidates must hold a PhD or an EdD. The fellowship is for a period of up to two years, renewable after the first year by mutual agreement.
Sylvia Taylor Johnson Minority Fellowship in Educational Measurement
A fellow will be selected to conduct independent research, described in a proposal submitted as part of the application process. Candidates must have received their PhD or EdD within the past ten years. The fellowship is for a period of up to two years, renewable after the first year by mutual agreement.
Harold Gulliksen Psychometric Research Fellowship
During the academic year fellows will study at their universities and conduct a research project under the supervision of an academic mentor and in consultation with an ETS research scientist. During the summer, fellows will be invited to participate in the Summer Research Program working under the guidance of an ETS researcher. The program is open to national and international applicants who are enrolled in a doctoral program and have completed at least two years of full-time study toward the PhD.
ETS Contacts
For detailed information and to apply online, see the ETS Fellowship Programs Website at: www.ets.org/research/fellowships.html
or request application materials from:
Linda DeLauro: fellowships@ets.org, Phone: 609-734-1806
Gloria Moreland: internships@ets.org, Phone: 609-734-5949
Intercollegiate Studies Institute Graduate Fellowships
The Intercollegiate Studies Institute offers a variety of graduate fellowships to qualified applicants. For detailed information and to download and application form, see the Intercollegiate Studies Institute website at: http://www.isi.org/programs/fellowships/fellowships.html
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