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First Year Graduate Fellowship
Those students nominated for an Honors Fellowship will also be eligible for a First Year Graduate Fellowship. Nominees who are chosen as an alternate for the Honors Fellowship will be considered for a First Year Fellowship. This one-year award includes a stipend of $14,000 plus payment of up to 9 graduate credit hours of tuition for the fall and spring semesters. The nominating department must guarantee that the recipient will be supported for at least three succeeding years by teaching or research assistantships for doctoral students and one year for master's students, provided the student makes satisfactory academic progress and employment performance. Students awarded the First Year Graduate Fellowship must have been admitted to Graduate Studies to begin graduate study no earlier than the spring semester 2006. Fellows are encouraged not to accept a teaching assistantship or research assistantship while receiving fellowship support; however, departments may appeal this to Graduate Studies on behalf of the student on a case-by-case basis. Preference will be given to nominees who would profit significantly from the released time from teaching or other duties during their fellowship period.
The following must be submitted with the nomination: completed nomination coversheet; nomination statement by department; student's personal essay; student's curriculum vitae; transcripts of all college or university work; copy of GRE scores; evidence of admission to KU Graduate Studies; three letters of reference; signed form indicating student's access to files or recommendations.
Departments may nominate no more than two individuals for the Honors/First Year Doctoral Fellowship. The department is expected to rank nominees.
The Deadline for all awards is Friday, February 1 at 5:00 pm at 222 Strong Hall.
