Summer/Fall 2017 Graduate Funding Opportunities

Graduate School Doctoral Dissertation Award – is a competitively awarded program to provide final stage funding over an approximate 4-6 month period of time for UF Ph.D. candidates. This support will allow recipients the time and resources to focus exclusively on their dissertation through defense, final clearance by the Editorial Office, and graduation. The program is for candidates who have exhausted all other avenues of support. Information and applications are available on our website at: http://graduateschool.ufl.edu/prospective-students/funding/dissertation/graduate-school-doctoral-dissertation-award/

Application deadline is March 31, 2017

Graduate School Doctoral Research Travel Award – is designed to provide research-related travel expenses for UF Ph.D. students in selected majors in the humanities, arts, and social sciences. This program is for students to effectively conduct doctoral dissertation research away from UF when faced with inadequate departmental funding. Information and applications are available on our website at: http://graduateschool.ufl.edu/prospective-students/funding/travel/graduate-school-doctoral-research-travel-award-/

Application deadline is April 7, 2017

If you have questions concerning above funding opportunities contact the Graduate School Awards at gradawards@aa.ufl.edu.

Supplemental Retention Scholarship – is designed for all UF doctoral students who are three or fewer semesters away from graduation, but are no longer eligible to receive a fellowship, assistantship, or other funding from their department or college. The scholarship provides up to 3 credit hours of tuition assistance. Information and applications are available on our website at http://graduateschool.ufl.edu/prospective-students/funding/dissertation/supplemental-retention-scholarship/

Application deadline is April 10, 2017

Dolores Auzenne Dissertation Award – is designed to assist underrepresented minority students in completing their dissertation work. The program provides competitively awarded stipends to Ph.D. candidates who are in the advanced writing stages of their dissertations at UF. Students who are appointed on a state-funded fellowship or assistantship are not eligible. The award provides up to $12,000 and up to 3 credit hours of tuition assistance. Information and applications are available on our website at: http://www.graduateschool.ufl.edu/finances-and-funding/delores-auzenne-dissertation-award

Application deadline is April 10, 2017

If you have questions concerning these funding opportunities contact the Graduate School at ogmp@ufl.edu.