An application for a University Fellowship should be sent to the appropriate department. Only regular full-time students are eligible. Applicants with less than either a combined aptitude score of 1200 on the Graduate Record Examination or an undergraduate grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale stand little chance of receiving fellowships unless one or the other is superlatively high, or letters of recommendation are exceptionally laudatory. Applications from students in the performing arts will receive a preliminary screening by a special performing arts committee.
College Teaching Fellowships; are also available. Application should be made to the appropriate school or college. Only students entering FSU for the first time are eligible for the College Teaching Fellowships.
There are several different fellowships available to graduate students. Listed below are those fellowships handled through the office of Graduate Studies.
University Fellowship Competition. Awards are made annually to minority and non-minority students. The stipend is for nine months, plus a matriculation and an out-of-state waiver for up to 12 hours. Applications must be submitted to the student's department chair to be eligible for the competition. Applications from students in the fine arts will receive a preliminary screening by a special fine arts committee. Applications are available through the departments and the Office of Graduate Studies.
College Teaching Fellowships. Awards are made annually by the school or college to first time entering FSU students only. The stipend is for nine months, plus a matriculation and an out-of-state tuition waiver for up to 12 hours. Interested students should talk to their departments concerning recommendation.
Dissertation Fellowships. Annual awards are made for 12 months, plus a matriculation and an out-of-state waiver for up to 12 hours. Candidates are recommended by their appropriate schools or colleges. Interested students should talk to their department.
McKnight Black Doctoral Fellowship Program. For newly enrolling Black American Students. Includes all academic disciplines except law, medicine, and most fields in education (Ph.D. students in Mathematics Education and Science Education are eligible to apply.) The annual stipend, plus tuition and fees, is renewable for a total of four years. Applications are available in the Office of Graduate Studies.