Other Fellowship Opportunities
(University and Presidential Fellowships replace the fellowship portions of the standard College
of Business aid packages for the academic year. All others may be combined with
the standard College of Business aid packages.)
College Teaching Fellowships
The University offers one College Teaching Fellowship to encourage students to pursue graduate programs that prepare them for teaching careers. The teaching fellowship is for two semesters per academic year beginning in the fall semester and the award is given only to new graduate students (defined as first time in graduate studies at FSU). Minimum university-wide standards governing these awards require that these fellowships be awarded only to students of high academic standing:
- Having at least a 3.20 grade point average in the last two years of undergraduate work and a 3.50 grade point average for previous graduate work
- Being highly supported by former teachers
- Earning a minimum GMAT score of 600
The minimum stipend is currently $6,300 for the two semesters, plus tuition waivers. Fellowship holders are not required to perform service for the individual departments, but they must be enrolled for at least 12 credit hours per semester during the period of the fellowship. Fellowship holders are eligible to receive an assistantship award in addition to this award. If an assistantship award is received in addition to this teaching fellowship, the registration requirement is reduced to 9 hours per semester. All applicants to the Ph.D program are automatically considered for this award.
University Fellowships
Each year, the University awards competitive fellowships to graduate students in three separate categories: new (defined as first time in graduate studies at FSU), continuing and U.S. minority (defined as African American, Hispanic, Asian, Native American or Pacific-Islanders). These fellowships are awarded annually on the basis of academic credentials and are for $18,000 for the academic year plus both matriculation waivers and out-of-state tuition waivers (where applicable). Fellowship holders are not required to perform service for the individual departments, but they must be enrolled for at least 12 credit hours per semester during the period of the fellowship. Fellowship holders are eligible to receive an assistantship award in addition to this award. If an assistantship award is received in addition to this fellowship, the registration requirement is reduced to 9 hours per semester. All applicants to the Ph.D program are automatically considered for these awards. A student may receive this award a maximum of three times while enrolled in graduate studies. Applicants must complete their application for admission by January 1 to be considered for any of these awards.
Presidential Fellowships
Of those students who are awarded the University Fellowship (above), 10 will receive the prestigious Presidential Fellowship. The awarded stipend is for $23,000 per year, in addition to the tuition waivers. Recipients receive $23,000 from the University during their first and fourth years in the graduate program. The College supplements the award with the regular assistantship packages.
Applicants must complete their application for admission by January 1 to be considered for any of these awards.
Minority Assistantships/Fellowships
In addition to the minority category within the University Fellowships, there are three additional financial awards available to African American students at Florida State University.
Delores Auzenne Fellowship
This award includes a stipend of $5,000 per academic year which is distributed in equal increments at the beginning of the Fall and Spring semesters. Fellowship recipients are required to register for 12 hours per semester except where an assistantship award is received in addition to this fellowship. In these cases, the registration requirement is reduced to 9 hours per semester. All African American applicants to the Ph.D program can be considered for this award. Interested applicants should contact the Office of Graduate Studies at (850) 644-3500.)
McKnight Doctoral Fellowship Program
These fellowships provide up to five years of support, with a stipend of $12,000 plus tuition and other support for four years, with the fifth year support at the rate typical in the student's academic program. This is a state-wide program administered through the Florida Education Fund, http://www.fefonline.org/ . These fellowships are for newly enrolling African-American graduate students. Deadline for all material to be submitted to The Florida Education Fund is January 15 each year. For more information, please contact: Florida Education Fund, 201 E. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 1525, Tampa, FL 33602, (813) 272-2772. Applications are available online at http://www.fefonline.org/mdfapply/. Applications will also be available in the Office of Graduate Studies, 408 Westcott, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1410, (850) 644-3500.
Leslie N. Wilson - Delores Auzenne Graduate Assistantships for Minorities
These awards are for current and prospective minority students pursuing a graduate degree program full-time (enrolled for a minimum of nine hours/semester.) The assistantship carries a stipend of $5,000 per academic year which is distributed in equal increments at the beginning of the Fall and Spring semesters, plus tuition waivers. Holders of this award are assigned either a teaching or research assistantship appointment by their department. Further information about application procedures can be found online at http://gradstudies.fsu.edu/forms/StudentCriteria.pdf.
Latin American – Caribbean Scholarship
Graduate students who are citizens from Latin American and the Caribbean (including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands) who have been awarded a non-duty scholarship of a minimum of $500 per academic year (fall and spring semesters) may be eligible to be designated as Latin American – Caribbean Scholarship recipients. A Latin American – Caribbean Scholarship recipient will be classified as a Florida resident for tuition purposes only. LAC Scholarship recipients must be awarded an additional $500 scholarship in order to retain Florida resident status for the summer terms. Students who, for any reason, lose their LAC Scholarship status will revert to out-of-state tuition classification.
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