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School of Teaching and Learning Student Resources Selected Graduate Student Funding Opportunities

Selected Graduate Student Funding Opportunities

Explore a range of funding opportunities—including fellowships, scholarships, graduate assistantships, and awards for dissertation research and travel—available to graduate students in the UF School of Teaching & Learning.

Fellowships

*Multi-year awards for full-time doctoral students.

University of Florida Graduate Fellowships

Ph.D. students who have been admitted to begin their studies in the coming fall semester are eligible to be considered for these 4-year awards.

McKnight Doctoral Fellowships

Provided by the Florida Education Fund, these awards are for African-American Ph.D. students who have been admitted to begin their studies in the coming fall semester.

 

Grinter Fellowships

Ph.D. students who have been admitted to begin their studies in the coming fall semester are eligible to be considered for these 3-year awards.

Scholarships

We offer scholarships from the College of Education and Graduate School Supplemental Retention scholarships.

College of Education Scholarships

The College of Education awards scholarships annually to current students who will be enrolled in the coming fall semester or applicants who have been admitted to begin their studies in the coming fall semester. Applications are available through the College of Education’s Office of Student Services beginning in November and will be due in January or February (see their website for details).

Graduate School Supplemental Retention Scholarships:

Graduate School Supplemental Retention Scholarships is designed for 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.

Others

Graduate Assistantships

Opportunities provided under the McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement program and the School of Teaching & Learning.

McNair Graduate Assistantship Program

McNair Graduate Assistantship Program is for Ph.D. students admitted for the coming fall semester semester, who had previously completed the McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement program as undergraduate students, are eligible to apply for this 3-year award.

School of Teaching & Learning Graduate Assistantships

These awards provide opportunities for students to teach or work as a research assistant on a semester-by-semester basis. New and current students should inquire with their program area faculty in the School of Teaching & Learning to learn about Graduate Assistantship opportunities. Recipients receive tuition coverage, a stipend, and student health benefits. Students must be enrolled full time to be eligible for this award.

Dissertation Awards

Students can choose to seek funding from College of Education Fien Dissertation Award, Delores Auzenne Dissertation Award or Graduate School Dissertation Awards.

Delores Auzenne Dissertation Award

The Delores 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.

School of Teaching & Learning Graduate Assistantships

These awards provide opportunities for students to teach or work as a research assistant on a semester-by-semester basis. New and current students should inquire with their program area faculty in the School of Teaching & Learning to learn about Graduate Assistantship opportunities. Recipients receive tuition coverage, a stipend, and student health benefits. Students must be enrolled full time to be eligible for this award.

Travel Awards

These awards support travel fees for research-related conferences and meetings.

Graduate School Doctoral Research Travel Awards

The Graduate School Doctoral Research Travel Awards support research-related travel expenses for Ph.D. students in the humanities, arts, and social sciences. It is for students who have inadequate departmental funding to conduct doctoral dissertation research away from UF.

Graduate Student Council Travel Awards

The Graduate Student Council Travel Awards offers travel grants to help graduate students attend conferences and present their research.

Office of Research and Graduate Programs’ Graduate Student Travel Funds

Office of Research and Graduate Programs’ Graduate Student Travel Funds are for Doctoral students who have been admitted to candidacy are eligible to apply for these awards that support travel to conferences, symposia, and special research opportunities.

School of Teaching & Learning Travel Awards

School of Teaching & Learning Travel Awards: These awards support doctoral students presenting their research at professional conferences. Students apply simultaneously through the Graduate Student Council or the UF’s Office of Research and Graduate Programs. Periodic deadlines are announced in the fall and spring semesters.