University Scholarship and Tuition Awards
Tuition awards provided by the School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies (SIGS) will cover a maximum of 9 hours of Regular Graduate Tuition per term. Students or graduate programs will be responsible for additional tuition charges for online courses or courses in Urban Planning and Public Administration. SIGS does not offer tuition awards or scholarships to students enrolled in professional degree programs.
SIGS has a limited number of tuition match awards. Preference will be given to doctoral students funded by grants and contracts. A small number of awards will be available for doctoral and master’s students funded by program revenues, gifts and endowments.
With the exception of University Fellowships and Diversity Fellowships which have deadlines that are announced annually, nominations for awards on this page should be submitted no later than the following dates:
- March 1st for Summer
- June 1st for Fall Dissertation Completion Awards
- October 1st for Spring
- Doctoral Dissertation Completion Award
- Diversity Fellowships and Scholarships
- University Fellowships
- Presidential Diversity Fellows Nomination
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Click to Nominate a student for any award other than a University Fellowship or Diversity Scholarship and Assistantship. These two awards have separate nomination forms.
| Doctoral Dissertation Completion Award |
Goals: | Support outstanding Ph.D. candidates in the final semester for dissertation completion and defense. |
Eligibility: | Ph.D. candidates entering the final semester. |
Application Date: | Applications should be submitted prior to student's final semester. |
Award date: | Beginning of final semester |
Nominator: | Department Chair or Director of Graduate Studies. |
Maximum award: | Full stipend, candidacy fee and health insurance |
Duration of award: | One semester |
Program commitment: | Must nominate students able to complete program within the semester and commit to subsequent funding if necessary. |
Criteria: | Strong evidence of scholarly ability and program progress plus a detailed plan for completion within the semester agreed upon by student, mentor and committee. |
Student responsibilities: | Students must be engaged in full time dissertation and defense work. |
Students awarded Doctoral Dissertation Completion Awards shall have no other duties or obligations beyond those of the academic program, and are also precluded from other work for compensation while supported by the award. | |
Diversity Scholarships and Assistantships | |
NOTE: This is a continuation of the current Diversity Fellowship program. A call for nominations will issue early in the Spring semester. | |
Goals: | To supplement graduate education support and promote racial and ethnic diversity of the student population. |
Eligibility: | Programs may nominate students from historically underrepresented ethnic/racial groups, including US citizens and permanent residents who are African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, Alaskan Natives, and Pacific Islanders. |
Maximum award: | Full stipend, tuition, and health insurance premium |
Duration of award: | One academic year (10 months) for masters students; up to 2 years for doctoral students. |
Program commitment: | Provision of full stipend, tuition and health insurance for an additional year for masters and up to two additional years for doctoral students. |
Criteria: | Strong evidence of scholarly ability. |
Student responsibilities: | Students must be engaged in full-time academic program studies and maintain good academic standing. |
Students may be required to work up to twenty hours per week in research or service work closely related to their scholarly activity. Students are responsible for participation in UofL diversity activities. | |
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| Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) Programs |
Goals: | The Southern Regional Education Board's Doctoral Scholars Program was developed with support from The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Ford Foundation. It is part of a nationwide initiative, the Compact for Faculty Diversity, to produce more minority Ph.D.'s and to encourage them to seek faculty positions. All applications for SREB Funding are made directly to SREB. To Apply, please go to the SREB website at http://www.sreb.org/page/1074/doctoral_scholars.html |
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Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)- Doctoral Scholars Program | |
Eligibility: | Minority students who are entering a doctoral program or who have not yet completed their first year of graduate study. |
Maximum award: | Full stipend, tuition and health insurance premium. SIGS provides tuition for three years. |
Duration of award: | Three years from SREB; program commits full stipend, tuition and health insurance for an additional two years. |
Program commitment: | Provision of full stipend, tuition and health insurance for an additional two years. |
Criteria: | Strong evidence of scholarly ability and an interest in pursuing a new faculty position after graduation. |
Student responsibilities: | Students must be engaged in full-time academic program studies and maintain good academic standing; |
during the first three years of the fellowship (when they receive the stipend through SREB and tuition through SIGS), they shall have no other duties or obligations beyond those of the academic program. During years four and five, while the department supports the student, the student may be required to work up to twenty hours per week in research, teaching, or service work closely related to their scholarly activity. Students are precluded from other work for compensation (part-time or full-time) while supported by the SREB Doctoral Fellowship. Students are responsible for participation in SREB and UofL diversity activities. | |
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)- Dissertation Year Fellowships | |
Eligibility: | Minority students in Ph.D. programs in the last year of their programs. |
Maximum award: | Full stipend, candidacy fees, and health insurance premium; SIGS pays candidacy fees and SREB pays the stipend. |
Duration of award: | One year |
Program commitment: | Best efforts to help student complete program within the year and commitment to subsequent funding if necessary. |
Criteria: | Strong evidence of scholarly ability plus a detailed plan for completion within the year agreed upon by the student, mentor, and committee. |
Student responsibilities: | Students awarded SREB Doctoral Fellowships must be engaged in full-time academic program studies and maintain good academic standing. |
Students are precluded from other work for compensation (part-time or full-time) while supported by the SREB Dissertation Year Fellowship. Students are responsible for participation in SREB and UofL diversity activities. | |