Graduate School Fellowship Processing Guidelines
Contents
- Description of Award
- Eligibility
- Concurrent Employment
- Selection of Nominees
- Selection Criteria
- Letters of Recommendation
- Graduate Program Evaluation of Nominees
- Student Status Information
- Graduate Program Nomination Instructions
- Program Follow-up to Applicants
- Important Dates
Appendices
- Graduate Program Evaluation of Nominee (PDF file)
- Student Status Information (PDF file)
- Council of Graduate Schools Resolution (PDF file)
Description of Award
Approximately 14 academic year (Fall/Spring) Graduate School Fellowships are awarded annually to exceptional UWM graduate students. Awards are for full-time study only.* The current fellowship stipend for 2007-2008 is $11,332. In addition, fellows benefit from full coverage of resident instructional fees at the basic graduate level (currently valued at approximately $8,164), a remission of the out-of-state portion of the tuition (if applicable), low-cost comprehensive health insurance and other benefits. Awardees retain full responsibility for mandatory fees and additional instructional/course fees (including distance education) above basic graduate tuition levels.
*Nominees from your graduate program should have sufficient course work and/or other degree requirements to satisfy this fellowship requirement.
Eligibility
Fellowship recipients must comply with the following regulations:
- Be enrolled in a master's or doctoral degree program.
- Be registered for full-time study during the entire award period.
- Hold no other scholarship or fellowship concurrent with a Graduate School Fellowship (with the exception of the Chancellor's Graduate Student Award).
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Have not previously been awarded a Graduate School Fellowship.*
*Maximum support for a Graduate School Fellowship is one academic year (Fall/Spring). Current Graduate School Fellows, or students who have been awarded a Graduate School Fellowship in the past, are not eligible to apply for or receive another Graduate School Fellowship award.
Concurrent Employment
Concurrent employment of Fellowship recipients is limited to the following:
- University employment of a maximum of 25% TA,PA, or RA.
- Student hourly or outside employment of up to 15 hours per week.
Selection of Nominees
No more than two nominees from your graduate program may be forwarded for the Graduate School Fellowship competition. (Remember, previous Graduate School Fellowship awardees are not eligible for additional support in this category.)
Selection Criteria
Fellowships are awarded on the basis of academic achievement as reflected by (1) undergraduate/graduate grade point averages; (2) letters of recommendation; (3) program evaluation (Departmental assessment of academic achievements and potential); (4) standardized test scores; and (5) scholarly progress, e.g. publications, presentations, creative activities.
As funding is very limited and fellowships are extremely competitive, graduate programs are asked to be highly selective in nominating students for a Graduate School Fellowship. Nominees should represent exceptional students in your graduate program.
Letters of Recommendation
Two current letters of recommendation are required for each nominee. Letters must be on official letterhead stationery or approved forms.
New students (Fall 2008 admission)
Copies of current letters which have been submitted in support of applicant's admission to your graduate program may be used.
Attach applicant's two letters of recommendation (no more than two).
Graduate Program Evaluation of Nominees
Complete the Graduate Program Evaluation for each nominee. (Appendix A). Sample program evaluations have been included with the instructions.
Student Status Information
Complete the student status information for each nominee. (Appendix B)
Graduate Program Nomination Instructions
Before submitting your program's nomination, please make sure that you have followed the instructions and have included all the necessary documentation.
If you encounter difficulties in converting documents to PDF format, please let us know well in advance of the deadline and we will be happy to help you.
- Verify all information submitted by your nominee, including GRE/GMAT scores, GPAs, and degrees earned.
- Once verified, convert all documents into one PDF file.
In that PDF file should be:- Nominee's application. This should be filled out completely and all information will have been verified by your program.
- Two letters of recommendation (on letterhead stationery).
- Graduate program's letter of evaluation and support (Appendix A, Part 2).
- Student status information (Appendix B).
- Label PDF file as follows:
Name of Applicant-GSF08-09-Name of Depart.pdf - E-mail the PDF as an attachment to fellowship@uwm.edu no later than February 15, 2008. This is the deadline date. No nominations will be accepted after February 15, 2008.
- By return e-mail, you will receive confirmation that the Graduate School is in receipt of your nomination(s).
Program Follow-Up to Applicants
After you submit your nominated applicants to the Graduate School, please notify all of your program's fellowship applicants (non-nominated as well as nominated applicants) of the status of their fellowship applications. This is your program's responsibility.
Important Dates
| February 15, 2008 | Graduate program nominations deadline |
| March 14, 2008 | Announcement of awards |
For questions regarding any of these procedures, please contact the Graduate School at 229-6267 (e-mail: fellowship@uwm.edu).