Fellowships
All fellowships are for full-time study. All fellowship recipients are eligible for comprehensive low-cost State Health Insurance and other benefits. In addition, fellowship recipients receive full coverage of in-state tuition and remission of out-of-state tuition (for students who are not residents of the State of Wisconsin).
Awardees are responsible for mandatory fees and additional instructional course fees (including distance education) above basic graduate tuition levels.
Application forms remain on this page after the application deadline for informational purposes; do not submit forms after the deadlines.
Dissertation Fellowships
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Approximately 14 Dissertation Fellowships are awarded to students with dissertator status. Applicants must have obtained dissertator status by September 1 of the award year. Fellows currently receive a stipend of $14,000 for the 2007-2008 academic year (fall/spring).
- Award announcement: March 14, 2008
More Information
Graduate Fellowships, 261 Mitchell Hall; (414) 229-6267; fellowship@uwm.edu
Graduate School Fellowships
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Approximately 14 Graduate School fellowships are awarded annually to exceptional newly admitted or currently enrolled UWM graduate students. Fellows currently receive a stipend of $11,332 for the 2007-2008 academic year (fall/spring).
- Award announcement: March 14, 2008
More Information
Graduate Fellowships, 261 Mitchell Hall; (414) 229-6267; fellowship@uwm.edu
Advanced Opportunity Program Diversity Fellowships
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Approximately 25 new AOP Fellowships are awarded annually to qualified students who are members of groups underrepresented in graduate study or are otherwise disadvantaged. Applicants must be American citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Fellowship stipend is currently $14,000 for the 2007-2008 academic year (fall/spring) and $4,000 for summer session. Summer support is contingent on availability of funding.
- Award announcement: March 14, 2008
More Information
McNair/AOP Office, 239 Mitchell Hall; (414) 229-6618; aop@uwm.edu
Application Procedures and Selection Process
- Application submission. Fellowship application forms and all required supporting documents must be submitted to the applicant's graduate program unit by the published application deadline.
- Program unit evaluation. Following the application deadline, each unit evaluates all applications received, selects applicants for nomination, completes all nomination procedures, and forwards nominations to the Graduate School.
- Graduate School evaluation. For Dissertation Fellowships and Graduate School Fellowships, the Graduate Fellowship Committee reviews campus-wide nominations and selects recipients. For AOP Diversity Fellowships, the Graduate Student Special Assistance Committee reviews campus-wide nominations and selects recipients.
- Award announcements. All nominees of the Graduate School Fellowship and Dissertation Fellowship receive official written notification of fellowship award decisions from the Graduate School Recruitment and Fellowship Office. All nominees of the Advanced Opportunity Program Fellowship receive official written notification of fellowship award decisions from the McNair/AOP Office.
Fellowship Compliance
All fellowship recipients must be enrolled in a graduate degree program at UWM during the award period. Fellows must meet the Graduate School continuation requirements each semester and comply with the following Graduate Faculty Council regulations:
- Fellowship recipients must carry and complete a full load of 8-12 graduate credits each semester during the academic year and a minimum of 5 graduate credits if the fellowship is held during the summer session. Doctoral candidates who have attained dissertator status must carry three dissertator credits per semester.
- Fellowship recipients may not hold any other fellowship or scholarship concurrently with a Graduate School award, with the exception of small monetary awards or the UWM Chancellor's Graduate Student Award.
- Fellowship recipients may not accept full-time employment. University appointments (maximum of 25% TA, PA, or RA), or other student outside employment of up to 15 hours per week, are allowable.
If extenuating circumstances require deviation from the official regulations, a fellowship recipient must complete a Graduate Fellowship Recipient Exception Form and obtain formal approval prior to taking any action.
Health Insurance
Fellows are eligible for health insurance benefits.
If you are interested in health insurance or other fringe benefits, you must apply within 30 days of your first contractual day in your initial UWM appointment. If a summer-session appointment is offered at the same time as a fall appointment, you must enroll within 30 days of the summer appointment. Contact the Benefits Office at 229-4925 for more information.
International students: Health and accident insurance is required of all international students attending UWM. Most international students purchase insurance from an insurance plan through CIE's International Student and Scholar Services. Please contact ISSS for information regarding an online application.