Funding in the form of fellowships is typically only available via sources external to the department, unless it is for summer funding.
Graduate School Fellowships
The Graduate School awards several fellowships each year to students from all areas of the University. Deadlines for these fellowships are generally in early February. The Grad School Fellowship Office's website is a good resources, as it includes information on both internal and external fellowships. (The Stout Wallace and Shevlin fellowships are under the "Privately Funded Fellowships" link.)
Fellowships typically awarded to students who have not yet completed the prelims include:
- Stout Wallace Fellowship: For graduate students in the humanities or social sciences who are in the intermediate years of the Ph.D. (i.e., students currently in their second or third year of graduate study). Preference will be given to those who will not have taken their oral prelims before the start of the fellowship. Relevant graduate programs that offer the Ph.D. may nominate two students. The Fellowship includes tuition remission.
- Thomas Shevlin Fellowship: For graduate students in the biological and agricultural sciences, basic physical and medical sciences, and liberal arts. Relevant programs may nominate one student. One award. Stipend is for the academic year and includes tuition. (Note: this fellowship has not been offered in recent years, but should reappear sometime.)
Fellowships for those who have passed the preliminary examinations include:
- Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships — These fellowships give outstanding final-year Ph.D. candidates who are making timely progress toward the degree—typically those entering their fifth year of graduate study—an opportunity to complete the dissertation within the upcoming academic year by devoting full-time effort to the research and writing of the dissertation. Candidates must be nominated by their department. Fellowship recipients receive an academic-year stipend, plus full tuition for thesis credits.
- Harold Leonard Memorial Fellowship in Film Study — Open to graduate students proposing a year of well-defined research or study in film history, criticism, theory, or aesthetics. Up to five awards. Stipend is $25,000 for the academic year and includes tuition remission and subsidized healthcare.
- Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellowship — The Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellowship (IDF) provides a unique opportunity for outstanding mid-career Ph.D. students who are engaged in interdisciplinary research to study with faculty at one of the University’s interdisciplinary research centers or institutes during the fellowship year. Applicants designate the host center or institute they believe is the best match with their planned dissertation topic, contingent upon endorsement by the host center or institute.
- Torske Klubben Fellowship — For graduate students who have an interest in or connection to Norway or its culture; preference is given to advanced graduate students. The stipend is for the academic year.
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS)
The Institute for Global Studies awards Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships to graduate students (usually at the Ph.D. level) who need to learn certain languages. Both summer and academic-year fellowships are available; the latter are equivalent to a 50% TAship. Funds can be used for courses in the U.S. or abroad.