Deadline

March 27, 2009

Purpose

Graduate College Need-Based Fellowships provide up to $10,000* of support to regularly admitted first year graduate degree students who are Arizona residents or underrepresented in their discipline, and who demonstrate academic excellence. This can include under-represented minorities, i.e. Hispanics, African Americans and Native Americans in all disciplines and under-represented students in particular disciplines, e.g., Asian Americans in the Humanities and Social Sciences, women in Mathematics, Science, Engineering and some CALS programs, men in Nursing, Public Health or Women's Studies.

*The amount of the award will be based on the student's financial need as determined by a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/.

Contact

Catherine Lebihan at clebihan@asu.edu or (480) 965-6916, Graduate College

Award

The award will be disbursed to the student in two equal payments (one payment for the fall semester and one payment for the spring semester). The amount of the award will depend on the student's demonstrated financial need. Recipients of this award are required to enroll for a minimum of 6 graduate level credit hours each semester.

Other fellowships, teaching or research assistantships, or other scholarships can be used to supplement this award. The total amount of the offer (including this fellowship), should add up to the typical offer made to comparable students.

Eligibility

Students must be:

• newly admitted for Spring 2009, Summer 2009, or Fall 2009
  
• regularly admitted to a graduate degree program, and have a minimum 3.0 GPA
• in their first year of study
• either a resident of Arizona or underrepresented in their discipline (international students are not eligible for this support due to the funding source).

Students must also have completed a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/.

Application Process

• Academic unit completes the Graduate College Need-Based Fellowship nomination form
• A maximum of five nominations may be submitted by each academic unit. If more than one nomination is submitted, the applications must be ranked.
• Applications should be submitted electronically to Catherine Lebihan at clebihan@asu.edu no later than March 27, 2009.