Graduate College Enrichment Fellowship

The Graduate College Enrichment Fellowship (GCEF) is a merit-based award to support recruitment and professional development of outstanding incoming campus-based masters and doctoral students who help advance ASU’s Inclusive Excellence goals and the ASU Charter.

Students must be nominated by their admitting academic unit. Each department may submit no more than two (2) nominations per program.

About this Award

Award Details

• In their first year, graduate students receive $24,600 ($12,300 per semester) stipend and 1st-year tuition award from the Graduate College and the academic unit provides ASU student health insurance.
• In the second year, the academic unit will provide at least a 50% TA or RA position (at the department standard program rate) or similar funding which includes ASU student health insurance, assuming satisfactory academic progress as defined in Graduate College and program policies manual.  

NOTE:  Tuition award applies to Arizona resident, non-resident, or international tuition. No fees are covered as part of this fellowship, including mandatory program fees and program tuition.

Terms of Award

• Recipients must enroll in a minimum of 9 credit hours during their first year
• Recipients must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA, award will not disburse if GPA is below a 3.0
• Recipients must maintain satisfactory academic progress as defined by their academic program and the Graduate College
• Recipients must meet regularly with faculty advisor/mentor
• Recipients should not be appointed as a TA/RA or hold any other form of employment within the university in their first year
• Recipients will be invited as a cohort to join both a pre-matriculation workshop series to prepare for graduate school success as well as a Graduate College Colloquium 1-credit course that meets weekly for Fall Session A

Contact

GCFellowships@exchange.asu.edu

Deadlines

Academic Year 2025-26 Nomination Deadline: Friday, February 7, 2025

Note: Schools should submit no more than two nominations per program. Submission deadline is 5:00 p.m. local time.

Eligibility

In order to be eligible to receive this award:

• Student intends to enroll in an on-campus immersion graduate program (Masters or Doctoral) that is at least two years in length.
• Student helps advance ASU’s Inclusive Excellence goals 
• Student helps advance the and the ASU Charter
• Student demonstrates academic excellence, scholarly promise, and a design mindset focused on relevance, social impact, perpetual innovation, outcomes, and creative collaboration that promotes effective solutions in previous work and/or their desired academic study/research

Submission Procedures

The Graduate Faculty Program Director or designee must submit the following:

• Graduate College Enrichment Fellowship nomination form 
• Nominee's application documents including previous transcript, resume/CV, and Personal Statement/Statement of Purpose/Letter of Intent
• Departmental Endorsement Letter (signed by Graduate Program Director/Chair) - this 1-2 page evaluation should include all of the following:

1. the nominee’s strengths and scholarly promise  as demonstrated previously
2. the nominee’s capacity to advance ASU’s Inclusive Excellence goals and the ASU Charter
3. how the department plans to support the success of this specific student (eg. creation of scholar success plan with mentor and monthly meetings, department steps to create open and welcoming culture of inclusivity, multiple mentorship plan)
4. how the nominee demonstrates a design mindset focused on relevance, social impact, perpetual innovation, outcomes, and creative collaboration that promotes effective solutions in previous work and/or their desired academic study/research

Once the nomination form has been submitted, an automatic confirmation email will be sent for reference. If you do not receive an email confirmation of the nomination, please email gcfellowships@asu.edu.

There will be a 4-6 week turn-around time for recipient announcement notifications from the Graduate College deadline date. Once recipients have been selected, departments will be notified by email. Academic Units are responsible for notifying the student and obtaining signed Confirmation Form.

Offers for the 2022-23 academic year went to students in the following programs:

Additional Information

Taxes

Each fellow is personally responsible for individual taxes related to this award. Additional information regarding tax issues related to awards can be found at tax considerations. Specific questions should be directed to a tax advisor or contact the ASU Financial Aid and Scholarship Services.

Overawards

An "overaward" is when a student's need-based awards exceed their financial need, or the total of the awards exceeds the cost of attendance. If a student has been over awarded, federal regulations require ASU to adjust their awards which may result in a reduction in awards or a bill. Need-based aid includes grants, scholarships, Federal Work-Study, Federal Perkins Loans, and outside resources (i.e., faculty/staff tuition benefits, scholarships, stipends, etc.). Non-need-based aid includes unsubsidized Federal Stafford Loans, Federal Graduate PLUS Loans, and Private Education Loans. Questions regarding overawards should be directed to the ASU Financial Aid and Scholarship Services.