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Deadline: Friday, March 11, 2005 |
Program Description
The goal of the Strategic Initiatives fellowship program is to provide an opportunity for graduate students, under the direction of a faculty member, to develop and submit a proposal. Individual graduate students may submit a proposal for one award related to any of the following Graduate School strategic plan goals:
attracting external and internal sources of funding;
enhancing recruitment and retention of graduate students to increase the number, quality, and diversity of the graduate student body;
emphasizing mentoring relationships between faculty and students;
fostering interdisciplinary graduate education; or
improving services to enhance the quality of life for graduate students.
Proposals
Completed proposals should be 3-5 pages in length and must include the following information:
Strategic Initiatives application form (available at http://www.purdue.edu/GradSchool/specialinitiatives );
abstract and program rationale, citing relevant research;
program description, objectives, and method of evaluation;
proposed budget (limit of $1500); and
statement of endorsement from the major professor or faculty advisor.
Submit completed proposals electronically to fellowships@purdue.edu no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 11, 2005 .
Evaluations
Proposals will be evaluated on the following criteria:
contribution to identified initiative;
quality of proposal content;
conceptually strong foundation;
adherence to proposal submission guidelines;
endorsement of faculty member.
Award
The tenure of the award is one year, and the Graduate School provides:
Stipend 1
Tuition scholarships
Medical insurance supplement
Technology fee
1 The minimum stipend level is $14,000; however, the academic program determines the actual stipend level.
Requirements:
Recipients must:
be admitted to Purdue in a degree-granting program as a doctoral-seeking student;
maintain a valid e-mail address with the Fellowship Office;
submit an annual Academic Progress Report;
enroll for at least nine credits in the fall & spring sessions and enroll for at least six credits during the summer session. Fellows who are not registered during the summer session will not receive a stipend in May, June, and July.
Contact Information
Strategic Initiative Fellowships are administered by the Graduate School . Additional information regarding this program is available in the Graduate School Fellowship Manual. Questions may be addressed to the Fellowship Office, Graduate School , at 4-2598 or fellowships@purdue.edu .
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