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Deadline: Determined by Academic Program |
Program Description
The Purdue Doctoral Fellowship is a two-year award to enhance the diversity of the graduate student body through the recruitment of students from diverse backgrounds with diverse views and experiences.
Qualifications
Applicants for the Purdue Doctoral Fellowships/Assistantships are students who will receive a degree from an accredited U.S. high school, are pursuing a doctoral degree, demonstrate superior academic achievements and scholarly abilities, and submit a diversity essay to the respective academic department. The diversity essay should be 500 words or less responding to the statement: Describe your leadership, work experience, service experience, or other significant involvement with racial, ethnic, socio-economic, or educational communities that have traditionally been underrepresented in higher education, and how these experiences would promote a diversity of views, experiences, and ideas in the pursuit of research, scholarship, and creative excellence.
Application Process
Students interested in applying for the Purdue Doctoral Fellowship must submit a completed diversity essay to the academic program to which they have applied. Selection of the recipients is conducted by the academic school. At a minimum, the selection process considers the student's academic and scholarly achievements and abilities utilizing the information in the admissions application and the student's ability to contribute to the diversity of views, experiences, and ideas in the graduate program, as identified in the diversity essay.
Award
The tenure of the award is two years , contingent upon satisfactory progress as determined by the academic program. 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.
The Academic Program provides:
Two additional years of full support, contingent upon the satisfactory progress of the recipient, as determined by the academic program.
Award Requirements
Recipients must:
be admitted to Purdue in a degree-granting program;
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
Purdue Doctoral 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 . |
