Graduate PhD External Fellowship Policies
Stipend supplement
- Students supported by qualifying external fellowships receive a one-time $3000 stipend supplement provided by the school.
- To qualify for this supplement, the external fellowship must:
- Be multi-year
- Meet or exceed the funding level of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (including stipend, tuition, and applicable fees)
- Be externally funded, excluding internal sources such as development fellowships for recruitment, Presidential Fellowships, Dean’s Doctoral Fellows, Bridge Fellows, Ashton Fellows, etc.
- Recipients, whether incoming or current students, must begin using the fellowship upon receipt and may not defer it to future years.