• PhD Fellowship Policies (External)

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.

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