Summary of Graduate School Fellowships and Other Awards

Graduate School Competitive Recruitment Fellowships, Assistantships and Awards
Recruitment Award Name Eligibility 1 Stipend Tuition 5 Fees Health Insurance 5 Academic Years of Support 6 Service Deadline7
Royster, Reynolds, Pogue, Kenan, Humphreys, & Morehead 2 Doctoral students $22,000 Full tuition 1st and 5th years; tuition remission all years, if needed; prorated in-state tuition years 2-4 Included Included Five years Not 1st and 5th years Mid-January
Merit Assistantship-Doctoral Doctoral students $18,000 Full tuition Included Included One year Yes, department assigns 15-20 hours Mid-January
Merit Assistantship-Master’s Master’s students $11,000 Full tuition Included Included One year Non-service Mid-January
North Carolina Minority Presence Fellowships NC resident, diverse, doctoral students 3 $18,000 Full tuition Included Included One year Non-service Mid-January
North Carolina Native American Incentive Grant NC resident, Native American, doctoral students 3 $18,000 Full tuition Included Included One year Non-service Mid-January
Supplemental Recruitment Scholarship Awards
Weiss Scholarship Supplemental Awards Master’s or doctoral students with interest in urban livability $4,000 Master’s
$6,000 Doctoral		 See note 4 n/a Included One year Permitted Mid-January
  1. For these purposes, “doctoral” is used to refer to students in a doctoral degree program or a master’s-then-doctoral program. “Master’s” refers to a student enrolled in any terminal, professional, or stand-alone master’s program.
  2. Royster, Reynolds, Pogue, Kenan, Humphreys, & Morehead Fellows receive a stipend of at least $22,000, tuition, fees, and health insurance for 5 years. The Graduate School provides entire stipend, tuition, fees, TR, and health insurance for the 1st and 5th years. Starting in the 2nd year, the department will provide stipend support (RA or TA) of at least the minimum rate for TAs, as required for tuition support, currently in effect at that time. As this required minimum stipend level increases, the stipend provided these fellows must increase to meet this required minimum rate. The Graduate School will supplement the departmental stipend in years 2-4 to produce a total fellowship stipend of $22,000 or more. The Graduate School’s stipend contribution will remain the same for years 2-4. These Fellows also receive $1,000 travel funding in final year.
  3. Priority given to applicants for whom their department makes a commitment for future funding (including teaching or research assistantship). Please note that new legislation has change Minority Presence goal to recruiting diverse applicants broadly defined. Available to North Carolina residents only.
  4. Weiss Supplemental Award requires a base stipend of support (TA or RA) from students’ department at the minimum stipend level for TAs or RAs, as required for tuition support. The Graduate School will provide a supplemental stipend of $4,000 for master’s students and $6,000 for doctoral students. Out-of-state tuition is provided by The Graduate School, if necessary; in-state tuition is shared on a pro-rated basis, depending upon the departmental stipend provided.
  5. In-state tuition and health insurance costs are divided pro-rata amongst all stipend sources.
  6. All benefits described here are provided during the 9-month academic year. Graduate programs may provide summer support or supplement stipends.
  7. See list of funding deadlines
Graduate School Awards
Award Name Eligibility 1 Award Amount Tenure of Support Deadline
Impact Award 2 Doctoral students
Master’s students
Graduates (must be within 3 years)		 $500 One time award Late September
Distinguished Dissertation Award 4 Doctoral students 3
Graduates (must be within 1 year)		 $500 One time award Mid-November
Graduate Tuition Incentive Scholarship 5 Doctoral students
Master’s students		 Contingent upon Graduate School funds availability   Late September and Early January 6
  1. For these purposes, “doctoral” is used to refer to students in a doctoral degree program or a master’s-then-doctoral program. “master’s” refers to a student enrolled in any terminal, professional, or stand-alone master’s program.
  2. Eligible research will demonstrate an impact, direct or indirect, on NC citizens.
  3. For 2012-2013 award, eligible students include those who graduate between July 1, 2011 and May 2013.
  4. One award in each of the following four areas: Social Sciences; humanities & fine arts; biological & life sciences; mathematics, physical sciences & engineering
  5. Students must receive a competitively-awarded external fellowship in support of their thesis or dissertation research with a stipend of:
    Doctoral students: $14,000-$20,000 ($7,000-$10,000/semester)
    Masters students: $10,000-$16,000 ($5,000-$8,000/semester)
  6. Reviewed upon receipt.
Graduate School Dissertation Fellowships
Fellowship Award Name Eligibility1 Stipend Tuition Fees Health Insurance 2 Academic Years of Support Service Deadline
Summer Research Fellowship Doctoral students $4,000 n/a n/a n/a Summer Non-service Early October for the following summer
Off-Campus Dissertation Fellowship Doctoral students $7,350 Full Tuition 3 Included Included 1 semester Non-service Late February for the following fall &
Early October for the following spring
Lurcy Fellowship 4 Doctoral students $16,000 Full Tuition 3 Included Included 1 year Non-service Late February
Friederich Fellowship 5 Doctoral students $16,000 Full Tuition 3 Included Included 1 year Non-service Late February
Dissertation Completion Fellowship Doctoral students $16,000 Full Tuition 3 Included Included 1 year Non-service Late February
Society of Fellows Dissertation Completion Fellowships Doctoral students $20,000 6 Full Tuition 3 Included Included 1 year Non-service Late February
  1. For these purposes, “doctoral” is used to refer to students in a doctoral degree program or a master’s-then-doctoral program. “Master’s” refers to a student enrolled in any terminal, professional, or stand-alone master’s program.
  2. Students must complete the Student Health Eligibility Form
  3. Must be a fully-enrolled, degree-seeking, on-campus student. Required to register for 3 credit hours of 994 only.
  4. Only available to doctoral students for study in France.
  5. Preference is given to doctoral students who need to study or conduct research in Switzerland. Must be from the following programs: History, Art History, Music, and Humanities
  6. Also receives a $1,000 travel allowance to cover travel costs associated with presenting research.