Fellowships and Awards

This graduate fellowship was established for female graduate students and provides tuition and fees for women returning to the workforce, needing to make a career change, or seeking a graduate degree to facilitate potential career advancement. Recipients will be awarded up to $5,000 annually to cover tuition and fees for the pursuit of a master's degree in nursing, business administration, accounting, science or other professional endeavors outside the field of education. Once selected, recipients may apply for a second year of funding. Applicants must demonstrate in their application how the financial assistance will enable them to complete a master's degree in two years.

Preference will be given to applicants who are active members of a local chapter of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) in Martin or St. Lucie County. Students can apply for multiple fellowships; however, applicants can be presented up to two (2) fellowship awards per academic year.

Applicants must fulfill the following eligibility requirements:

• Student must be enrolled in an FAU graduate program (degree seeking) at the time of applying;
• Recipients must be full-time graduate students (enrollment will be verified prior to disbursement of any funding);
• To remain eligible to receive continued funding, fellowship recipients must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.5;
• Students must also be on track to complete their degree requirements within two (2) years;
• As part of the fellowship criteria, you must have financial need, as demonstrated by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Applications must include:

• One (1) FAU Faculty Letter of Recommendation:
  • An FAU faculty member who agrees to write a support letter on your behalf. Letter of Recommendation should be directed to the "Fellowship Selection Committee". Please remind your recommender that their letters must be submitted by the application deadline;
• Career Goals Statement: 
  • A brief statement from the candidate/student summarizing his/her career goals and objectives and financial need;
• Employment History Statement:
  • A brief statement from the candidate/student summarizing his/her educational background and work experience;
• A completed Alice Griffin AAUW Graduate Fellowship application.

Application deadline: May 10, 2024.

The Delores A. Auzenne Fellowship Program is sponsored by the State University System. It is designed to encourage minority students to pursue graduate degrees in areas where they are historically underrepresented at Florida Atlantic University. These areas include, but are not limited to: engineering, mathematics, computer science, economics, and psychology. The program provides support in the amount of $5,000 to each awardee for one academic year of full-time study in selected disciplines. The grant is available pending Legislative approval. Students pursuing masters and professional degrees may be selected for a second-year award. Doctoral students may be selected for the award for up to four years. However, a new application form and supporting documentation must be submitted each year and the student must maintain satisfactory progress. Students can apply for multiple fellowships; however, applicants can be presented up to two (2) fellowship awards per academic year.

Applicants must fulfill the following eligibility requirements:

• Pursuing a graduate degree in a discipline in which minority students are underrepresented;
• Student must be enrolled in an FAU graduate program (degree seeking) at the time of applying;
• Accepted (of degree-seeking status) in a graduate program at FAU (full-time enrollment will be verified prior to the disbursement of any funding);
• Demonstrating satisfactory progress in achieving the graduate degree;
• U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the United States. Note: Individuals on visas are not eligible to apply for this Fellowship;
• As part of the fellowship criteria, you must have financial need, as demonstrated by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Applications must include:

• Two (2) FAU Faculty Recommendations:
  • Two FAU faculty members who agree to write a support letter on your behalf. Letters of Recommendation should be directed to the "Fellowship Selection Committee". Please remind your recommenders that their letters must be submitted by the application deadline;
• Curriculum Vitae or Resume:
  • The curriculum vitae or resume, no more than one single-spaced typed page, should list awards, publications/creative works, presentations, and other scholarly activity. If your combined scholarly activities fill more than one page, please list only those activities you consider to be highlights of your academic career or those most likely to promote your application;
• A completed Delores A. Auzenne Fellowship application.

Application deadline: May 10, 2024.

Florida Atlantic University offers this $2,500 fellowship to increase participation and retention in graduate degree programs by economically disadvantaged students. Evidence shows that economically disadvantaged students are significantly less likely to complete a graduate degree program than economically advantaged students. This fellowship seeks to close that gap. Applicants are encouraged to emphasize how this fellowship will increase their opportunity to complete a graduate degree and, if applicable, any impediments or disadvantages they may have overcome to pursue their advanced degree, including issues related to income, geography, first-generation status, and socio-economic status. Students can apply for multiple fellowships; however, applicants can be presented up to two (2) fellowship awards per academic year.

Applicants must fulfill the following eligibility requirements:

• Students must be admitted into a graduate major and be enrolled in at least six (6) credit hours during the summer semester;
• Student must be enrolled in an FAU graduate program (degree seeking) at the time of applying.
• Students must have completed at least nine (9) credit hours of graduate-level coursework applicable towards their degree. Current course enrollment cannot be used to fulfill this requirement;
• Students must have at least 12 credit hours remaining in their graduate degree program. Current course enrollment, as well as thesis and dissertation credit hours can be used to fulfill this requirement;
• U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the United States. Note: Individuals on visas are not eligible to apply for this Fellowship;
• As part of the fellowship criteria, you must have financial need, as demonstrated by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Graduate students who are full-time, benefit-eligible employees of Florida Atlantic University are not eligible to apply for the fellowship. 

Graduate assistants and graduate students with hourly appointments are not considered full-time employees, and thus, they are eligible to apply for this award.

Applications must include:

• Two (2) FAU Faculty Recommendations:
  • Two FAU faculty members who agree to write a support letter on your behalf. Letters of Recommendation should be directed to the "Fellowship Selection Committee". Please remind your recommenders that their letters must be submitted by the application deadline;
• Personal Statement:
  • The personal statement, no more than one single-spaced typed page, should summarize the importance of your intellectual and/or research interests, as well as the significance of your long-term goals and objectives. Please address how factors such as income, geography, first-generation status, or socio-economic status affected your decision to pursue the graduate degree in your chosen field of study;
• Curriculum Vitae or Resume:
  • The curriculum vitae or resume, no more than one single-spaced typed page, should list awards, publications/creative works, presentations, and other scholarly activity. If your combined scholarly activities fill more than one page, please list only those activities you consider to be highlights of your academic career or those most likely to promote your application;
• A completed Graduate Access Fellowship application.

Application deadline: May 10, 2024.

This program is designed to provide financial assistance in the form of a fellowship to outstanding graduate students. The fellowship provides $5,000 for one academic year and is non-renewable. Students can apply for multiple fellowships; however, applicants can be presented up to two (2) fellowship awards per academic year.

Applicants must fulfill the following eligibility requirements:

• Student must be enrolled in an FAU graduate program (degree seeking) at the time of applying;
• Be enrolled full-time (9 credits) as a degree-seeking student during term of the award;
• Have a minimum FAU graduate grade point average of 3.50;
• Have completed a minimum of one (1) semester in a FAU graduate program.

Applications must include:

• Two (2) FAU Faculty Recommendations:
  • Two FAU faculty members who agree to write a support letter on your behalf. Letters of Recommendation should be directed to the "Fellowship Selection Committee". Please remind your recommenders that their letters must be submitted by the application deadline;
• A completed Graduate Fellowship for Academic Excellence application.

Application deadline: May 10, 2024.

This program is designed to provide financial assistance in the form of a fellowship to outstanding doctoral graduate students. Funding for the program is provided by the generous contribution of the late Mrs. Aurel B. Newell. The fellowship provides $5,000 for one academic year of study to students with financial need (as demonstrated by the Free Financial Application for Federal Student Aid [FAFSA]). Recipients may reapply and be considered for a second-year of funding. Students can apply for multiple fellowships; however, applicants can be presented up to two (2) fellowship awards per academic year.

Applicants must fulfill the following eligibility requirements:

• Student must be enrolled as a full-time (9 credits) in an FAU graduate program, as a degree seeking student at the time of applying;
• Student must have a minimum grade point average of 3.70;
• Completion of a minimum of nine (9) credits in a doctoral program at Florida Atlantic University (Students entering a doctoral program prior to completion of a master's degree must have earned a minimum of thirty (30) credit hours of graduate course work);
• As part of the fellowship criteria, you must have financial need, as demonstrated by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Applications must include:

• Letter of Recommendation from the person nominating the candidate:
  • Letter of Recommendation should be directed to the "Fellowship Selection Committee". Please remind your recommenders that their letters must be submitted by the application deadline;
• Letter of Recommendation from the candidate’s advisor (if not the nominator):
  • Letter of Recommendation should be directed to the "Fellowship Selection Committee". Please remind your recommenders that their letters must be submitted by the application deadline;
• Career Goals Statement: 
  • A brief statement from the candidate/student summarizing his/her career goals and objectives and financial need.

Application deadline: May 10, 2024.

Please Note:  There is not an application process for the Presidential Fellowship.  The program admissions committee will award this fellowship based on standard review of your admissions application.  If selected for an award, the program admissions committee will contact you.

Eligibility Criteria: This fellowship is designed to assist FAU graduate programs with the recruitment of superior doctoral and MFA students by adding fellowship funds to an assistantship. In addition to the graduate research or teaching assistantship, the recipients of this fellowship will receive $5,000 each year for two years. The fellowship is automatically renewable for the second year given excellent progress toward the degree by the student. Only newly admitted full-time doctoral and MFA students are eligible to receive the fellowship. To qualify, the student must be given an assistantship stipend at least equal to the typical level of funding that all first-year doctoral and MFA students receive in the department, and it must be renewable for up to two years.

• Excellent academic record as determined by faculty at the time of admission
• Excellent letters of recommendation as determined by faculty at the time of admission
• Newly admitted full-time graduate student with initial enrollment in either the Summer 2024 term, Fall 2024 term, or Spring 2025 term
• Student must be offered a graduate research or teaching assistantship at the same level of funding as all entering doctoral students in their college, and it must cover the required fall and spring term continuous enrollment period (enrollment and assistantship funding during the summer term are not required)

Please Note: There is not an application process for the Graduate Dean's Fellowship. The program admissions committee will award this fellowship based on standard review of your admissions application. If selected for an award, the program admissions committee will contact you.  

Eligibility Criteria: This fellowship is designed to assist programs with the recruitment of outstanding masters or doctoral students by adding fellowship funds to an assistantship. In addition to a graduate research or teaching assistantship, a recipient of this fellowship will receive $2,500 for one academic year. Only newly admitted full-time masters and doctoral students are eligible to receive the fellowship. To qualify, the student must be given an assistantship stipend at least equal to the typical level of funding that all first-year masters or doctoral students receive in the department.

• Excellent academic record as determined by faculty at the time of admission
• Excellent letters of recommendation as determined by faculty at the time of admission
• Newly admitted full-time graduate student with initial enrollment in either the Summer 2024 term, Fall 2024 term, or Spring 2025 term
• Student must be offered a graduate research or teaching assistantship at the same level of funding as all entering masters or doctoral students in their college, and it must cover the required Fall and Spring term continuous enrollment period (enrollment and assistantship funding during the Summer term are not required)

This scholarship will award up to $2,000 to eligible FAU students enrolled in combined or advanced standing graduate degree programs. The scholarship is distributed in two increments of $1,000 during the first and last semester of the graduate program. Students must apply during the junior year of undergraduate study. 

Award Eligibility Criteria

Students must:

• Be officially accepted to a combined program;
• Be enrolled in first graduate semester;
• Maintain continuous enrollment throughout the graduate program;
• Complete the undergraduate program within four years;
• Complete the graduate program within two years (two years begins after completion of bachelor’s degree); and
• Complete a minimum of three graduate credits during the senior year.

Thesis and Dissertation Scholarships, funded by the Graduate College at Florida Atlantic University, are intended to support graduate degree-seeking students experiencing unanticipated research costs that impede timely graduation.  Examples of eligible expenses include, but are not limited to: lab supplies, research or project materials, equipment, software, thesis and dissertation formatting, publishing or journal submission, and other miscellaneous unexpected research or project expenses. Award amounts may vary and will not exceed $1,500.

Criteria and Eligibility:

Florida Atlantic University graduate students that are:

• Degree seeking and actively enrolled in master's, specialist, or doctoral program
• Enrolled in a program with a required thesis, dissertation, capstone, exhibition project, or other related project. 
• In good academic standing and making satisfactory progress towards graduation
• Registered for a minimum of 1 credit 

Priority is given to first time applicants with an anticipated graduation date within two semesters from the date this scholarship application is submitted with a qualified expense that impedes timely graduation.

Deadline:  Applications from eligible FAU graduate students are reviewed on a rolling basis based on the availability of funding.

Each year, FAU Graduate College hosts the University's Three Minute Thesis (3MT^®) Competition. This exciting opportunity is open to any active FAU graduate student in good academic standing with the University. This competition provides all participants with a unique and invaluable professional development experience and championship winners are awarded research scholarships and awards up to $2,500, with the possibility to win up to $5,500 to support one's graduate research. FAU’s 3MT^® Championship Award is generously sponsored through the Dr. Eric H. Shaw 3MT^® Championship Award Endowment Fund.

The Graduate Student Financial Hardship Award is need-based funding intended to support graduate degree-seeking students who are experiencing a catastrophic, exceptional and unexpected temporary financial difficulty or emergency that is impeding their degree completion in a timely manner. Priority will be given to graduate students who are within a semester or two of completing their degrees and those who show a significant hardship. Applicants may be asked to provide documentation of the unexpected hardship. Award amounts vary and will not exceed $1,500. Awards are rolling and subject to the availability of funds.

Eligibility Requirements

Florida Atlantic University graduate students that are:

The Daniel B. Goldberg Scholarship of $10,000 is available to a full-time graduate student who are pursuing an advanced degree preparing for a career in state or local government finance. This scholarship is funded by the Girard Miller Foundation. The winner, if one is selected, will be invited to attend the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada’s (GFOA) annual conference in Chicago, Illinois, in June, where the award will be presented. The GFOA will provide a complimentary annual conference registration and pay for transportation costs to Chicago and hotel accommodations. See “Student Opportunities” for more information. Expect the application deadline to be in February of every year.

This fellowship is for first or second year graduate students planning full-time study toward a Ph.D. in the physical, engineering, computer, mathematical, or life sciences with emphasis in high performance computing. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent resident aliens; departments must certify that fellows will not be required to perform services (e.g., TA, grading, etc.) during the tenure of their fellowships.

The Gubernatorial Fellows Program offers an unparalleled experience in leadership and public service to Florida’s best and brightest college and university students. This nonpartisan program provides students interested in public service with the opportunity to gain experience and exposure by working in key areas of government. Fellows travel to Tallahassee for two semesters and are assigned to work in the Executive Office of the Governor or the Governor’s agencies, based on their major or area of concentration. Fellows work a minimum of 20 hours per week and are paid for their time on the job, while maintaining full-time status in their academic programs.

Fellows participate in a weekly lecture series, where they meet face-to-face with prominent leaders, including the Governor, Lt. Governor, Cabinet officers, agency heads, or other top officials. Fellows also travel throughout Florida and to Washington, D.C. to meet with local and federal government officials.

To be eligible for a Gubernatorial Fellowship, candidates should be enrolled at a Florida college or university as an upperclassman (junior or senior) or a graduate student. The program is open to students in all academic disciplines. Applicants should exhibit strong leadership, written and oral communication skills, community activism and a desire to serve the people of Florida. Approximately 12 students from around the state will be selected based on a competitive application process. Preference is given to graduate students.

Through its Fellowship Programs, the Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.

Predoctoral, Dissertation, and Postdoctoral fellowships will be awarded in a national competition administered by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on behalf of the Ford Foundation.

Eligibility to apply for a Ford fellowship is limited to:

• All U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, and U.S. permanent residents (holders of a Permanent Resident Card), as well as individuals granted deferred action status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program*, political asylees, and refugees, regardless of race, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation,
• Individuals with evidence of superior academic achievement (such as grade point average, class rank, honors or other designations), and
• Individuals committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level.

The National Science Foundation invites you to apply for the Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP) competition. This program offers up to 3 years of graduate school support worth over $120,000 to each awardee - last year 2,000 awards were granted. Benefits include a $30,000 annual stipend, a $10,500 annual cost of education allowance, a one time $1,000 travel allowance, and access to TeraGrid supercomputing facilities. U.S. citizens, nationals, and permanent residents at or near the beginning of their graduate study seeking research-based Master's and/or PhD degrees in NSF-supported science (including social science and psychology) and engineering disciplines are eligible to apply.