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Graduate Awards for Continuing Students
The College Graduate Office administers the following awards for continuing graduate students:
John H. Edwards Fellowships
The John H. Edwards Fellowship is one of Indiana University’s most prestigious academic awards. The graduate division of the College of Arts and Sciences may nominate up to three candidates each year for the committee’s consideration. The John H. Edwards Fellowships, in accordance with the bequest, will be awarded on the following basis:
Good citizenship, character, especially attitude toward public service and the likelihood of future usefulness to society, scholastic ability, intellectual capacity, and upon such other bases and qualifications, and in such manner, as the Trustees of Indiana University in their discretion and judgment may determine from time to time, but always without regard to consideration of religion, creed, race, national origin, color, sex, or political affiliation.
The committee interprets the above paragraph to denote for consideration superior scholastic ability and intellectual capacity, and good citizenship and character, including attitude toward Indiana University and community service as demonstrated by actual service. Consistent with Indiana University policy, nominations for this award should be made without regard to sexual orientation or disability. In January of each year the College invites its graduate programs to nominate outstanding students for the Edwards Fellowships. Please notify your department of your interest in receiving this fellowship.
Complete department nominations will be accepted from January 13-February 13, 2009.
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Mikal Lynn Sousa Award for Excellence in Graduate Scholarship
The Mikal Lynn Sousa Award for Excellence in Graduate Scholarship (an award of $600) was established by Alice Domurat Dreger and Aron Conrad Sousa in memory of Dr. Sousa’s sister, Mikal Lynn Sousa. The donors have requested that the recipient of the award should be a graduate student in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, with a strong preference for a woman but with no preference for area of study. Candidates may be nominated by faculty or candidates may nominate themselves following approval of doctoral candidacy. If no qualified candidate exists in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, similarly qualified students in the Department of History will be considered. Extra consideration should be given to those nominees who demonstrate good citizenship, strong character, a history of public service, and are likely to be activists in their professional and extra-professional lives. Candidates who are otherwise qualified but do not exhibit these characteristics may be considered. However, these characteristics are more important for selection than GPA and similar academic achievements since individuals formally advanced to Ph.D. candidacy have already demonstrated solid academic scholarship.
In February each year the College invites the Department of History and Philosophy of Science and the Department of History to nominate a candidate for the Mikal Lynn Sousa Award. Please notify your department of your interest in receiving this scholarship.
Complete department nominations will be accepted from February 1-March 1, 2009.
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McCormick Science Grants
The McCormick Science Grant Fund was established by Dr. Charles O. McCormick III to support basic science research and to honor Dr. McCormick’s grandfather and father. The donor has asked the College to award annually two grants of $2,500 each to the graduate student member of a faculty/graduate student team whose research, either in progress or proposed, is judged to be most creative, visionary, and innovative. The disciplines of astronomy, biology, biochemistry, botany, chemistry, geological sciences, microbiology, physics, and zoology will be eligible to submit one nominee each per year.
In February each year the College invites the science programs named above to submit one nominee each. Please notify your department of your interest in receiving grant.
Complete department nominations will be accepted from February 1-March 1.
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Forrest E. & Frances H. Ellis Summer Fellowship
The Forrest E. & Frances H. Ellis Summer Fellowship is for students who are studying in the academic disciplines of Germanic Studies, History, or Religious Studies, with emphasis on the period of 1400-1700 or the Lutheran Church. Summer Fellows will receive $2,500 in stipend, plus a 6 credit hour fee scholarship.
The Summer 2008 Fellowship competition period is February 1-March 1, 2009.
Forrest E. & Frances H. Ellis Summer Fellowship Application
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Delores Zohrab Liebman Fellowship
The will of Delores Zohrab Liebman created a perpetual charitable trust for the purpose of funding advanced education and graduate study grants, as well as for independent research or study projects carried out in the United States. The fellowship covers the cost of tuition, includes a stipend, and is renewable for a maximum of three years. Contingent upon invitation by the national trust, the College is eligible to nominate three graduate students who have outstanding undergraduate records, demonstrated a need for financial assistance and are citizens of the United States to the University Graduate School. The University Graduate School will select three nominees among those put forth by the various schools of Indiana University to advance to the national competition. Please notify your department of your interest in this fellowship.
Complete department nominations will be accepted from November 25, 2008- January 2, 2009.
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College of Arts and Sciences Dissertation Year Research Fellowships
Each year the Graduate Division of the College of Arts and Sciences invites departments to nominate by March 1st their most outstanding M.F.A. or Ph.D. candidates for the College of Arts and Sciences Dissertation Year Research Fellowships. Stipends for the dissertation year fellowships are $15,000 each. These fellowships enable advanced students to engage in focused work leading to the completion of their dissertations or thesis projects. These fellowships do not include fee scholarships; fellowship winners are expected to devote full time to research. Selection criteria include demonstrated academic excellence, proposed use of fellowship funds, and potential for significant research contributions. Award recipients are notified in April.
The 2008 College of Arts & Sciences Dissertation Year Research Fellowship application period is February 1-March 1, 2009. Students may apply online during this time period only.
College of Arts and Sciences Dissertation Year Fellowships Application
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Travel Award Competition
The College of Arts and Sciences Graduate Student Travel Award competition aids students who have been invited to present papers at national or international conferences and who have been recommended by their departments to receive such awards. The competition takes place twice each year typically in October and April. Awards are usually in the range of $300 and preference is given to students whom have not previously received a College Travel Award.
- The Fall Travel Award competition application period is September 1-October 1, 2009
- The Spring Travel Award competition application period is March 1-April 1, 2009
College of Arts and Sciences Graduate Student Travel Awards Application
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