In addition to student academic appointments, financial support is available to graduate students in the form of fellowships or other awards. Fellowships carry no specific job responsibilities; the only requirement is that you continue to make good progress toward your degree. Other types of awards include scholarships, research grants, and travel grants.
Students in the College of Arts and Sciences are eligible to apply for a variety of awards and research grants. The list of awards is provided below. Students are encouraged to apply to the awards for which they meet the criteria. All graduate students are also encouraged to submit a general application and FAFSA once a year to be eligible for faculty nominated and selected awards.
The following awards require students to submit a separate application to the IU Scholarships system, in addition to the general application described above. Applications may be submitted through the IU Scholarships system.
Overview
College of Arts and Sciences Dissertation Completion Fellowships are intended to help students in the humanities and humanistic social sciences complete their doctoral degrees in a timely manner (within seven years).
Eligibility
To be eligible for a Dissertation Completion Fellowship, you should be formally admitted to candidacy in a Ph.D. program in an eligible department. Ordinarily, preference will be given to students who have not received a fellowship from another source within the last two years (the year of application and the year prior). Student's with a single semester of prior fellowship support are still eligible for the Dissertation Completion Fellowship, although if awarded they may only be selected for a single-term fellowship.
Eligible departments include:
African American and African Diaspora Studies
American Studies
Anthropology
Art History
Central Eurasian Studies
Criminal Justice
Classical Studies
Communication and Culture
Comparative Literature
East Asian Languages and Cultures
English
Folklore and Ethnomusicology
French and Italian
Gender Studies
Geography (Human/Cultural)
Germanic Studies
Spanish and Portuguese
History
History and Philosophy of Science
Journalism
Linguistics
Media School
Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
Philosophy
Political Science
Religious Studies
Slavic Languages and Literatures
Second Language Studies
Sociology
Telecommunications
Theatre, Drama, and Contemporary Dance
You are not eligible for a College Dissertation Completion Fellowship if:
You are on academic probation or on leave during the fellowship year.
You previously received a College Dissertation Research Fellowship.
Each Dissertation Completion fellowship will carry a stipend of $25,000. The fellowships include graduate student health insurance, but they do not include fee remissions. Students enroll in G901 and that is covered by the College. Students generally are not permitted to accept other appointments, fellowships, or outside employment during the fellowship year.
Nomination procedures
The College will utilize IU Scholarships for accepting department nominations.
You must be nominated by your graduate program for College Dissertation Completion Fellowships; the College does not accept applications directly from students. Each Ph.D. granting unit is allowed to nominate up to two students total. If your department is eligible for the Dissertation Research Fellowship and the Dissertation Completion Fellowship you are still only eligible for two total, across both Fellowship types.
If you are interested in being nominated, contact your program's director of graduate studies to learn more about your program's nomination procedures. Program Directors are instructed to submit a 50-100 word summary of their departmental ranking rationale.
Due to processing time, students who wish to meet the fellowship application deadline should submit their candidacy paperwork to the Graduate School six to eight weeks in advance of the deadline to guarantee the candidacy review/approval can be completed on time.
Additional eligibility criteria include matriculation into a graduate program in fall 2019 or later, evidence of significant progress toward writing the dissertation at the time of application, and expected degree conferral before the beginning of the 2026 fall term. Students must be eligible for G901 during the fellowship year (2 semesters). The student tuition charge for G901 enrollment is covered by the College.
Priority will be given to students who have submitted at least one chapter for faculty review and who will be on the job market in 2025-2026.
Deadlines:
IU Scholarships application opens: December 6th, 2024
Department Deadline: January 13th, 2025
College Deadline: January 24th, 2025
Overview
College of Arts and Sciences Dissertation Research Fellowships are intended to help advanced graduate students in the College make significant progress on their dissertations.
Eligibility
To be eligible for a Dissertation Research Fellowship, you must be formally admitted to candidacy in a Ph.D. program. Ordinarily, preference will be given to students who have not received a fellowship from another source within the last two years (the year of application and the year prior). Students with a single semester of prior fellowship support are still eligible for the Dissertation Research Fellowship, although if awarded, they may only be selected for a single-term fellowship.
For 2025-2026, the fellowship stipends will be $23,000 each. During the fellowship year, students have the opportunity to focus full time on their dissertation research and writing. Students should be formally admitted to Ph.D. candidacy by January 2025 to be eligible for the fellowship.
The fellowships include graduate student health insurance, but they do not include fee remissions. Students generally are not permitted to accept other appointments, fellowships, or outside employment during the fellowship year.
Nomination procedures
The College is using the IU Scholarship system to accept department nominations from the student applications for this competition.
You must be nominated by your graduate program for College Dissertation Year Research Fellowships; the College does not accept applications directly from students. Each Ph.D. granting unit is allowed to nominate up to two students total. If your department is eligible for the Dissertation Research Fellowship and the Dissertation Completion Fellowship you are still only eligible for two total nominations, across both Fellowship types.
If you are interested in being nominated, contact your program's director of graduate studies to learn more about your program's nomination procedures. Program Directors are instructed to submit a 50-100 word summary of their departmental ranking rationale.
Due to processing time, students who wish to meet the fellowship application deadline should submit their candidacy paperwork to the UGS six to eight weeks in advance of the deadline to guarantee the candidacy review/approval can be completed on time. Students must be eligible for G901 during the fellowship year.
Deadlines
IU Scholarships application opens: December 6th, 2024
Department Deadline: January 13th, 2025
College Deadline: January 24th, 2025
The McCormick Science Grant Fund was established by Dr. Charles O. McCormick III to support basic science research and to honor his grandfather and father. The College annually awards three grants of $3,500 each to the graduate student member of a faculty/graduate student team whose research, either proposed or in progress, is judged to be most creative, visionary, and innovative. Each February, the disciplines of Anthropology (Bio-Anth), Astronomy, Biology, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Chemistry, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, and Physics are invited to submit one nominee from their discipline for the grants.
Nominations are due to the College Graduate Office each March by the established deadline.
If you're a graduate student who would like to be nominated for a McCormick Science Grant, notify your department directly and submit a one-page description of your collaborative work with your faculty mentor and please separately provide your curriculum vitae. Your faculty mentor and the department will then need to submit a supporting letter that explains the nature of your collaboration and how this collaboration is the most deserving.
While this fellowship is recognizing collaborative faculty and student work, the fellowship is for student support only.
This nomination should then be submitted by your department to the College Graduate Office MANTIS system in a combined PDF format.
Deadline
Friday, March 1st, 2024
Overview
College of Arts and Sciences Graduate Student Travel Awards are intended to assist students traveling to and presenting at major national and international conferences.
Travel awards are not intended for travel expenses associated with research. Students can request research funding through other sources such as the Graduate School-Bloomington Grant-in-Aid of Doctoral Research Award and the Graduate & Professional Student Government travel awards. Some departments and research groups also offer research travel funding.
For consideration, please apply during the following timelines:
For travel between July 2024 and March 2025, apply for the fall travel award.
For travel between January 2025 and August 2025, apply for the spring travel award.
Eligibility
You are not eligible for a College Graduate Student Travel Award if you are on academic probation or on leave at the time of the nomination deadline.
Because travel awards are dispersed through your bursar account, if you have an outstanding balance on your account, you may not be eligible to receive an award or you may not receive the full amount of your award.
Nomination procedures
Deadlines
October 25th, 2024 for the fall travel award
March 29th, 2025 for spring travel award
The Matias L. Ochoada Fellowship was established to honor the memory of Matias L. Ochoada, who was a researcher at the IU Cyclotron Facility. In selecting the recipient for this $500 spring award, preference will be given to a College of Arts and Sciences graduate student of Filipino descent who has a record of academic excellence. To nominate an eligible graduate student for this fellowship, please send a brief statement (including the name of the fellowship, the name of the nominee, and a description of the nominee’s accomplishments). Nominations will be submitted by the department into the College Graduate Office MANTIS system before the appropriate deadline.
Deadline
Wednesday, February 7th, 2024
The Mikal Lynn Sousa Award 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. 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. 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. Students must be formally advanced to candidacy to be eligible.
The award for spring 2024 will be $750, and nominations will be submitted by the department into the College Graduate Office MANTIS system before the appropriate deadline.
Deadline
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2024
Alexander M. Doty was a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences with joint appointments in the Department of Gender Studies and Communication and Culture. Professor Doty, who joined the IU Faculty in 2008 until his death in 2012, is renowned for his scholarship centered on gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and feminist film theory. This graduate fellowship is to honor his memory and outstanding legacy. Candidates may be nominated from the Legacy Department of Communication and Culture and the Department of Gender Studies. The fellowship is awarded annually to two recipients in the Department of Communication and Culture and the Department of Gender Studies.
The fellowship amount for spring 2023 will be $1,000 to each recipient, and a letter of nomination should be submitted from the academic unit to the College Graduate office via the MANTIS portal before the appropriate deadline.
Deadline
Friday, May 3rd, 2024
The Sanders-Weber fellowship was established by C. Clinton Sanders and Ardis G. Sanders in order to honor Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Weber and to reflect their interest in the field of literature.
The College can offer two scholarships of $12,500 each to one student of English and American Literature and one student of Comparative Literature. This fellowship will include a stipend in the amount of $12,500 and health insurance; the fellowship can include a fee remission, if necessary.
To be eligible for the Sanders-Weber fellowship, you must:
Be enrolled on the Bloomington campus of Indiana University.
Be a candidate in good academic standing.
Exhibit leadership qualities, and have financial need.
Preference for this fellowship is given to Indiana residents.
Nominations will be submitted directly to the MANTIS portal and should address each of the criteria requested by the donors.
Dr. William Slaymaker taught at Wayne State College for 25 years. Slaymaker received his B.A. at Western Michigan University in English and German with a minor in Russian. He completed his M.A. in Comparative Literature as well as his Ph.D. in Comparative Literature with a minor in German and Philosophy at Indiana University-Bloomington.
Dr. Slaymaker has worked for a variety of institutions, including Wiley High School of Terre Haute, Ind., the University of Michigan-Dearborn, Kentucky’s University of Louisville and Midway College before finally finding a home at Wayne State College.
Slaymaker has taught a variety of courses, including The Bible as Literature, Literary Theory, Nature and Environmental Writing, World Literature, Environmental Ethics and Introduction to World Philosophy. Dr. Slaymaker is a lifelong learner who wishes to pass on that philosophy with this generous graduate fellowship.
This single $6,000 fellowship will be awarded each summer term to support graduate students (M.A./M.F.A./Ph.D.) in the Arts and Humanities within the College of Arts and Sciences.
This award will require summer enrollment.
One nomination from each eligible department will consist of a faculty recommendation letter and the student CV. The nomination from eligible departments must be submitted directly to the MANTIS portal by the deadline.
Deadline
Friday, June 9th, 2023
Kindig Fellows Program in the Biological and Chemical Sciences
John (B.S., Biology ’72) and Wendy Kindig (B.S., Chemistry ’73) have been generous donors to the College, up to now via John R. and Wendy L. Kindig Scholarships for outstanding undergraduate students. They have continued in their generosity by agreeing to start committing to graduate fellowships also in the areas of biological and chemical sciences.
Kindig Fellowships will be awarded to candidates who show progress typical of a successful third year student in the departments of Biology, Chemistry, and Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry.
Each Fellow will receive a$20,000Kindig stipend, to be supplemented by $10,000from the grant that supports the lab in which they are training. The fellowship will also provide health insurance and cover any relevant fees, while the grant provides the fee remission.
Eligible students are those who show high promise of successfully completing the Ph.D., as evidenced by their performance in the lab and in coursework—and, where possible, by completion of departmental milestones.
Departments (Directors of Graduate Studies) nominate students, providing a c.v., a short description of current research (no more than 1000 words, comprehensible to scientists from other disciplines), and a recommendation from the major advisor via one compiled PDF to the MANTIS award nomination portal.
A College committee consisting of faculty from each department and the associate deans for Graduate Education and for Research reviews the files and chooses finalists. The committee will endeavor to distribute the awards proportionally among the departments.
In Spring 2024, an announcement will be made about Kindig Fellowships for 2024-2025.
Deadline
Sunday, February 25th, 2024
The Dr. Victor Liu Graduate Fellowship is intended to support graduate students in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, the Department of Biology, or the Department of Chemistry within the College of Arts and Sciences whose academic areas of interest may include, but shall not be limited to, chemical biology, microbiology, biotechnology, genetics, genomics, or cell biology. The Fellowship is awarded in addition to the student's pre-determined support package. (eg: SAA for academic year plus $6,000 fellowship.)
Fellowship amount in 2024-2025 is: $6,000.
Please note that this will be released as summer funding in 2024-2025.
It is expected that the summer support will allow the winner more independent time to focus on their research. Within the nomination, the department (PI, advisor, or other) should acknowledge how they will accommodate.
For consideration please upload a single PDF nomination explaining how your nominee is the most deserving to MANTIS by the deadline. Ranking is not required and eligible departments are not limited to a maximum number of nominees.
Deadline
September 15th, 2024
Call for Applications: Graduate Pathways Fellowships, 2024-25
The College of Arts and Sciences and the Indiana University Graduate School Bloomington are offering up to 3 full-year fellowships (or their equivalent in partial-year fellowships) in 2024-2025 for advanced Ph.D. students in the College interested in pursuing a non-academic career. Recipients will receive up to $23,000 for the year (or $11,500 for one semester, or $6000 for Summer), plus health insurance (and, if necessary, fee remission for research hours), while in an unpaid or underpaid internship that is relevant to a non-academic career path.
Eligibility
Any Ph.D. student who has completed qualifying exams and advanced to candidacy and is in the 4th through 7th years of their graduate program in 2024-2025. A student who has not completed their exams must include a letter from their advisor stating the scheduled date of the exams.
If the student has a scheduled teaching commitment in the department for 2024-2025, it is expected that the department will indicate how the student's teaching would be covered in the application materials.
What internships are eligible?
Possibilities include, but are not limited to, work in museums or other cultural organizations, non-profit organizations, NGOs, public service, local and state government. For-profit organizations will be considered (see below).
Procedure
Applicants' materials must include the following:
A one-page description of the position, including expected hours/week, and the duration of the appointment.
A statement from a supervisor of the position indicating the support (if any, including office space as well as any payment or other benefits) the organization is able to provide. In the case of for-profit organizations, it is expected that the cost of support will be shared equally.
A student C.V.
A one-page statement addressing how this position will contribute to career goals.
A brief statement from the Director of Graduate Studies or the student's Ph.D. supervisor confirming that the student is making good progress towards the degree. If the department is able to contribute partial support this should be indicated, though support is not required.
Deadlines
Fall/full-year fellowships: August 26th, 2024
Spring fellowships: TBD*
Summer 2024 Griffin Pathways Fellowships: TBD*
*These competitions will be announced if funding remains after earlier competitions.
Each fellowship recipient is required to submit, no less than two weeks before the end of their fellowship term, a report of not less than 1000 words detailing the work done, the relationship to the recipient's Ph.D. research area, and the expected contribution to the recipient's career path. A full-year fellowship recipient will submit a midterm report as well.
Questions may be directed to the College Graduate Office: collgrad@iu.edu.
Fellowship for Foreign Language Support
The John and Meta Dennis Fellowship supports the acquisition of a foreign language beneficial to a degree sought by any graduate student in the College of Arts and Sciences. A student at any degree level (M.A./M.S./M.F.A./Ph.D.) is eligible for nomination to this fellowship.
Three tiers of funding are available: Up to $700 for online education, up to $1500 for domestic activity and up to $2500 for overseas activity. Recipients should use the funds within 18 months of the award.
Funds may be used toward the acquisition of or improvement in a foreign language that is relevant to the student’s degree progress.This solicitation is deliberately broad to encompass the wide range of virtual, onsite, and immersive language learning opportunities that may meet the student’s needs.
Nomination procedures
Committee and contact information
A College committee consisting of the Associate Dean for Graduate Education (or designee) and the Director of International Affairs will review the nominations and choose fellowship awardees. The committee will factor in the diversity of disciplines in its awards. Previous recipients are not eligible.
For specific questions on eligibility of language acquisition methods feel free to reach out to collgrad@indiana.edu
Deadline:
October 15th, 2024
Deadline Extended: October 20th, 2024
The Mahler-Wenkert-Heiser Graduate Fellowship is primarily intended to support students majoring in Biotechnology in the College of Arts and Sciences, but Biochemistry, Biology (plant science) and Chemistry majors can still apply. The donor’s gift is named in honor of their graduate advisors who played a critical role in their lives and the research of chemical sciences at IU Bloomington.
This $2,000 summer award will be eligible for current students in that program. The number of recipients is variable and subject to committee discretion.
Nomination process
Biotechnology masters student should provide C.V. and faculty support letter to department staff by deadline. The department staff will combine materials into one PDF and upload the nomination to the College MANTIS portal.
Deadline
Nominations due to the College by April 1st, 2024
Notifications to student(s) and department regarding fellowship selection and amount will be communicated shortly after the deadline.
The Forrest E. and Frances H. Ellis Fellowships were established through the estate of Frances H. Ellis to support graduate students in Germanic Studies, History, or Religious Studies, with a preference for students studying the period of 1400-1700 or the Lutheran Church.
The Ellis also can support students in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine who are focused on history of science in Europe from 1400-1700.
This award will be given to recruited Ph.D. students in these departments. Please note that should no department have a student with a 1400-1700/Lutheran Church research focus, any of the above mentioned departments are eligible to nominate any outstanding student in the eligible disciplines for consideration.
Fellowship details
The College Graduate Office standard fellowship amount for academic year support is $22,000, fee remission, as well as health insurance.
The number, amount, and recipients of fellowships provided will be chosen by the Fellowship committee of the College.
Nomination details
Please have the student, graduate staff, or Director of Graduate studies submit the candidate’s complete Ph.D. application in a single PDF to collgrad@indiana.edu for Forrest E. & Frances H. Ellis Fellowship consideration.
The College Graduate Office also coordinates the College's nomination process for university-wide and external 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.
The College will review those applications and select the top three to forward on to the University Graduate School by its deadline.
The Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fellowship is a national award that supports graduate students in any recognized field of study in the humanities, social sciences, or natural sciences. The Indiana University Graduate School Bloomington selects three nominees from IU to submit to the national competition. The College nominates up to three candidates for the IUB Graduate School's consideration.
The College solicits nominations for the Liebmann Fellowship from its graduate programs each fall. If you would like to be nominated for the Liebmann Fellowship, notify your graduate program of your interest.
The IU Graduate School Bloomington 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.
Other fellowships and awards are available to graduate students from IU and from external sources. The University Graduate School maintains a list of IU and external fellowships and awards on its website.
The College strongly encourages graduate students to apply for external fellowships and awards. External sources of funding provide financial support and are considered important indicators of prestige in your field. If you're considering applying for such awards, contact the College Graduate Office to discuss fee remissions or other benefits that may be available to supplement such awards.
