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Financial Support from Florida State University

Comprehensive information about government grants and loans can be obtained from the FSU Office of Financial Aid. FSU also provides some additional opportunities for graduate students to obtain financial assistance. This assistance takes the form of scholarships, assistantships and fellowships. If you are interested in the programs briefly described below, contact the Office of Financial Aid as early as possible. Many of these programs have extended review processes and early application is essential.

Scholarships
Assistantships
Fellowships

General Information

For comprehensive information about financial support consult the resources provided for graduate students on the website of the FSU Office of Graduate Studies at: http://www.fsu.edu/gradstudies/funding.html or the main web pages of the FSU Office of Financial Aid: http://www.finaid.fsu.edu/

Office of Financial Aid
Room 4473, University Center
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL 32306-2430
(850) 644-5716

Scholarships

Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Fund:

$350 per year is awarded to one African-American graduate student to assist with educational expenses. For more information, visit http://www.fsu.edu/gradstudies/fellowships_more.html.

Assistantships

Leslie N. Wilson - Delores Auzenne Graduate Assistantship for Minorities 2008-09

For minority students pursuing a graduate degree program full time (enrolled for a minimum of 9 hours/semester). $5,000 stipend (distributed through their department biweekly for Fall and Spring semesters) plus an out-of-state tuition waiver for each term. Awardees assigned either a teaching or a research assistantship by their department and expected to take part in a professional-development program organized by Office of Graduate Studies with the goal of facilitating awardees’ networking and professional development.

Criteria

Must be a minority student.
Must be admitted as a non-exception, regular, full-time graduate student in the college in which s/he expects to study.
Must be enrolled as a regular, full-time graduate student in the college in which s/he expects to study OR be currently accepted for study in a graduate program at FSU.
Must be citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. Non-U.S. citizens and non-permanent resident aliens holding the following categories of visa (B, C, D, F, J, L, or M) are not eligible.
Must maintain regular graduate student status and a minimum GPA of 3.0.
May not receive the University Fellowship or McKnight Fellowship and the Wilson-Auzenne Assistantship.

Application

Submit application (at http://gradstudies.fsu.edu/fellowships_more.html), three letters of recommendation (two for currently enrolled graduate students) statement of goals, unofficial transcripts and unofficial GRE score report to the applicant’s major department by February 1, 2008.

Fellowships

Delores Auzenne Fellowship for Black Graduate Students:

Provides $2,500 per semester, for up to two semesters. Deadline varies. Eligibility for the award is restricted to African-American students who are enrolled, or have been accepted for enrollment in a graduate, specialist, or professional degree program. Applicants must be United States citizens, or permanent residents, who are eligible for state financial aid. For more information, visit http://www.fsu.edu/gradstudies/auzenne.html.

University Fellowships: The Office of Graduate Studies administers the University Fellowship Program. Awards are made annually to minority and non-minority students. This is a University-wide competition, which annually provides 47 University Fellowships of $10,000 each plus a tuition waiver of up to 12 hours for each term. Applications for this competition are available in the FSU Office of Graduate Studies, 408 Westcott Building, or in departmental offices. Participation requires departmental nomination and ranking. Competition is open to new and continuing graduate students. For more information, visit http://www.fsu.edu/gradstudies/fellowships.html.

College Teaching Fellowships: Currently the University awards 33 College Teaching Fellowships annually for new graduate students. While the Office of Graduate Studies administers these, a specific number of Teaching Fellowships is awarded to each school and college, and each college administers the competition. Information about these fellowships is available through the department or college. The base stipend is $6,300, though some colleges and departments supplement this award. Each college or department decides what duties will be required by the fellow. Depending on the duties, 9 to 12 hours of graduate tuition will be waived. For more information, visit http://www.fsu.edu/gradstudies/fellowships.html.