Fellowships

Graduate School Fellowships

A limited number of Graduate School Fellowships are awarded to graduate students on a university-wide basis by competition. They are intended to encourage and assist superior students in pursuing graduate study and in completing the requirements for graduate degrees in the minimum possible time.

The Graduate School Fellowship provides a stipend and covers the cost of tuition, curriculum fee, and health fees. All other mandatory fees are the responsibility of the student. A recipient of a Graduate School Fellowship must enroll as a full-time student.

Prospective students may indicate their desire for a fellowship on the admissions application form supplied in the regular admissions material by the Graduate School of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Interested incoming students should have their completed applications packet on file in the Graduate Admissions Office no later than January 15. Current students should check with their graduate program director for this information. Awards are announced for incoming students by mid-March. Information is available at www.umass.edu/gradschool.

Graduate Student Travel Grants

The Graduate School provides funding to support graduate student travel for presentations at conferences, professional meetings and exhibitions. Each graduate program receives a block grant based on enrollment, and the Graduate Program Director is in charge of distributing the funds. For further information, see http://www.umass.edu/gradschool/funding-support/travel-grants.

Doctoral Dissertation Research Grants

Once each semester, the Graduate School has a competition for grants of up to $1,000 to pay for certain research-related expenses incurrede by students who have advanced to candidacy for the PhD or EdD.  For further information, see http://www.umass.edu/gradschool/funding-support/dissertation-research-grants.

Federal Fellowships

The university participates in the various federal fellowship programs sponsored by the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and the Department of Education. For further information, contact the department or GrantSearch for Grad Students, tel. (413) 545-5279 or go to blogs.umass.edu/gsgs.

Other Fellowships

External (non-Umass) fellowship awards are available from a number of sponsors. Students may obtain information concerning these fellowships by calling GrantSearch for Grad Students, tel. (413) 545-5279 or going to blogs.umass.edu/gsgs.