The Graduate School offers several merit-based financial awards and fellowships for current and incoming students.
Newly admitted students who will begin their graduate program in the upcoming fall semester are eligible for supplemental funding through these awards.
Open to prospective and current doctoral and MFA students, this program prepares underrepresented ethnically diverse students to become professors.
Presidential Fellows are part of an engaged community of scholars pursuing doctoral
and MFA degrees across a wide range of academic disciplines.
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The Rising Star Fellowship strives to increase diversity in the graduate school ranks by recruiting students from South Carolina's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
These one-time (non-renewable) awards are given to graduate students in memory of individuals who influenced particular fields of study and the University of South Carolina during their lifetimes.
Students enrolled in the current academic year are eligible for a variety of awards given in the spring semester.
Awarded to graduate students demonstrating excellence in research, teaching, and service.
Open to prospective and current doctoral and MFA students, this program prepares underrepresented
ethnically diverse students to become professors.
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Awarded to any graduate student who showed commitment to the Carolina community or beyond through community service, social advocacy, civic engagement, or volunteerism.
Awarded to individuals who have completed dissertations representing original work that makes a significant contribution to the discipline.
Awarded to graduate students who have shown themselves to be exceptional graduate instructors or instructional assistants.
Awarded to Ph.D. or Master’s students who conducted research in the academic year that is vital to their academic discipline and society at large.
These one-time (non-renewable) awards are given to graduate students in memory of individuals who influenced particular fields of study and the University of South Carolina during their lifetimes.
Admitted and current students are encouraged to explore funding opportunities with campus partners and external organizations.
The Bridge to the Doctorate Fellowship Program is committed to engaging students from underrepresented populations in graduate study within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields of study in the College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) and Engineering & Computing (CEC).
As a GEM Member University, we partner with industry leaders to provide underrepresented minorities in the STEM fields with internships at major companies and entirely lift the financial burden of attending graduate school.
We partner with the SREB to provide full tuition abatement and additional funding for underrepresented minority students who are interested in becoming professors. Two types of awards are available: one students at the start of their doctoral program and one for students entering their final year of dissertation work.
The college or school that houses your program can be a good place to find generous fellowships. In most cases, students must be nominated by their department to qualify. Ask in particular about teaching fellowships and dean's fellowships.
Assists graduate students striving to earn nationally prestigious fellowships by educating them on application cycles, alerting them to deadlines and resources and supporting them throughout the application process.
Supports research innovation and the scholarly and creative activities of our graduate students and faculty.