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Graduate School

Fellowships and Awards

The Graduate School offers several merit-based financial awards and fellowships for current and incoming students.

Fellowships for New 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. 

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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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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.

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Fellowships & Awards for Current Students

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.

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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.

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Awarded to individuals who have completed dissertations representing original work that makes a significant contribution to the discipline. 

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Awarded to graduate students who have shown themselves to be exceptional graduate instructors or instructional assistants.

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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.

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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.

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Awards and Fellowships Across Campus and Beyond

Admitted and current students are encouraged to explore funding opportunities with campus partners and external organizations.


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