Funding Opportunities
Mentoring Fellowships
Dissertation Fellowships
- President’s Dissertation Year Fellowship (PDY) **
- Graduate Dean’s Dissertation Fellowship (GDDF) **
- Differences between PDY and GDDF:
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- Amount of funding: PDY pays $21,600 plus fees. GDDF pays up to $18,000 plus fees.
- Eligibility: PDY is a diversity fellowhip that has criteria similar to the Faculty Mentor Program. GDDF is a merit fellowship open to all students.
- You can apply to both but can only receive one.
- PDY is typically announced in February, GDDF is typically announced in March
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Other Funding
- DECADE Student Travel Awards – Graduate students who actively participate in DECADE are eligible and encouraged to apply for funds to support their travel to professional development or research conferences. Awards of up to $1,000 are available.
DECADE Journal Club Articles
- Winter 2017 – Mentoring the Next Generation of Faculty: Supporting Academic Career Aspirations Among Doctoral Students
- Fall 2016 – Not Equal for All: Gender and Race Differences in Salary for Doctoral Degree Recipients
- Spring 2016 – Separate and Unequal: How Higher Education Reinforces the Intergenerational Reproduction of White Racial Privilege
- Winter 2016 – Enhancing Gender Equity in Academia: Lessons from the ADVANCE Program
- Fall 2015 – Toward Inclusive Excellence in Graduate Education: Constructing Merit and Diversity in PhD Admissions