Financial Aid

Doctoral Evidence Acquisition (DEA) Fellowship

The Doctoral Evidence Acquisition (DEA) Fellowship is specifically intended to support doctoral students who have no financial support for evidence acquisition activities or those students for whom their current means of financial support would significantly interfere with or preclude their ability to collect the evidence needed for their doctoral research.

The Florida Education Fund’s McKnight Doctoral Fellowship Program is designed to increase the pool of candidates qualified with Ph.D. degrees to teach at the college and university levels.

The McKnight Fellowship is a great funding opportunity for talented undergraduate seniors and master’s degree students who plan to pursue a Ph.D. This five year fellowship includes a $12,500 stipend plus a $10,000 UGS enhancement per year for the first three years, followed by a graduate assistantship for years four and five. Recipients also receive a tuition waiver and health insurance. Any questions regarding the application process can be directed to Dr. Sonja Montas-Hunter (smontash@fiu.edu). Students apply online and all applications and materials must be submitted/postmarked no later than January 15, 2013. Applicants must be admitted to their academic program before the annual selection meeting in early March.

Please click here to download DEA Fellowship application

Dissertation Year Fellowship (DYF)

Dissertation Year Fellowships (DYFs) provide support to highly-qualified FIU doctoral students during the data analysis and writing phase of their dissertation. It is intended to facilitate the timely completion of high-quality manuscripts and dissertations. Students who are conducting outstanding research in their discipline and have established a notable record of publication during their doctoral studies (in comparison to others in their discipline) are favored in the application process. Dissertation Fellows are expected to graduate within 1 year after receiving the award.

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Presidential Fellowship (PF)

The Presidential Fellowship is utilized for the recruitment of outstanding Ph.D.-track students to graduate programs at FIU. Each fellowship provides a three-year award package to the fellow.

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McKnight Doctoral Fellowship (MKF)

The McKnight Doctoral Fellowship program is designed to address the under-representation of African American and Hispanic faculty at colleges and universities in the state of Florida by increasing the pool of citizens qualified with Ph.D. degrees to teach at the college and university levels. Newly admitted doctoral students who have been awarded a McKnight Fellowship from the Florida Education Fund are eligible to receive UGS Enhancement Funding.

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FIU McNair Graduate Fellowship (MNF)

The FIU McNair Graduate Fellowship was created to encourage promising undergraduate McNair Scholars to pursue their graduate education at Florida International University. To be considered for the fellowship a student must be fully admitted to a master's or doctoral degree program at FIU for the semester the student is applying for. Preference will be given to students who are entering a doctoral program.

Please click here to download MNF application

Please refer to the University Graduate School website for any other fellowship information.