The Graduate School offers fellowship programs that provide financial support for outstanding students who plan to enroll in a doctoral or master of fine arts program. We are particularly aware of the special role that graduate education plays in training the next generation of leaders in academia, government and the private sector. In assisting MSU achieve its educational mission, our goal is to foster an intellectually vital and inclusive educational community that will prepare graduate students to assume their professional roles in a diverse society. The Graduate School’s recruitment fellowships assist departments and programs in attracting a cohort of students who: have demonstrated academic excellence; articulate their commitment to research goals well matched to department or program doctoral emphasis areas; show evidence of leadership potential or the capacity to make a distinctive professional or scholarly contribution; contribute to an inclusive educational community, as evidenced in personal history and experience, research goals, or the promotion of understanding among persons of different backgrounds and ideas; have different racial, ethnic, gender, socio-economic, geographic, and disciplinary backgrounds. Visit http://grad.msu.edu/universityfellowships .
Two kinds of fellowship awards are available:
University Distinguished Fellowships recognize academic achievement, research goals, demonstrated leadership potential, and contribution to a diverse educational community and a record of overcoming obstacles.
Fellowship recipients beginning study in Fall 2024 will receive a 12-month graduate assistantship with a stipend of $31,400, plus a supplemental fellowship of $10,000, health insurance and up to 9 credits in the fall spring and up to 5 credits in the summer.
The first year is funded by The Graduate School. During the second through fifth years of support, students receive a department assistantship that may require them to assist in teaching or research. The Graduate School will also provide a $10,000 fellowship in years two through five.
Master of Fine Arts students are jointly supported by The Graduate School and their departments for three years.