Funding Possibilities
There are several different ways to get funding for research, travel, and tuition support. In general, most graduate students recieve a Graduate Teaching Fellowship (GTF), which covers tuition, but recent years have shown that more and more students have come without support. The resources listed here also apply to students in various stages of progress towards their degree.
Funding within UO
Department Awards
- Kleinsorge Summer Research Award, Amount: $3,000. March deadline.
- Kleinsorge Fellowship, Amount: $3,000. Given to incoming doctoral students.
- Dale Underwood Outstanding Graduate Student Scholarship, Amount: $1,000. Determined by Core exams and grades.
- Best Field Paper Award, Amount: $500. Determined at the end of the Spring term.
- Mikesell Prize, Amount: $500. For best graduate paper in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics. December deadline.
- Beatrice Aitchison Fund, award for travel to conferences.
- Edward G. Daniel Fund, award for travel to conferences.
Scholarships and Grants
- University of Oregon Doctoral Research Fellowships, Amount: $18,000. For the final year of doctoral work
- Mary Chambers Brockelbank Endowed Assistance Fund, Amount: $500-$1,000 to students of limited means
- Risa Palm Graduate Fellowship, Amount: $1,000-$2,000 one or more graduate students
- Charles A. Reed Graduate Fellowship, Amount: $1,0000 - $2,000
- John and Naomi Luvaas Graduate Fellowship, Amount: $1,000-$2,000
- Everett D. Monte Scholarship, financial need and outstanding academic performance, Amount: $1,000 to $5,000
- Betty Foster McCue Scholarship, Amount $5,000
- The Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund provides fellowship stipends to graduate students conducting international research. April deadline. SYLFF
- Graduate School Research Award, contact the graduate program director if funds are available.
- The Center for Asian and Pacific Studies offers awards up to $500 for travel and publication for graduate students studying Asia. Deadlines: November and April. CAPS
- Dan Kimble First Year Teaching Award, Amount: $500. Deadline the end of the Spring term.
- Donald and Darel Stein Graduate Student Teaching Award, Amount: $1,000. April deadline.
- Gary E. Smith Summer Professional Development Award, Amount: $3,000. March deacline.
External Funding
Specific Sites
- American Association of University Women (AAUW). AAUW
- Association for Institutional Research. Dissertation Grant. AIR
- Ford Foundation Predoctoral and Dissertation Fellowships for Minorities. Ford
- Fulbright Fellowships for Graduate Study and Research Abroad. Fullbright
- International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF). IDRF
- Oregon Natural Resources Fellowship. ONRF
- Upjohn Institute for Employment Research 2005 Grant Program. Upjohn
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