MEMORANDUM
Date: December 13, 2011
To: Graduate Associate Deans
Department Chairs
Graduate Coordinators
Graduate Staff
From: Laurence B. Alexander, PhD
Associate Dean, Graduate School
RE: McKnight Fellowship Deadline is January 15, 2012
The UF Office of Graduate Minority Programs (OGMP) requests your assistance in encouraging eligible PhD applicants to submit an application for the McKnight Doctoral Fellowship. Those applying for admission to PhD programs during the current admissions cycle for enrollment in 2012-2013 must use this McKnight Doctoral Fellowship online process. The application can be completed at www.fefonline.org/mdfapply/. *The deadline for applications is January 15, 2012.*
The OGMP, in partnership with the Florida Education Fund, administers the McKnight Doctoral Fellowship. The program, established during the 1984-85 academic year, is designed to increase the representation of African American and Hispanic students in PhD programs at Florida universities. Each fellow receives an annual stipend of $12,000 with tuition and fee waivers for a maximum of five years.
Eligibility Requirements: The McKnight Doctoral Fellowship is limited to students who are U.S. citizens and admitted into a UF PhD program.
Fellowship Application Process: Applications for the McKnight Doctoral Fellowship must be submitted directly to the Florida Education Fund by January 15, 2012 for consideration for funding the following fall term. Students are notified of their status by late March of each year.
Additional information about the McKnight Doctoral Fellowship Program is available on the Florida Education Fund website, www.fefonline.org. Feel free to refer prospective students to the FEF.
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