Presidential Graduate Scholar Fellowship

Goal:

• The purpose of the Presidential Graduate Scholar Fellowship award is to provide support to graduate students who demonstrate scholarly promise at BGSU and support BGSU’s mission-critical goal of enhancing inclusion, belonging and/or access within the campus community. Each applicant’s qualifications will be considered on an individual basis.

Eligibility:

• To apply for this award, applicants must have a completed Summer 2024 or Fall 2024 Graduate College application on file. Applicants must also have participated in a TRIO program and/or have a demonstrated commitment to enhancing inclusion, belonging and/or access at BGSU.
• To receive this award, applicants must be a newly admitted, full-time domestic student enrolling in a master’s, specialist, or doctoral program at BGSU Main Campus (e.g., the majority of class time is face to face).

Description:                                                 

• The Presidential Graduate Scholar Fellowship will be offered on a competitive basis to Summer 2024 or Fall 2024 applicants with strong academic qualifications as defined by the admission criteria of the Graduate College and the respective graduate program.
• This one-time award will consist of a refundable scholarship in the amount of $5,000 for Master’s or Specialist students or $7,500 for Doctoral students, in addition to a full-time tuition scholarship for fall and spring semester.

Application Process:

• The applicant submits a cover page including name, address, email, phone, BGSU academic program, former institution(s) with programs and degrees received, and former institution GPA.

• The applicant submits an essay (max 500 words) addressing the following: Describe how you will enhance inclusion, belonging and/or access on the BGSU campus and in your future career?

• The Graduate College collects academic transcripts, test scores, and other admissions materials as needed to assess applications.

Dates:

• All materials should be emailed to graduateoperatns@bgsu.edu.  Please use the subject line “Presidential Graduate Scholar Fellowship Application."

• Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, however no applications will be accepted after 5:00pm on July 15, 2024.

• Notifications for award winners will be made no later than August 1, 2024.

Evaluation Process:

• Applications will be reviewed based on: (a) academic qualifications; (b) writing content; and (c) writing quality. Preference will be given to applicants who are entering doctoral programs.
  

Presidential Graduate Scholar Fellowship Student Refundable Scholarship Terms and Conditions