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Fellowships

The following fellowships and awards are offered annually and are open to domestic and international students, unless otherwise indicated. All applicants'/nominees' transcripts will be reviewed as part of our evaluation process. Unless indicated in the announcement, the Graduate School will provide copies of the transcript to the awards committees.

Betty Foster McCue Scholarship
$5000 each to up to two doctoral candidates whose dissertaton topics are related to issues of human development and performance. If you have questions about your topic's eligibility, please contact Kassy Fisher, 346-2807.

Dan Kimble First Year Teaching Award
Up to two $500 awards for outstanding teaching performances by graduate teaching fellows (GTFs) in their first year of classroom experience. All UO GTFs who meet the criteria, and who are teaching for the first time during the 2007-08 academic year, are eligible to apply for this award. Applicants must complete the required application form, teaching statement, midterm student feedback survey (collected during weeks 4,5 or 6 of the term) and videotaping through TEP, and submit these items to the Graduate School along with a copy of their departmental end-of-the-term evaluations.

Donald and Darel Stein Graduate Student Teaching Award
This award of $1,000 is available for up to two recipients who have demonstrated outstanding teaching performance as Graduate Teaching Fellows while at the same time excelling in their own academic program. Eligible applicants will have at least 5 terms of experience as an instructor (sole instructor or lab/discussion leader).

Gary E. Smith Summer Professional Development Award
$3,000 award for up to three outstanding master's or doctoral students pursuing academic, professional development, or training enrichment opportunities during Summer 2009. The activity would provide unique academic opportunities not normally available as part of the student's degree program. All students must be registered as full time students at the time of application and be returning as full time students in the Fall.

Graduate School Research Award
Contact your graduate program director to determine if these funds are available in your department.

Margaret McBride Lehrman Fellowship
A $9,000 award (and tuition waiver for a non-GTF recipient) will be made to a graduate student with financial need who is pursuing studies that emphasize communication, particularly through writing.

Margaret Wiese Graduate Research Award
Two $500 awards to support graduate student research (i.e., travel, materials, archival or field research) related to preserving the culture, language and/or artifacts of northwestern Native Americans.

OUS-SYLFF Graduate Fellowships for International Research
Funded through OUS by the Nippon Foundation of Tokyo to nurture leaders who will transcend geopolitical, religious, ethnic, and cultural boundaries in the world community for the peace and well-being of humankind. Fellowship stipends are awarded for one year of full-time graduate work involving research and scholarly endeavors in programs and projects with an international dimension.

Southeast Asian Studies Award
One $1,000 award designed to encourage graduate research about Southeast Asia. Award may be requested for educational expenses, including tuition supplements, travel, equipment purchase, books and supplies, and other educational needs. This award is established through an endowment from Norman Sundberg, Professor Emeritus, Psychology, and his wife, Donna Sundberg.

University Club Foundation, Inc. Fellowship Award Program
To recognize and encourage scholarship, demonstrated leadership, and potential societal contributions, $5,000 award is made to each of four graduate students (one each from UO, OHSU, OSU, and PSU). The UO may nominate up to three students. Please contact your Department Head about nomination and application information.
The 2010 application should be available in late February.

University of Oregon Doctoral Research Fellowships
Each department nominates one student who will be in the final year of doctoral work. $18,000 stipend plus tuition waiver for up to 3 dissertation students.

UO Public Impact Graduate Fellowship
This fellowship will provide up to two recipients with a stipend of $6,000 for the 2010-11 academic year and the opportunity to participate in a research advocacy workshop for graduate students and new faculty. The award will be made in June 2010 with funding.