2025-2026 UF Graduate Student Funding Opportunities
FUNDING UPDATES
Please
share with applicable prospective graduate students these details about 2025-2026
funding opportunities — available
through our Office of Graduate Student Support & Engagement (OGSSE) —
crafted to help first-generation and low socioeconomic status graduate
students. McKnight Doctoral Fellowship Application
deadline: January 15, 2025 OGSSE
partners with the Florida Education Foundation (FEF) to provide this
fellowship, open only to Ph.D. students. It is funded by FEF, the UF Graduate
School, and participating UF departments to provide each fellow with a
stipend, tuition wavier, and health insurances for up to five years.
Applicants must be admitted to a UF Ph.D. program by March 1 to be
considered. FAMU Feeder Fellowship Application
deadline: March 1, 2025 This
fellowship enables Florida A&M University (FAMU) students to pursue
graduate degrees unavailable at their alma mater. Among 40-plus other
universities, UF offers five fellowships yearly to qualified FAMU Feeder
students admitted to Ph.D. or on-campus master’s degree programs. Fellows
receive a $13,000 stipend, in-state tuition, fee waiver, and health insurance
for up to five years (Ph.D.) or three years (terminal Master of Fine Arts).
Master’s degree students receive a $7,000 scholarship for fall and spring
($3,500 each semester). McNair Doctoral Program Application
deadline: March 1, 2025 This
program supports students who completed the McNair Post-Baccalaureate
Achievement Program as undergraduates. UF provides limited research
assistantships for McNair Scholars entering a UF Ph.D. program. This
assistantship provides a stipend, in-state tuition, fees, and health
insurance for up to four years (Ph.D.) or three years (terminal Master of
Fine Arts). Supplemental Retention Scholarship Spring
2025 application dates: October 1
to November 1, 2024 This
scholarship is for UF doctoral students three or fewer semesters away from
graduation, but no longer eligible to receive a fellowship, assistantship, or
other funding from their department or college. It provides in-state tuition
(three credit hours for fall and spring, two credit hours for summer) plus
structured retention help from OGSSE. UF/SFC Faculty Development Project Application
dates: April 28 to June 5, 2025 Through
this project, UF and local Santa Fe College (SFC) partner to provide valuable
teaching experience to UF doctoral students while broaden representation
among SFC faculty. Participating students teach two SFC courses a year and
help in recruiting and retaining students. They receive a nine-month $19,200
stipend, in-state tuition, fees, and health insurance for fall and spring
semesters. BRIDGE (Building Retention in Doctoral Graduate
Education) Application
deadline: May 1, 2025 The
newest kid on the OGSSE block, this summer program aims to acclimate new UF
Ph.D. students to doctoral studies here through a combo of virtual and
in-person programming, academic enrichment, and peer networking. Participants
start Summer B 2025 with online instruction (including writing and
statistics) via the BRIDGE Canvas Course, then continue with in-person
sessions for face-to-face engagement and support. Questions? Have
questions about these opportunities? Email our Office of Graduate Support
& Engagement (OGSSE) at grad-support@ufl.edu. |
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