The University of Utah is offering Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF) for US and international students. These fellowships are available for full-time graduate students who are conducting research or creative projects and who are pursuing the terminal graduate degree in their departments.
The intent of the GRF is to provide the opportunity for full-time research during the fellow’s academic year.
The aim of the fellowship is to support innovative academic opportunities, and provide professional development to students.
The Graduate School fosters excellence by providing administrative structure and leadership to maintain and enhance graduate education at the University of Utah. Our programs offer financial assistance, support innovative academic opportunities, and provide professional development to students, postdoctoral fellows, staff and faculty.
The University of Utah Information
Founded in 1850, The University of Utah is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the large town of Salt Lake City (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Utah. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, The University of Utah (The U) is a very large (uniRank enrollment range: 35,000-39,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. The University of Utah (The U) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This 169 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations and students' past academic record and grades. The admission rate range is 80-90% making this US higher education organization a least selective institution. International students are welcome to apply for enrollment.
Eligibility Criteria
The following criteria must be met in order for applicants to be eligible for this fellowship:
- All full time graduate students working toward a Ph.D. or the other terminal graduate degree in their department are eligible to apply.
- Applicant must satisfactorily have passed all preliminary and qualifying examinations prior to Fall Semester 2017
- Applicants are expected to be engaged in full-time research or creative work during the academic year of the fellowship
Offered Benefits
Applicants will receive $17,700 stipend for the regular academic year and have tuition paid through the Graduate Tuition Benefit Program (TBP).
Application Process
The following must be submitted via the electronic application:
- A letter from the department chair nominating the student and laying out an argument for the award. Particular emphasis should be placed on evidence of the student’s high potential for achievement in research or creative work. The statement should direct the reader to the location of this evidence in the student’s proposal and/or record of graduate study.
The chair must provide (a) a statement of the department’s standards of rigor that the selection committee can refer to in its deliberations, and (b) a statement of the student’s potential for future success appropriate to the discipline. If the department has more than one applicant, the chair must also rank the proposals and explicitly comment on their relative quality. Departments may submit only two proposals annually. The Department Chair or authorized designee must submit the statement (on letterhead) through AwardSpring by the posted deadline
- A description of the research or creative project the student intends to undertake. The student should include in his/her research proposal:
Purpose of the project;
- Essential features of the methodology, including analytical and/or creative methods;
- Hypotheses or projected results (if appropriate to the methodology);
- Potential impact, value, importance of the research or creative project;
- The proposal should be 3, but not more than four 4, single-spaced pages in length (no appendices) using a 12-pt. font with one-inch margins. Proposals must be written so their meaning is clear to faculty outside the student’s particular discipline
- An official University of Utah transcript.
- Two letters of recommendation (Please enter your letter writer’s email address into the letters of recommendation section of the electronic application. They will receive instructions regarding how to submit the letter through the award spring application system).
- Student’s vita or resume.
Founded in 1850, The University of Utah is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the large town of Salt Lake City (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Utah. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, The University of Utah (The U) is a very large (uniRank enrollment range: 35,000-39,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. The University of Utah (The U) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This 169 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations and students' past academic record and grades. The admission rate range is 80-90% making this US higher education organization a least selective institution. International students are welcome to apply for enrollment.