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Fellowship awards, which begin autumn quarter, are non-service appointments providing a monthly stipend and payment of resident and non-resident tuition and fees. They are regarded as the most prestigious form of support awarded to graduate students, and they are offered on a highly competitive basis. Graduate School Fellowships are limited in number and are awarded through a centralized university-wide competition to those applicants who show outstanding scholarly accomplishment and the most outstanding potential for graduate study. Some individual graduate programs also offer fellowships. Please contact your intended program for further information about any program-based awards, research or teaching assistantships.
Each graduate program selects the students they wish to nominate for Graduate School Fellowships from their applicant pool. Programs submit their list of nominees to the Graduate School in mid-February. Fellowship awards are announced March 15th. Fellowship Awardees decisions regarding Fellowship offers are due April 15th.
The Fellowship deadline for U.S. citizens, permanent residents, asylees and refugees is January 15, for international students the deadline is November 30. The information below is for the Graduate School Fellowship awards only.
To be automatically considered eligible for University Fellowship nomination, International applicants must present a minimum cumulative grade point average of at least 3.6/4.0 scale or an equivalent on another numeric scale such as 4.5 on a 5.0 scale; 9 on a 10 point scale; or a First Class on a British-based grading system or overall percentage of at least 88% for other international percentage-based grading systems.
A limited number of students who do not meet the criteria listed below, but who otherwise have very strong academic records, may be nominated for a Graduate School Fellowship at the discretion of the graduate program. If you do not meet the stated criteria, you should not check the Fellowship box on the application form. Note: Criteria for obtaining a research or teaching assistantship may be quite different from what is listed below. Please contact your prospective graduate program to be sure .
In addition, the GRE General Test or GMAT is required if you are applying for a Fellowship in a PhD, MA, MS or DMA degree program. Specific Fellowship criteria is listed below;
Eligible fields: Open to students in all graduate fields offering a doctoral degree.
Period of award: First, second and dissertation years of support from the Graduate School. The graduate program/department provides support during the intervening years of study.
Eligibility criteria: Incoming U.S. citizen pursuing a doctoral degree with a minimum cumulative undergraduate grade point average of at least a 3.6 on a 4.0 scale, a 75th percentile average on the GRE general exam’s Verbal and Quantitative components and a 4.0 on the Analytical Writing component. Students taking the GMAT must achieve a 75th percentile on the GMAT total score.
Stipend: $16,800 for 12 consecutive months tenure (prorated at $1,400 per month for lesser periods).
Other allowances: Instructional and General fees and non-resident tuition authorized. Student health insurance subsidy.
Address inquiries to: Dean of the Graduate School
Eligible fields: Open to students in all graduate fields offering a doctoral degree.
Period of award: First and dissertation years of support from the Graduate School. The graduate program/department provides support during the intervening years of study.
Eligibility criteria: Incoming students pursuing a doctoral degree with a minimum cumulative undergraduate grade point average of at least a 3.6 on a 4.0 scale, a 75th percentile average on the GRE general exam’s Verbal and Quantitative components and a 4.0 on the Analytical Writing component. Students taking the GMAT must achieve a 75th percentile on the GMAT total score.
Stipend: $14,400 for 12 consecutive months tenure (prorated at $1,200 per month for lesser periods) for the first year and $16,800 for 12 consecutive months tenure (prorated at $1,400 per month for lesser periods) during the dissertation year.
Other allowances: Instructional and General fees and non-resident tuition authorized. Student health insurance subsidy.
Address inquiries to: Dean of the Graduate School
Eligible fields: Open to students in all graduate fields.
Period of award: One year, nonrenewable.
Eligibility criteria: Incoming students with a minimum cumulative undergraduate grade point average of at least a 3.6 on a 4.0 scale, a 75th percentile average on the GRE general exam’s Verbal and Quantitative components and a 4.0 on the Analytical Writing component. Students taking the GMAT must achieve a 75th percentile on the GMAT total score.
Stipend: $14,400 for 12 consecutive months tenure (prorated at $1,200 per month for lesser periods).
Other allowances: Instructional and General fees and non-resident tuition authorized. Student health insurance subsidy.
Address inquiries to: Dean of the Graduate School
Eligible fields: U.S. citizens pursuing a doctorate degree in any graduate fields. Period of award: First and dissertation years of support by the Graduate School. The graduate program/department provides support during the intervening years of study.
Eligibility criteria: Demonstrable significant potential to contribute to the diversity of the Graduate School. Pursuit of a doctoral degree with a minimum cumulative undergraduate grade point average of at least a 3.1 on a 4.0 scale, a 40th percentile average on the GRE general exam’s Verbal and Quantitative components and a 3.5 on the Analytical Writing component. Students taking the GMAT must achieve a 40th percentile on the GMAT total score.
Stipend: $14,400 for 12 consecutive months tenure (prorated at $1,200 per month for lesser periods).
Other allowances: Instructional and General fees and non-resident tuition authorized. Student health insurance subsidy.
Address inquiries to: Dean of the Graduate School
Eligible fields: Open to U.S. citizens in all graduate fields.
Period of award: One year, nonrenewable.
Eligibility criteria: Demonstrable significant potential to contribute to the diversity of the Graduate School. A minimum cumulative undergraduate grade point average of at least a 3.1 on a 4.0 scale, a 40th percentile average on the GRE general exam’s Verbal and Quantitative components and a 3.5 on the Analytical Writing component. Students taking the GMAT must achieve a 40th percentile on the GMAT total score. Demonstrable significant potential to contribute to the diversity of the Graduate School
Stipend: $14,400 for 12 consecutive months tenure (prorated at $1,200 per month for lesser periods).
Other allowances: Instructional and General fees and non-resident tuition authorized. Student health insurance subsidy.
Address inquiries to: Dean of the Graduate School
Eligible fields: Open to students in all graduate fields of study.
Period of award: One year, nonrenewable.
Eligibility criteria: Students pursuing a doctoral degree and those in a three-year terminal degree program. Students must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of at least a 3.6 on all graduate course work taken at Ohio State, have completed all course work for the degree, passed the Candidacy Examination (doctoral students) and have made sufficient progress on their dissertation or project so that evaluation of the research is possible.
Stipend: $14,000 per month.
Other allowances: Instructional and General fees and non-resident tuition authorized. Student health insurance subsidy.
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