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Awards Managed by the Graduate School

The following scholarship and fellowship programs are administered by the Graduate School. Students may review this list for eligibility, but only department heads may make nominations.

Provost's Distinguished Graduate Fellowships and Scholarships

Recruitment-based fellowships and scholarships for newly admitted doctoral students. Newly admitted master’s students will be considered in research/creative degree programs where PhD degree does not exist.
Fellowship Amount: 
$30,000 for Doctoral Students & $22,000 for Master's students
Scholarship Amount: 
$6,000 for Doctoral Students & $4,000 for Master's students
Number Of Awards: 
Approximately
30 fellowships
15 scholarships
Application Open: 
Nov 1 2012 to Feb 4 2013
All nominations must be submitted by 5:00PM on the closing date.
Awards Determined (approx.): 
Mar 8 2013

P.F. and Nellie Buck Yerex Graduate Fellowship

Regularly admitted degree-seeking graduate students in scientific and technological fields; U.S. citizen or permanent residents; fulltime; based on academic achievement and promise for the future. Departments may submit only one nomination.
Fellowship Amount: 
$12,000 – dependent upon endowment earnings
Number Of Awards: 
At least
1 fellowships
Application Open: 
Jan 4 2013 to Feb 4 2013
Awards Determined (approx.): 
Mar 4 2013

Lenore Bayley Graduate Fellowship

Awarded on the basis of academic merit & promise for the future; domestic & inter-national graduate students; degree-seeking; fulltime; meritorious standing. Departments may submit only one nomination.
Fellowship Amount: 
$4,000 – dependent upon endowment earnings
Number Of Awards: 
Exactly
1 fellowships
Application Open: 
Jan 4 2013 to Feb 4 2013
Awards Determined (approx.): 
Mar 4 2013

Thurgood Marshall Graduate Scholarship

Nominees may be new or continuing degree-seeking graduate students in any field of study; based on academic merit, financial need, first generation to attend University, demonstrated community service, leadership, and/or involvement with diverse communities; full-time; good standing.
Scholarship Amount: 
$4,000 stipend plus tuition remission
Number Of Awards: 
Exactly
1 scholarships
Application Open: 
Jan 4 2013 to Feb 18 2013
Awards Determined (approx.): 
Mar 8 2013

Graduate Diversity Recruitment Bonus

Eligibility consists of two parts: A) must meet all criteria in Part A of program announcement including US citizen, meritorious record, incoming degree-seeking grad student, dept offer of support equivalent to .49 FTE assistantship. B) must meet at least two criteria outlined in Part B of program announcement.
Award Amount: 
$5,000
Number Of Awards: 
Up to
6 awards
Application Open: 
Jan 4 2013 to Feb 18 2013
Awards Determined (approx.): 
Mar 8 2013
thereafter until funds are utilized

Diversity Advancement Pipeline Fellowship

Eligibility consists of two parts: A) must meet all criteria in Part A of program announcement including US citizen, meritorious record; candidates must indicate an interest in collegiate level teaching and/or research B) must meet at least two criteria outlined in Part B of program announcement. Departmental matching funds required.
Award Amount: 
Stipend, plus tuition remission & subsidized health insurance for one year.
Departments must provide match for two years of equivalent support.
Number Of Awards: 
Up to
5 awards
per year
Application Open: 
Jan 4 2013 to Feb 18 2013
Awards Determined (approx.): 
Mar 8 2013
thereafter until funds are utilized

Eric Englund Memorial Postgraduate Scholarship

Applicants must have received at least one degree from OSU prior to the upcoming commencement, must pursue graduate study in agricultural & resource economics (preferably in its international aspects), or home economics; domestic or international students are eligible to apply. Prior recipients are ineligible. Applicants are initially ranked by Agricultural & Resource Economics or College of Health and Human Sciences.
Scholarship Amount: 
$2,000
awards may vary per year
Number Of Awards: 
Up to
4 scholarships
Application Open: 
Jan 25 2013 to Feb 25 2013
Date for materials to be received in Graduate School from Applied Econ and HHS
Awards Determined (approx.): 
Mar 11 2013

Oregon Lottery Graduate Scholarship

Regularly admitted graduate or professional students in good standing; degree-seeking; full-time; domestic or international – including eligible students at OSU Cascades Campus. Graduate programs must rank-order nominees and may submit no more than 3 nominations.
Scholarship Amount: 
General range $1,500 - $5,000
Number Of Awards: 
Approximately
50 scholarships
Application Open: 
Jan 25 2013 to Mar 11 2013
Awards Determined (approx.): 
Apr 5 2013

Dr. Hari S. & Dr. Renuka R. Sethi Graduate Scholarship

Degree-seeking graduate students enrolled in either fisheries science or human development. Based on merit; Domestic or international students are eligible for consideration.
Scholarship Amount: 
$950
Number Of Awards: 
Exactly
1 scholarships
Application Open: 
Mar 1 2013 to Apr 1 2013
Awards Determined (approx.): 
Apr 11 2013

Herbert F. Frolander Award for Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant

Must be appointed as a GTA during the academic year in which the call for nominations takes place. Departments may submit only one nomination.
Award Amount: 
$1,000 employee-based award (subject to tax withholding)
Additionally, recipient receives a personal plaque & is added to perpetual plaque in Valley Library.
Number Of Awards: 
Exactly
1 awards
Application Open: 
Mar 1 2013 to Apr 1 2013
Awards Determined (approx.): 
May 8 2013

Flyfisher's Club of Oregon Graduate Scholarship

Number Of Awards: 
Exactly
1 scholarships
Application Open: 
May 3 2013 to Jun 3 2013
Awards Determined (approx.): 
Jun 17 2013