Students are invited to apply for a fellowship offered by
the University of Kentucky Woman’s Club, in conjunction with the Graduate
School. These awards are made possible by generous donations from UK
Woman’s Club members as well as support from the Research Challenge Trust Fund.
Preference is given to female candidates age 30 or over who are
underrepresented in their field of study. Selection is based on both academic
achievement and financial need.
Details:
Application Deadline: October 17th,
2012
Amount: $2000
Criteria for Eligibility:
·
Currently enrolled, full-time or part-time
Ph.D., Ed.D., D.M.A., or D.S. students; professional degree students are not
eligible
·
Successful completion of qualifying exam by
nomination deadline
·
Kentucky residency
·
Graduate grade point average of 3.2 or above
To apply, please submit the following required
documents to grad.fellowships@uky.edu
(electronic documents preferred):
·
Nomination form
·
Two letters of recommendation
·
CV
·
2-page student statement, including information
about your area of concentration within your field of study, obstacles
overcome, aspirations, personal characteristics, and how you might benefit from
this fellowship
Application documents may be submitted separately, but all
must be submitted by the deadline of October 17th, 2012.
Letters of recommendation can be sent directly to the email address listed
above by the recommender, or submitted by the student (in which case, the
letters need to be scanned copies that are signed and on letterhead).
Information about the UK Woman’s Club Endowed Fellowship and
other fellowship opportunities can be found on the Graduate School's website at http://www.research.uky.edu/gs/StudentFunding/fellowship_opportunities.html. Parties interested in applying should contact Amberly Warnke in the EPE office to obtain the nomination form.
