Funding Opportunities and Student Resources

King-Chavez-Parks Future Faculty Fellowship Program (KCP)

The primary purpose of this fellowship program is to assist students who intend to pursue a full-time teaching position in a post secondary institution in the State of Michigan within one year of receiving their doctoral degree at Wayne State University. The KCP Fellowship provides an annual stipend from one to three years, up to a maximum of $35,000 over a three year period. The Graduate School sponsors an annual competition for these Fellowships.

Applications Available: September
Application Deadline: Beginning of April

Dean’s Diversity Fellowship

Requires departmental nomination of candidate. The Dean’s Diversity Fellowship is designed to attract new doctoral students to Wayne State University; it cannot be awarded to continuing students. The fellowship covers one academic year during which Fellows have no service requirements. The Fellowship includes a living allowance of $20,000, tuition up to ten graduate credits per term, as well as subsidized medical, dental insurance and vision care insurance for twelve months. In addition, the Fellow will receive a $5,000 summer scholarship following successful completion of the award year. Graduate programs must accept responsibility for supporting the student at the Graduate Assistant minimum compensation rate in year two of study. The Graduate School will pay the difference between the minimum assistantship rate and the fellowship rate of $20,000.

Nomination Information and Forms Available: November
Deadline: Mid-February

Research Grant Opportunities

• National Science Foundation
• National Institutes of Health

Undergraduate Summer Research Programs

Funds may be available for summer research programs for underrepresented minority students in the Science, Engineering, Technology and Math (STEM) fields. Please refer to the following list for additional information including program highlights, qualifications, application form and deadline for applying.

• Cancer Biology Summer Research
• Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE)
• Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)

Writing Resources for Graduate Students

A page page designed to help graduate students in the process of writing dissertations, articles, theses, grant proposals, and prospectuses. In addition, there are links available to assist students with citations, grammar and punctuation, style, and ways to avoid plagiarism.