Fellowships
Dean's Diversity Fellowships
King-Chavez-Parks Future Faculty Fellowship Program
Thomas C. Rumble University Graduate Fellowships
Dean's Diversity Fellowships
The Dean's Diversity Fellowship is designed to attract new doctoral students to Wayne State University. The fellowship covers three academic years during which fellows have no service requirements. The fellowship includes a living allowance of $27,500, tuition up to 10 graduate credits per term at the effective tuition rate, as well as subsidized medical, dental and vision care insurance for 12 months per year. After the initial three year fellowship period, departments are required to provide two additional academic years of support for fellows at the Graduate Assistant minimum rate or better, thus providing a total of five years of support.
Eligibility
- Dean's Diversity Fellowships are for new doctoral students onlythey cannot be awarded to continuing doctoral students.
- Eligibility is restricted to U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
- Fellows must register for a minimum of eight credit hours in both fall and winter semesters, maintain at least a 3.0 grade point average each semester, and otherwise make satisfactory progress towards the degree.
- Fellows may not hold graduate assistantships, other fellowships, internships, traineeships, scholarships, or any other employment during the fellowship period.
- As stated by university policy, Wayne State employees, i.e. persons providing a service to the university, are not eligible to receive fellowships.
Application
Nominations must be made by program graduate directors, and nominations are encouraged for minorities, women, persons with disabilities or individuals from cultural, linguistic, geographic and socioeconomic backgrounds who otherwise would not be adequately represented in the doctoral program.
Deadline: March 11, 2023
Before applying for or accepting any scholarship or fellowship, please consult with WSU Financial Aid regarding how such an award may affect your financial aid package, including loan eligibility.
Dean's Diversity Fellowships nomination form
King-Chavez-Parks Future Faculty Fellowship Program
The KCP-FFF Program was created by the Michigan State Legislature in 1986 as part of the larger King-Chavez-Parks Initiative, designed to stem the downward spiral of college graduation rates for students underrepresented in postsecondary education. The purpose of the FFF Program is to increase the pool of academically or economically disadvantaged candidates pursuing faculty teaching careers in postsecondary education.
The fellowship consists of a stipend of approximately $10,000, paid in installments during a portion of the academic year.
Students may hold this fellowship more than once, but must re-apply in each cycle in order to be considered, up to a maximum of three awards. As a condition of the award, fellows are required to participate in activities designed to support their professional development as future faculty members, including the Graduate Fellows Learning Community, programming provided by the Office of Teaching and Learning and mentoring opportunities organized by the Graduate School.
Future Faculty Fellows are required, by signed agreement, to obtain and serve in a postsecondary faculty teaching or administrative position in apublic or private, 2- or 4-year, in-state or out-of-state, postsecondary institution for up to three (3) years equivalent full-time, dependent upon the amount of the Fellowship Award. A portion of this service obligation can be completed while the student earns their graduate degree. Fellows who do not fulfill the obligations of their Fellowship Agreement may be placed in default, which results in the Fellowship converting to a loan, referred to as a KCP Loan, which the Fellow must repay to the State of Michigan. Detailed service credit guidelines and reporting forms can be found below.
Administrative Service Pre-Approval Form Non-Traditional Service Pre-Approval Form Service Credit Guidelines Service Reporting Form
Eligibility
- Applicants must be U.S. citizens and Michigan residents as defined by the university.
- Applicants must be enrolled in a doctoral program at Wayne State University.
- Applicants must be academically or economically disadvantaged as defined by the State of Michigan.
- For full eligibility requirements, see KCP Initiative FFF Eligibility Requirements.
Note that as stated by university policy, Wayne State employees, i.e. persons providing a service to the university, are not eligible to receive fellowships.
Application
King-Chavez-Parks Future Faculty Fellowship application
The deadline to apply is March 31, 2023.
The State of Michigan will review all applications for eligibility, and forward eligible applications to the Graduate School for review. A committee of Wayne State representatives will review and recommend candidates to the Dean of the Graduate School. Final selections will be made on a competitive basis using criteria that include academic performance, research and teaching accomplishments and potential, demonstrated commitment to serving underrepresented students and those who have experienced academic or economic disadvantages, and faculty and advisor recommendations.
Fellowship decisions are not subject to appeal.
Before applying for or accepting any scholarship or fellowship, please consult with WSU Financial Aid regarding how such an award may affect your financial aid package, including loan eligibility.
Questions?
Contact Karen Schramm, coordinator, KCP Future Faculty Program | 313-577-8053, k.schramm@wayne.edu
Keep in touch
Please let us know what you will be doing after you receive your degree. Fellows must notify us and the KCP Initiative Office of any change of address by emailing Karen Schramm, k.schramm@wayne.edu, and FutureFaculty@michigan.gov.
Thomas C. Rumble University Graduate Fellowships
The Thomas Rumble Fellowship aims to optimize Ph.D. students' performance by providing support for and establishing expected outcomes at each stage of the training process. The fellowship has been expanded and reorganized to provide support in two categories: the Rumble Fellowship Award and the Rumble Graduate Research Assistantship (GRA) based on departmental appointment and student financial aid and employment status. Both Rumble Fellowship categories provide a stipend of $20,000 for the academic year in addition to a tuition scholarship that provides payment of 7.5 10 credits for each of the fall and winter semesters at the effective tuition rate. The fellowship provides subsidized medical, vision and dental insurance. See details in the document below.
Eligibility
- Fellowship eligibility and recipients are determined by individual departments. See the Rumble Fellowship information for details on expected outcomes and measurement of success for recipients in each category.
- As stated by university policy, Wayne State employees, i.e. persons providing a service to the university, are not eligible to receive fellowships.
Application
Recipients are selected by departments and submitted to the Graduate School in May each year.
Allocations to departments, schools and colleges have been determined based primarily on Ph.D. productivity. Units receiving a fellowship allocation will determine in which of the three categories they will make awards and to whom the awards are made, and will be expected to document the outcomes for each fellowship recipient. Recipients of the Rumble award may hold employment within the University up to 10 hours per week with prior written permission using the Request for Approval of an Additional Service Assignment form.
Before applying for or accepting any scholarship or fellowship, please consult with WSU Financial Aid regarding how such an award may affect your financial aid package, including loan eligibility.