Chancellor's Fellowships Expanded

Additional Support for Continuing Students Created

The City University of New York has announced a significant increase to its five-year recruitment packages for incoming doctoral students, as well as more than $1 million in supplemental support to subsidize other doctoral students already providing instructional services on any of the CUNY campuses. These changes took effect in fall 2005 and guarantee combined tuition fellowships and teaching assignments (Chancellor's Fellowships) for more students than at any previous time in The Graduate Center's history.

"This advance begins to close the financial aid gap that separates CUNY from comparable research institutions," said Graduate Center Acting Provost Linda N. Edwards. "We have already seen a very positive effect on recruitment. The supplemental funding gives long-term equity to existing students who are not eligible for the new recruitment packages."

Chancellor's Fellowships include five-year tuition awards at the in-state level, combined with teaching assignments at CUNY colleges during the three middle years of each package. The number of Chancellor's Fellowships will be increased from 200 to 600 over a three-year period. Incoming students selected for these fellowships will be appointed as Graduate Teaching Fellows when they assume their teaching assignments.

The supplemental funding will be made available to doctoral students who have already begun teaching or providing service at CUNY campuses, and have completed less than ten semesters of doctoral study. Incoming students and previous recipients of Chancellor's or Provosts' fellowships will not be eligible for the supplemental funding.

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