Financial
Aid
Graduate Center (Institutional) Aid
Sections
Application and Awarding Process
The two-page Application
for Financial Assistance for 2007-08 (current year) or 2008-09
(next year) is
the only form required to apply for most Graduate Center (institutional)
financial aid. Some awards, such as named fellowships, require additional
supporting materials, which are noted in the description of the individual
awards. Except for dissertation-year award applications, which are reviewed
by the Office of the Provost, the Office of Financial Aid collects and evaluates
all applications and forwards to each graduate program the names and financial
rankings of the program's financial aid applicants. Programs consider financial
need and academic merit when making awards, as well as other practical and
academic factors. Once a program has made a nomination, the Office of Financial
Aid notifies the student of the award and collects the required documentation
needed to pay the award. U.S. citizens and permanent residents as well as
international students are eligible for institutional aid. All institutional
aid recipients must be matriculated and in full-time attendance at the Graduate
Center and have a U.S. Social Security Number or Taxpayer Identification
Number (TIN).
General Institutional Awards and Fellowships
University Fellowships: Doctoral programs receive financial aid allocations
which they disburse to their students on the basis of need and academic merit.
These allocations are known as University Fellowships. They can cover tuition
or stipends. In cases where students are not receiving tuition coverage from
other sources, their tuition is directly taken from any University Fellowship
award before any stipend is disbursed. University Fellowship awards that entail
stipends may involve service requirements (at the discretion of the Executive
Officer) at a rate of 4.5 hours per month for every $1,000 in stipend funding.
The service generally entails research done under the direction of program
faculty members.
Tuition Awards: There are a number of ways in which students receive funding
to cover full or partial tuition costs. They include University Fellowship
awards as described above. In addition, students who receive multi-year financial
aid packages, including Chancellor’s Fellowships or Science Fellowships,
receive full in-state tuition during each year of the award. Students who receive
Gilleece or MAGNET Fellowships receive full in-state tuition in each year of
their award or out-of-state tuition paid up to a limit of 12 credits per semester.
In addition there are other arrangements in which tuition can be made available
to doctoral students, including circumstances under which they receive in-state
tuition for serving as adjuncts teaching at CUNY colleges. Funding levels vary
depending on availability and such tuition awards are not guaranteed.
The Student Employment Program funds a limited number of jobs each year in
the administrative offices of the Graduate Center, the Mina Rees Library, and
Information Technology. Student Employment Program awards vary in amount depending
on the availability of funds.
Graduate Assistantship B awards are granted to students upon the nomination
of their academic program, and the awardees are paid as regular City University
personnel. The Graduate Assistantship B starts at $9,811 and is paid over the
12-month calendar year. If the student is reappointed to a Graduate Assistantship
B for subsequent years, she/he is entitled to salary increases pursuant to
the collective bargaining agreement between the City University of New York
and the CUNY Professional Staff Congress. Students receiving the Graduate Assistantship
B must provide either 225 hours of research or 120 hours of teaching over the
academic year. The assignment will be made by the student's Executive Officer.
Students receiving Graduate Assistantships B may accept additional teaching
or research positions within the City University of New York; however, the
student's total workload, including the Graduate Assistantship B, may not exceed
240 hours of teaching or 450 hours of nonteaching activity per year.
The Graduate Teaching Fellowship (GTF) is the teaching component of the Chancellor's
Fellowship award (see below). Graduate Teaching Fellows (GTFs) teach the equivalent
of two 3-credit courses per semester at CUNY colleges. They are placed on the
Graduate Center payroll as Graduate Assistant Cs and receive compensation starting
at $15,420 paid over the 12-month calendar year. A limited number of these
awards are available to students who do not have Chancellor’s Fellowships.
CUNY Writing Fellowship (CWF) Program is open to Level III doctoral students.
CUNY Writing Fellows work at various CUNY college campuses in the Writing Across
the Curriculum program. The duties vary from campus to campus, with the assignments
ranging from tutoring, to developing curriculum related to enhancing writing
skills across the disciplines, to gathering data germane to the Writing Across
the Curriculum initiative. Students apply for this program by submitting an
application and a curriculum vitae to the Office of the Provost (web.gc.cuny.edu/provost/index.htm).
All CWFs are hired as Graduate Assistant As in a nonteaching capacity and are
placed on the Graduate Center's payroll. Compensation is $27,193 for the 12-month
calendar year (September 1 through August 31). CWFs are under contract to work
a total of 450 nonteaching hours over the academic year (225 hours per semester),
which usually translates into 15 hours per week. While employed in the Graduate
Assistant A title, CWFs cannot hold any other teaching or nonteaching instructional
title within CUNY.
Graduate Center: Multi-Year Awards
The following awards follow the same rules as the general institutional aid
awards listed above with the exception that these awards have more specific
selection criteria and, in the case of some named fellowships, are designated
to go to students following a specific area of academic inquiry. Except in
cases where special application procedures are noted, a student may apply
for these awards simply by submitting the Graduate Center's two-page Application
for Financial Assistance by February 1 for the following academic year.
The Robert E. Gilleece Fellowship, named for the late Assistant Vice President
for Student Services, is offered at the time of admission to a select number
of incoming students who show exceptional academic potential at the Graduate
Center. The awardees are chosen by the Gilleece Fellowship Committee and are
based on nominations presented by all Ph.D. programs. Only academic merit is
considered in the selection of Gilleece Fellows. The award consists of full
tuition for in-state students or tuition coverage for up to 12 credits a semester
for out-of-state students plus $18,000 for each of the first five years of
the student's studies at the Graduate Center. Renewal of the award each year
is contingent upon satisfactory academic progress.
Chancellor's Fellowship Chancellor's Fellows receive five years of in-state
tuition and a teaching position (in the form of a Graduate Teaching Fellowship)
at one of the CUNY colleges in years two, three, and four of their studies.
In addition, Chancellor's Fellows may be eligible for additional support from
their doctoral programs during the first and fifth years of study.
Enhanced Chancellor's Fellowships (ECFs) are five-year recruitment fellowships
which provide a greater level of support than Chancellor's Fellowships. ECFs
also carry five-years of in-state tuition and the guarantee of a teaching position
at one of the CUNY colleges in the form of a Graduate Teaching Fellowship (GTF)
in the recipient's second, third, and fourth years of the award. During year
one, however, ECFs also receive a stipend of $18,000 for which service may
be required at the option of the recipient's doctoral program. In the second,
third and fourth years of the Fellowship, ECFs receive the GTF salary combined
with a small stipend which will bring the total yearly funding to $18,000.
In year five, ECFs receive a service-related fellowship.
MAGNET (Minority Access/Graduate Networking) Program focuses on both the recruitment
and retention of minority students in doctoral education at CUNY. In addition
to providing financial support, the MAGNET Program is designed to provide recognition
and social support. A significant component of the program is participation
in monthly luncheon roundtables designed to create a feeling of community among
aspiring scholars. Research faculty are invited to the meetings to meet with
MAGNET Fellows and to discuss their work.
The MAGNET Program offers substantial fellowship support to students across
disciplines in various stages of their Graduate Center careers. The President's
Five-Year Fellowships provide full tuition for in-state students or tuition
coverage for up to 12 credits a semester for out-of-state students plus $18,000
for the recipient's first five years of doctoral study. The MAGNET Fellowships
have a modest service component in years two, three, and four, entailing either
a teaching or research assignment. The Five-Year Fellowships are offered at
the time of admission to a select number of incoming African American and Latino/a
students who show exceptional academic potential at the Graduate Center as
well as financial need. MAGNET Two-Year Fellowships provide the same support
as the Five-Year awards but are available only to continuing minority students
who have passed the First Examination and have earned no more than 50 credits
or are within their first three years of residency. Renewal of all multiyear
awards is contingent upon satisfactory academic progress. Entering science,
engineering, and mathematics students are also eligible to apply for the NSF/AGEP
(National Science Foundation/Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate)
Two-Year Fellowships, which supplement existing CUNY financial support, in
addition to granting full tuition remission. Stipends are up to $23,000 per
academic year for two years. Entering and continuing students in business,
economics, and the sciences may apply or be nominated for the J. Bruce Llewellyn
Two-Year Fellowships, which provide a $10,000 stipend for two years, in addition
to full tuition remission. The MAGNET President's Dissertation-Year Fellowships
are designated for students in the final year of their doctoral studies. Each
Dissertation-Year Fellowship provides full tuition plus $20,000. Finally, the
Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellowships are available for alumni(ae) who have
received the doctorate from the Graduate Center within the previous five years.
Postdoctoral fellows teach one course during one semester at a CUNY campus
while conducting research. During the second semester they assist in the mentoring
of minority doctoral students and work with the Executive Officer of the Office
of Educational Opportunity and Diversity Programs in the recruitment and retention
of minority students at the Graduate Center.
All MAGNET fellows are selected competitively by a selection committee composed
of faculty and administrators. Academic programs may nominate students for
a MAGNET award. Applications and information are available from the Office
of Educational Opportunity and Diversity Programs (OEODP).
Science Fellowships are awarded to strong applicants in the following programs:
Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth and Environmental
Sciences, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology (Biopsychology and
Behavioral Neuroscience, Learning Processes and Behavior Analysis, Neuropsychology),
or Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences. These awards cover the first two years
of a student's academic program. The student’s next three years are covered
by varied CUNY sources. Tuition is covered at the in-state level for five years.
Graduate Center: Named Awards for First- and Intermediate-Year Students
Description and Application and Awarding Process: The Graduate Center offers
a number of special awards to students with exceptional academic promise or
specialized skills. Special committees composed of faculty, students, and administrators
make most of these awards on behalf of the Graduate Center as a whole. Funding
for awards varies from year to year, and awards are offered in selected years.
The awards vary in amount from $1,500 to $16,000, and many of the awards carry
an in-state tuition stipend as well as the actual award amount. The amounts
listed below are the standard amounts for each award, contingent upon funding.
Unless otherwise noted, the application procedure is to complete the two-page
Application
for Financial Assistance that is available each year and hand it in to
the Financial Aid Office by February 1. No service is required for these awards
unless otherwise noted below. The following is a listing of awards that may
be offered in any given year:
Kenneth B. and Mamie Phipps Clark Fellowship for
a Level II or Level III doctoral student in the social sciences committed to
research in social issues that will result in programs for social action. A
letter of application is sent to the Office
of the Provost by March 1 for
this award. Award Amount: $7,000 plus an in-state University Tuition Stipend.
John H.E. Fried Memorial Fellowship in International
Law and Human Rights for
a full-time doctoral student in Political Science whose area of interest focuses
on international law and human rights. A letter of application is sent to the
Political Science Program by March 1 for this award. Award Amount:
$4,000.
Pamela Galiber Memorial Award for a Level II or Level III African American
doctoral student whose research focuses on social, cultural, or economic issues.
Award Amount: $1,500.
Leonard S. Kogan Fellowship for an entering or continuing doctoral student
in Developmental, Environmental, or Social-Personality Psychology or Educational
Psychology with an interest in expanding his or her methodological and quantitative
skills, and with mathematical training at least through the level of introductory
integral calculus. A letter of application is sent to the Office of Student
Affairs by February 1 for this award. Award Amount: $3,000 to $9,000.
James Bruce Llewellyn Fellowship for Minority Students for
an entering African American student in science or for a continuing student
who has passed the First Examination, completed no more than 50 degree credits,
and is within the first three years of candidacy. An application for this award
is available in the Office of Educational
Opportunity and Diversity Programs and is due by March 1. Award Amount: $10,000.
Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Graduate Center Fellowship for an entering full-time
doctoral student in the humanities. Award Amount: $12,000 plus an in-state
University Tuition Stipend.
Athena Pollis Fellowship in Human Rights for a
Political Science doctoral student interested in doing an internship in a human
rights organization. This fellowship may also be awarded to a dissertation-year
student. A letter of application is sent to the Office
of the Provost by
February 1 and to the Political
Science program
by March 1 for this award. Award Amount: $10,000.
Mina Rees Graduate Center Fellowship in Doctoral Studies for an entering full-time
doctoral student in the sciences. Award Amount: $12,000 plus an in-state University
Tuition Stipend.
Graduate Center: Dissertation-Year
Fellowships and Awards
The following awards and fellowships are designated
for students who are in the final stage of their doctoral studies. In most
cases, it is assumed that the recipient of a dissertation-year fellowship
will complete the dissertation during the fellowship year. In all cases,
students who will have completed the dissertation, oral defense, and revisions
within the first semester of the fellowship year will receive half the award.
The student must complete a general Dissertation Fellowship Application,
available in the Office
of the Provost. The deadline for applications is February 1 preceding
the academic year for which the award is requested. All applicants must also
have the Graduate Center's two-page Application for Financial Assistance
on file by February 1. All of the awards are contingent on renewal of funding
and are offered in selected years. Unless otherwise noted, no service is
required for any of these awards. Not all awards are available every year.
Dissertation-Year Fellowships: General
In addition to the various distinguished scholars dissertation fellowships
and awards listed below, a number of general dissertation-year fellowships
are awarded annually to third-level students in any program who are advanced
to candidacy by the time of application for the award.
Presidential Dissertation Fellowships, awarded to third-level students who
are advanced to candidacy in any field by the time of application for the award.
Award Amount: $18,000 plus in-state tuition.
Mario Capelloni Dissertation Fellowship for students of high academic merit
who show exceptional promise in their field of study. Award Amount: $20,000
plus in-state tuition.
Carell Dissertation Fellowship, for students of high academic merit and financial
need who plan to pursue careers with limited earnings expectations. Award Amount:
$20,000 plus in-state tuition.
Carole and Morton Olshan Dissertation Fellowship, for a dissertation-level
student from any program who expects to complete the dissertation during the
award year. Award Amount: $15,000 plus in-state tuition.
Distinguished Scholars Dissertation Fellowships and Awards
The following fellowships are open to qualified students in all disciplines.
The fellowships recognize excellence in scholarly research and provide funding
for the completion of the dissertation. The named fellowships honor former
Graduate Center faculty and administrators. Award Amounts, with one exception:
$16,000 plus in-state tuition. No service is required for these awards.
Milton Brown Dissertation Fellowship in the Arts, named in honor of the late
Professor Brown who was a faculty member in Art History.
Irving Hochberg Dissertation Fellowship in the Sciences, named in honor of
the late Professor Hochberg, who was Executive Officer in Speech and Hearing
Sciences.
Geoffrey Marshall Dissertation Fellowship in the Humanities, named in honor
of the late Dr. Marshall, who was Provost and a faculty member in English.
Helaine Newstead Dissertation Fellowship in the Humanities, named in honor
of the late Professor Newstead, who was a faculty member in English and in
Comparative Literature.
Mina Rees Dissertation Fellowship in the Sciences, named in honor of the founding
president of the Graduate Center, who was a faculty member in Mathematics.
David Spitz Dissertation Fellowship in the Social Sciences, named in honor
the late Professor Spitz, who was a faculty member in the Political Science
program.
Frances Degen Horowitz Dissertation Fellowship is named in honor of Dr. Horowitz,
President Emerita and Professor of Developmental Psychology. Award Amount:
$15,000, no in-state tuition.
Special Focus Dissertation Fellowships and Awards
Randolph L. Braham Dissertation Award, an award for dissertation-level students
whose doctoral research is in the area of Eastern European, Jewish, or Holocaust-related
studies. Award Amount: $10,000.
Ralph Bunche Dissertation Fellowship, an award for a U.S. citizen, permanent
resident, or foreign national who is an advanced social science doctoral candidate
working on areas that preoccupied Ralph Bunche, especially the United Nations
and multilateralism, international politics, African and Middle Eastern affairs,
U.S. foreign policy, race relations, and human rights. Award Amount: $12,000.
Lane Cooper Dissertation Fellowship in the Humanities, for a student in the
humanities who shows promise as a scholar and teacher. Award Amounts vary annually
from $8,000 to $17,000.
European Union Studies Center Dissertation Fellowship for
a dissertation in the Social Sciences on topics relating to the European Union.
Award Amount: $20,000.
William Randolph Hearst Dissertation-Year Award is for an African American
or Latino/a doctoral student (citizen or permanent resident) who expects to
complete the dissertation during the award year. Award Amount: Ranges from
$5,000 to $8,000 plus in-state tuition.
MAGNET Dissertation Fellowships are established to aid outstanding African
American and Latino/a doctoral students (citizens or permanent residents) in
completing the dissertation. Award Amount: $20,000 plus in-state tuition.
Mellon Dissertation Fellowships are supported by the Mellon Foundation and
sponsored by the Center for the Humanities, which directs the selection process.
The theme and guidelines for each year's fellowship will be available in December
on the Center for the Humanities
website. Award Amount: $18,000.
Athena Pollis Fellowship in Human Rights, for outstanding Political Science
students whose research involves international, comparative, or theoretical
human rights studies, with preference for applicants of color or from other
countries. Selection is made by the Political Science program. Award Amount:
$10,000.
Harold M. Proshansky Dissertation Fellowship, for an outstanding student writing
a dissertation that addresses the human condition in urban settings, with a
focus on New York City. Award Amount: $16,000 plus in-state tuition.
Martin M. Spiaggia Dissertation Award in the Arts and Humanities for students
of high academic merit who can demonstrate financial need. Award Amount: $5,000.
Awards for Dissertation Proposal and Research Expenditures
Ford Foundation Award for Dissertation Research Expenditures is for students
whose dissertation research deals with issues of gender, race, identity,
sexuality, or higher education policy. The stipend covers expenses such as
travel, transcriptions, materials and other costs and may be combined with
other grants, subject to approval. An itemized budget is required. Award
Amount: $2,000.
Frances Degen Horowitz Travel Award, named in honor of the President Emerita
of the Graduate Center and Professor of Developmental Psychology, is for travel
expenses related to dissertation research. Award Amount: $2,000.
Alexander C. Naclerio Research Award for a Level
II or Level III doctoral student conducting research in the area of housing
and urban development. A letter of application is sent to the Office
of the Provost by March 1 for this award. Award Amount: $2,000.
Rose Kfar Rose Dissertation Award, for an outstanding chemistry student, to
be selected by the program. Award Amount: $5,000.
The Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. Dissertation Proposal Award recognizes an outstanding
proposal for research into historical aspects of a topic involving America's
past, present, or future. All appropriate Dissertation Fellowship applications
will automatically be considered for this award. Award Amount: $2,000.
Andrew Silk Dissertation Award for a student whose dissertation proposal focuses
on people suffering economic hardship, social discrimination, or political
repression. Award Amount: $5,000.
Sue Rosenberg Zalk Student Travel and Research Fund Award and
Ph.D. Alumni Association Dissertation Support Fund Award
Student travel and research support stipends of up to $300 per student per
year, on a matching basis, are available. Students may apply for these awards
to help cover registration and travel expenses for attendance at professional
conferences, research-related travel costs, or costs of research materials
and subjects as well as dissertation-related expenses such as typing and duplication.
The student must complete the Travel and Research/Alumni Association Dissertation
Support Fund Award application, which is available from the Office
of Student Affairs or on the Student Affairs website. Original receipts
from the function for which the award is intended must be presented to the
Office of Student Affairs for reimbursement.
Abraham Broza Emergency Student Loans
Small loans from the Abraham Broza Emergency Student Loan fund, named for the
late Bursar, are available to full-time students to meet the expenses that
may arise from unexpected emergency situations. These loans are interest-free
and repayable within 60 days. Applications can be obtained in the Office
of Financial Aid.
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