2005-06 - Office of the Registrar - Duke University
2005-06 - Office of the Registrar - Duke University
2005-06 - Office of the Registrar - Duke University
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Religion also <strong>of</strong>fer endowed fellowships. Selection for <strong>the</strong>se fellowhips is usually made by<br />
faculty committee within <strong>the</strong> individual department.<br />
Training program appointments, for US citizens and permanent residents participating<br />
in federally funded training programs,<br />
Research Assistantships, available for graduate students whose special training and<br />
qualifications enable <strong>the</strong>m to serve as assistants to individual staff members in certain<br />
departments, and<br />
Teaching Assistantships, which are part-time instruction opportunities <strong>of</strong>fered to<br />
qualified graduate students for work as instructors, preceptors and section leaders, tutors,<br />
and graders.<br />
Several departments utilize, when possible, <strong>the</strong> federal work study program to help fund<br />
research and teaching assistantship positions. As a result, some departments may require or<br />
request that students complete <strong>the</strong> Free Application for Federal Student Aid so that eligibility<br />
for work study funds can be determined. This form can be completed on-line at<br />
www.fafsa.ed.gov.<br />
Interdisciplinary Programs and Centers<br />
In addition to <strong>the</strong> departmentally based awards, several interdisciplinary programs and<br />
centers <strong>of</strong>fer fellowship and assistantship awards to both incoming and continuing students<br />
interested in <strong>the</strong> program areas. These include programs in Documentary Studies, Medieval<br />
and Renaissance Studies, Women’s Studies, and centers such as <strong>the</strong> Kenan Center for Ethics<br />
and <strong>the</strong> John Hope Franklin Center for Interdisciplinary and International Studies.<br />
COMPETITIVE GRADUATE SCHOOL FELLOWSHIPS<br />
The Graduate School funds several competitive fellowships for incoming and<br />
continuing students. Incoming students do not apply for <strong>the</strong>se awards; ra<strong>the</strong>r, selection is<br />
based on departmental nomination. Continuing students interested in awards for advanced<br />
students should follow <strong>the</strong> application procedures listed on <strong>the</strong> Graduate School web site<br />
or in <strong>the</strong> award announcement.<br />
Students holding a competitive Graduate School fellowship are not permitted to hold<br />
o<strong>the</strong>r fellowships or employment concurrent with <strong>the</strong> Graduate School award without<br />
prior approval from <strong>the</strong> Dean <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Graduate School. The exception to this is <strong>the</strong> James B.<br />
<strong>Duke</strong> Fellowship supplement, which can be held with any o<strong>the</strong>r university or external<br />
award.<br />
Fellowships for Incoming Students<br />
James B. <strong>Duke</strong> Fellowships. The James B. <strong>Duke</strong> One-Hundredth Anniversary Fund<br />
provides fellowships for students who wish to pursue a program leading to <strong>the</strong> Ph.D. degree<br />
in <strong>the</strong> Graduate School at <strong>Duke</strong> <strong>University</strong>. Its objective is to aid in attracting and developing<br />
outstanding scholars at <strong>Duke</strong>. Selection <strong>of</strong> recipients is made by a faculty committee upon<br />
nomination by <strong>the</strong> appropriate department. These fellowships provide a $4,000 stipend<br />
supplement for four years to any o<strong>the</strong>r award <strong>the</strong> student receives from <strong>the</strong> department, <strong>the</strong><br />
Graduate School, or external source.<br />
The <strong>University</strong> Scholars Program was created in 1998 with a gift from former <strong>Duke</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> Trustee Melinda French Gates and her husband Bill Gates, through <strong>the</strong> William<br />
H. Gates Foundation. The program is designed to stimulate an interdisciplinary, intergenerational,<br />
and diverse community <strong>of</strong> scholars. Each year <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong> Scholars Program<br />
provides tuition and a 9-month stipend for up to six incoming graduate students, who<br />
participate in bimonthly <strong>University</strong> Scholars Program seminars, and act as informal<br />
intellectual leaders and mentors (not advisors) to <strong>the</strong> program's undergraduates. For more<br />
information, see <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong> Scholars Program web site at: http://www.usp.duke.edu.<br />
<strong>Duke</strong> Endowment Fellowships. Are awarded to outstanding minority scholars.<br />
Nominees must be U.S. or naturalized citizens from traditionally underrepresented ethnic or<br />
minority groups. The fellowship is a four-year award, provided by <strong>the</strong> Graduate School in<br />
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