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To fund your graduate education, WVU offers over 1,900 graduate assistantships, over $1 million per year in university fellowships, and competitive financial aid packages.
Additional external funding sources and fellowships opportunities are also available nationally, regionally, and locally as noted on the Council of Graduate Studies site.
The cost of tuition and fees varies somewhat by college and program.
The Ruby Distinguished Fellows Program is designed to attract outstanding doctoral students who will excel in crosscutting areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) at West Virginia University (WVU). Ruby Fellowships will support students in the fields of biology, biomedical sciences, chemistry, engineering, geology, and physics with particular interests in pursuing interdisciplinary STEM research that will significantly contribute to WVU’s research strengths and goals.
Arlen G. and Louise Stone Swiger Fellowship are designed to recruit highly competitive doctoral candidates to WVU. The stipend for this fellowship is $22,000 for twelve months, and the award requires some teaching or other academic service obligation. Selection is competitive on the basis of academic merit. Application should be made early in the year preceding the year of anticipated enrollment in a doctoral program. Inquiries should be directed to the graduate program of choice or the Office of Graduate Education and Life.
Dr. William Edward Burghardt Du Bois received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1896, and provides a standard of excellence for scholarship in any discipline and an especially inspiring model for black scholars. Because of the achievements of Dr. Du Bois, West Virginia University has named this fellowship program in his honor. The fellowships are open to African American graduate and professional students, excluding those in the Health Sciences, who are native or naturalized U.S. citizens. The stipend amount for this fellowship is $18,000 for nine months, and requires some service obligation. Selection is competitive on the basis of academic merit and potential for success in graduate or professional study. Inquiries should be directed to the graduate or professional program of choice or to the Office of Graduate Education and Life.
To commemorate its 50th anniversary in 2005, the West Virginia University Foundation established the WVU Foundation Distinguished Doctoral Fellowships. Each year, the University awards four $5,000 fellowships to exceptional doctoral students in the humanities, social sciences, life sciences, and physical sciences and technology. The award may be used to defray any costs incurred in the final stages of completing a dissertation. Nominees for the WVU Foundation Distinguished Doctoral Fellowships must be absolutely excellent students with academic records to match. Moreover, nominees must contribute to the teaching mission of the institution by serving as teaching assistants. Inquiries should be directed to the graduate or professional program of choice or to the Office of Graduate Education and Life.
To attract high quality graduate students and to establish them early in their graduate programs, the Office of Graduate Education and Life provides fellowships to recruit tomorrow’s academic and professional leaders to West Virginia University. The University Graduate Fellowship Program provides incoming students to the general university with first-year fellowships of $16,000 to allow them to focus on establishing their research, scholarship, or creative endeavors. Units will provide subsequent support provided the candidates are making acceptable academic progress. Fellowships are awarded to incoming Ph.D. or other terminal degree-seeking students based on academic merit. Inquiries should be directed to the graduate or professional program of choice or to the Office of Graduate Education and Life.
Recognizing the importance of diversity across the university community and curriculum, the Office of Graduate Education and Life provides the Enrichment Fellowship Program to foster diversity at West Virginia University. The University Graduate Enrichment Fellowship Program provides incoming students to the general university with first-year fellowships of $16,000 to allow them to focus on establishing their research, scholarship, or creative endeavors. Units will provide subsequent support provided the candidates are making acceptable academic progress. Fellowships are awarded to incoming Ph.D. or other terminal degree-seeking students based on academic merit and potential contribution to broadening the diversity of the university community and curriculum. For this program, “broadening diversity” refers to contributions of candidates to the cultural, ethnic, academic, or artistic diversification of the WVU community.
Support during the development of the written dissertation is critical to the timely completion of students’ graduate programs of study. The Dissertation Fellowship Program provides selected students with fellowship support of $5,000 during the last semester of their programs of study to allow them focused time to complete the writing of their dissertation. These one-semester fellowships are awarded to Ph.D. or other terminal degree-seeking students in the last semester of their program based on academic merit and demonstrated progress in their research, scholarship, or creative activities. Applications are due the first Monday in April of each year for Fall Award consideration.
All funding for this travel grant have been awarded for the 2011-2012 academic year.
The Robert E. Stitzel Graduate Student Travel Award was established in honor of Dr. Robert E. Stitzel, Professor Emeritus in the School of Medicine. Dr. Stitzel dedicated over forty years to the service of West Virginia University, including sixteen years as the Director of Graduate Education. His commitment to the success of graduate students was recognized by all the students, faculty members, and administrators who worked with him. This travelaward was created to recognize Dr. Stitzel’s devotion to graduate education and his efforts to support graduate students at West Virginia University.