Grants and Fellowships

SREB Minority Doctoral Scholars Fellowship

The Southeast Regional Education Board Doctoral Scholars Program, now in its eleventh year, offers awards of $15,000 (paid annually) to minority students attending a graduate program at the school of their choice. Awards are given to students in any and all fields, as long as grantees intend to enter the world of academia upon completion of their graduate studies.

The Doctoral Scholars Program award offers students a five-year package of support. For the first three years, each scholar is awarded a waiver of tuition and fees (in-state or out-of-state); an annual stipend and expenses associated with the Doctoral Scholars Program annual meeting. Support in the final two years of the award is negotiated on an individual basis.

Racial/ethnic minority students who are U.S. citizens (including Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian-Americans and African-Americans) and who are either rising seniors or recent graduates from a regionally accredited four-year institution are eligible. Students specializing in the sciences, mathematics, math or science education, and engineering are strongly encouraged to apply.

All applicants must already be accepted into a Ph.D. program in a participating state or institution. Because this program is intended to increase minority enrollment at the participating universities, students currently enrolled in doctoral programs are not eligible. The Doctoral Scholars Program is not designed to support students pursuing professional degrees such as the M.D., D.D.S., J.D. and D.V.M. Also, graduate study in education leading to an Ed.D. is not supported.

The application date falls in mid-May.

Liaison: Associate Dean Ikdea

Visit the program website at http://www.sreb.org/programs/dsp/awards/awardsindex.asp