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Award value

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Funding type

Fee waiver/discount

Fees

Deadline

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Study level

Postgraduate

About this scholarship

Awarding Institution

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Number of awards

15 per year (avg)

What does this scholarship cover?

  • Tuition fees

More details on the scholarship

Tuition waiver for up to 30 credit hours

Entry requirements

Nationality

All International

Gender

Applicable to all genders

Delivery mode

All types of delivery mode

Selection approach

Only selective applicants are considered

Study mode

Full time

Intake year

All intakes

Other criteria

Academic excellence

Course subject and study level you are applying for

Subject area(s)*

Not subject specific

Study level

Postgraduate

Other eligibility requirements

Be members of groups nationally underrepresented in desired discipline and/or within the SIUE graduate program

Applicants must be one of the following:

A fully admitted new graduate student who is accepted as a classified student in a master's graduate degree program at SIUE and whose first term of enrollment will be no earlier than the summer preceding the fall award period (in the event that a student applies to multiple graduate programs at SIUE, the student must be fully admitted to the program indicated on the GSA application).  Students who have completed a prior graduate program at SIUE are not eligible to apply.  (Although a completed program application is required to be considered for the GSA, students with a pending admission decision are eligible to apply.)

 A SIUE undergraduate student approved for admission to and currently enrolled in an approved combined bachelor to master's program (accelerated or early entry program) provided they will be fully admitted to the graduate program before the first term of the award period. (Note that this requirement includes having completed the baccalaureate degree.) 

A previously-enrolled graduate student who has been out of their program for at least 4 semesters at the time of the GSA application.

SIUE employees and State of Illinois Civil Service employees at other universities are not eligible for the award

Have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale for undergraduate and previous graduate courses

All eligible candidates are encouraged to apply.

Selection basis

Students are shortlisted based on their

  • Academic excellence

Selection criteria

Applications will be selected based upon the following factors according to the GSA Rubric:

  • Applicant description of how they satisfy the requirement of being underrepresented in the desired SIUE graduate program and/or academic discipline
  • Applicant’s description of how they will promote diversity of views, ideas, and experiences in the program and/or discipline
  • Applicant's enhancement of diversity to the program and/or discipline
  • Overall quality of applicant’s writing in application responses

Award acceptance will be required no later than April 15, or the award will be forfeited.

How to apply

Application process

You need to apply separately for this scholarship

Application details (from the awarding institution)

The Graduate Scholar Award Application site will open January 15 and close March 1. In the application, students will respond to the below two essay questions:

Describe how you are underrepresented in your desired graduate program or academic discipline.  (For the purposes of this award, “underrepresented” refers to any individual who identifies with one or more cultural, ethnic, gender, racial, sexual orientation, or disability group that has been historically underrepresented in a graduate program or academic discipline.)

How would your experiences as an underrepresented group in your field of study promote diversity of views, experiences, and ideas in the pursuit of research, scholarship, and creative experiences? 

Deadline: March 1
 

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