Graduate Fellowships

UMaine Fellowships

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External Fellowships


Jane Waldron Doctoral Research Fellowships

The Graduate School offers the Janet Waldron Doctoral Research Fellowship through a highly competitive nomination process. This fellowship is open to all doctoral students, regardless of discipline, and is designed to stimulate research and scholarship at UMaine as measured by research productivity and doctoral-degree graduation rate. Therefore, successful applicants will explicitly address how fellowship support would result in an overall increase in productivity. This JWDRF is intended to provide up to two years (24 months) of support for doctoral students to assist in the completion of their degrees; however, support for the second year is contingent upon budget availability and success in meeting productivity goals.

Interested students should contact the graduate coordinator of their academic department.


Summer Dissertation Writing Fellowships

The Graduate School offers the Summer Dissertation Writing Fellowship through a highly competitive nomination process. This fellowship is open to all doctoral students, regardless of discipline, and is designed to provide funding and potential office space for those actively writing their dissertations. Successful applicants are doctoral students who have passed their comprehensive exams with preference given to those in their final semester or two of graduate study. Master’s students may be considered as long as they have completed four semesters of study and are actively writing their thesis.