The following fellowships are administered by The Graduate School. The application process for each fellowship varies. Due dates are generally updated during the summer. Please click on the fellowship for more information on eligibility and application information.
Passionate in the belief that all members of society deserve the opportunity to develop to their highest human potential, Barbara and Jim Thomas established this graduate fellowship for individuals whose studies demonstrate the pursuit of "social justice for all".
The Barnett Rosenberg Assistantship in Biological Sciences is administered by the College of Natural Science. This fellowship is awarded as a standard graduate assistantship which includes a stipend, health insurance, and tuition waiver.
The LeMense fellowship will be awarded to graduate students who graduated from a US public high school and demonstrated academic excellence in their undergraduate studies. Applicants may be pursuing a degree in education, healthcare, or engineering.
The Clifford Humphrys Fellowship for Preservation of Water Quality in The Great Lakes will benefit students enrolled in any graduate program at MSU studying or doing research on water quality, especially as it relates to the Great Lakes and Lake Michigan in particular. The Fellowship is intended to encourage students who have demonstrated the capacity to achieve educational and professional goals, the motivation to achieve these goals, and the initiative to seek opportunities to further their progress.
Applications must be renewed each year. Funds are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis for those who qualify until all funds are disbursed, so it is in your best interest to submit your application as soon as possible.
Hazel and Karen Kiser Endowed Scholarship Fund for Returning Adult Students is used to award fellowships to adult students with dependents who have experienced divorce or the loss of a spouse and are returning to Michigan State University to pursue an advanced degree. Graduate Associate/Assistant Deans nominate students for this fellowship.
The desire behind this Fellowship is to support students who are practitioners and/or researchers who will use the funding to learn more about a subject that will make them more effective in the area of preventing or addressing the impact of adversity in childhood. Recipients shall be MSU graduate students in any field of study who are engaged in practice and/or research that has to do with adverse childhood experiences whether or not their work is focused on children.
The Joey M. Spano MSU Varsity S Club Graduate Endowed Fellowship has been created to assist MSU student-athletes in advancing their knowledge and transforming their lives in their respective quest for excellence.
The John A. Penner Fellowship in Hematology, Thrombosis, and Inflammation is administered by the College of Natural Science. This fellowship is awarded as a standard graduate assistantship which includes a stipend, health insurance, and tuition waiver.
Established by the Michigan Legislature in 1986 and named in honor American civil rights activists Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968), César Chávez (1927-1993), and Rosa Parks (1913-2005), the King-Chávez-Parks (KCP) Initiative is comprised of seven different programs. Applications from minorities, women, people with disabilities, and individuals from cultural, linguistic, geographic, and socio-economic backgrounds who would otherwise not adequately be represented in the graduate student and faculty populations are encouraged to apply.
