Outstanding Scholars Program

The Graduate School offers fellowships on a competitive basis for outstanding new graduate students. Each fellowship includes a stipend of $7,000 for the academic year, provided by The Graduate School, and a half or full graduate assistantship from the academic department. The award is renewable for two additional years (a total period of three years). There is no application form; applicants are nominated by the academic departments.

Multicultural Scholars Program

The Graduate School and the Chancellor's Office have established a fund for the promotion of diversity within graduate education. This program functions to promote the recruitment and retention of diverse populations of graduate students by matching the funding support provided by schools, departments, or fields of study. Students are nominated by the graduate program to which they are applying. There is no application form. Eligibility for support is based on the student's academic qualifications, U.S. citizen or permanent resident status, and the demonstrated need for increased cultural diversity within the field of study.

Predoctoral Fellowships

During the 2006-2007 school year, the School of Business Ph.D. Program was given $20,378 for Predoctoral Fellowships. This amount was divided among the five School of Business departments in proportion to the number of full-time doctoral students in residence. The departments decide how to allocate the money among their students.

Summer Fellowships

During the 2006-2007 school year, the School of Business was given $2,300 for Summer Fellowships. This amount was divided equally among the academic departments, and the departments decided allocations among their students. To be eligible for this award, the student must be in good academic standing.

Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships

Each year, the Research Foundation funds the Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships for advanced doctoral students. The purpose is to enable students to concentrate on writing the doctoral thesis, without the demands of other work. The amount of the fellowship is $2,000 and is awarded via two competitions held in late November or early December and in early June of each year. (Doctoral Disseration Fellowship)

Dissertation Expense Awards

Ph.D. students are eligible for a maximum award of $500 to be applied toward expenses related to their dissertation work. (Doctoral Disseration Expense Award )

CIBER Dissertation Research Support Awards

The School's Center for International Business Education and Research, CIBER, provides funding for dissertation research that is related to international business.

Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS) Frontiers Conference - We will send one PhD student to this conference and will cover air transportation, hotel, and registration fee. Student will be responsible for all other costs. Interested students should send a one page statement of interest to CIBER by October.

FDIB India- a scholarship to cover the program fee for our FDIB India program to one or two PhD students. Participants would be responsible for their own international airfare and any incidental expenses not covered by the program fee. Interested students should submit a one page statement of interest to CIBER by October.

Dissertation Support - If you are working on your dissertation and it has an international component, CIBER would be happy to review requests to cover specific expenses up to $1500. Please attach a proposal including information on your dissertation and a budget for your expenses to an email to CIBER at ciber.general@business.uconn.edu .

Conference Travel

BUS PhD Student Travel Funds - The Ph.D. program provides funds to doctoral students to defray travel expenses to attend professional conferences.
BUS PhD Student Travel Fund Policy

Dissertator Travel Funds - Doctoral students who have successfully completed their general examination are offered conference travel funding from the Graduate School. Graduate School Travel Fund

Teaching Awards

The University and the individual academic departments recognize excellence in teaching by graduate students. Graduate students, in conjunction with a faculty member, may also apply for small grant awards for curriculum and teaching development.

Summer Instructor Stipends

Summer teaching opportunities are available to doctoral students in most departments. Instructors on average earn about $3,500 for teaching an undergraduate-level course.

Federal Forms of Financial Aid

The U.S. Government offers several forms of subsidized aid for all levels of university studies, including graduate studies. The types of aid include grants, loans, and work study. To be eligible, you must be either a U.S. citizen or a permanent U.S. resident. Financial aid awards are determined by calculating a student's "need", which is equal to the cost of pursuing an education minus the student's contributions. In order to be considered for Federal Financial Aid, a student must complete a "Free Application for Federal Student Aid" (FAFSA). The FAFSA must be submitted after January 1 but before March 1 for the following academic year. For more information about Federal Financial Aid, go to the University's Financial Aid Office homepage, at http://vm.uconn.edu/~wwwfaid/.