Partially funded

Graduate Dean's Fellowships

University of Nevada, Reno, United States

Scholarship overview

The Graduate School awards Graduate Dean's Fellowships each year to incoming domestic and international doctoral students who show potential to make substantive contributions to their discipline. Typically eight one-year fellowships are awarded. Nominations come from graduate programme directors.

Award Information

  • Fully admitted incoming domestic or international student offered admission to a doctoral programme (Ph.D. or doctorate) at the University
  • Meets the Graduate School's minimum admission requirements for a doctoral programme
  • Nominated by the Graduate Program Director (maximum two nominations per programme), with a plan to support the fellow for at least two additional years on a graduate assistantship
  • Fellows maintain satisfactory academic progress, enrol in nine or more units per semester and remain in a doctoral programme
  • Fellows cannot hold other fellowships or a Graduate Dean's Merit Scholarship, and cannot be employed by the University or elsewhere during fall and spring of the award (summer employment in June and July at the end of the fellowship is permitted)
  • $50,000 per academic year ($25,000 per semester, paid in two installments of $12,500)
  • Waiver of out-of-state tuition for non-Nevada residents
  • Typically eight one-year fellowships

2026 nomination periods: January 28 to February 17, 2026 (awards announced from late February) and February 23 to March 16, 2026 (awards announced from late March). Incoming students only.

  1. Apply and be admitted to a doctoral programme.
  2. The Graduate Program Director submits a nomination statement of 800 words or fewer during a nomination period.

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How selection works

Holistic review using GPA, letters of recommendation, personal and research statements, research and work experience, standardized test scores, fit with programme faculty, contributions to diversity and inclusion and potential. Nomination form scoring: academic achievements (10 points), research/work experience and scholarly activities (20 points), broader impacts (10 points).

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