COE Minority Student Scholarships and Fellowships

The Florida Fund for Minority Teachers (FFMT)
McKnight Doctoral Fellowship Program
Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships
American Association of University Women Dissertation Fellowship
Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Fund
Latin American - Caribbean Scholars
Minority Graduate Student Orientation Program Award
Leslie N. Wilson-Delores Auzenne Fellowship for Minorities

The Florida Fund for Minority Teachers (FFMT)

The Florida Fund for Minority Teachers (FFMT) offers a undergraduate scholarship, Minority Teachers Education Scholarship (MTES) available to minority students wishing to become teachers in Florida's public school system. The annual amount of the Minority Teacher Education Scholarship is $4,000. Awards are only disbursed during the Fall and Spring semesters, in the amount of $2,000 per semester. Students may be eligible to receive the scholarship for up to two consecutive years. Application Deadlines: For Fall Semester: Aug 1, For Spring Semester: November 1. Applicants should contact Robert Moore, Office of Recruitment & Retention, at 850-644-6798 or rmoore@coe.fsu.edu.

McKnight Doctoral Fellowships

These fellowships provide up to five years of support, with a stipend of $12,000 plus tuition waivers and other support for four years and with the fifth year support at a rate that is typical in the student's academic program. This is a state-wide program administered through the Florida Education Fund (FEF). Applications are available on the FEF website. For more information regarding FSU application procedures, contact the Office of Graduate Studies, 408 Westcott, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1047, (850) 644-3500, or email.

These fellowships are for newly enrolling African American and Hispanic graduate students. DEADLINE: January 15. For more information please contact: Florida Education Fund, 201 E. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 1525, Tampa, FL 33602, (813) 272-2772.

Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships

These fellowships are awarded on the basis of national competition to US citizens or nationals. Approximately sixty predoctoral fellowships, thirty-five dissertation fellowships, and twenty postdoctoral fellowships are awarded annually. The stipend is $20,000 for the predoctoral fellowship (per year for up to three years), $21,000 for the dissertation fellowship (for one year), and $40,000 for the postdoctoral fellowship (for one year). DEADLINES: predoctoral, November 15; dissertation and postdoctoral, November 29. For more information please contact: Fellowships Office, 500 Fifth Street NW, Washington, DC 20001, (202) 334-2872, email, Fellowships Office of Policy and Global Affairs.

American Association of University Women Dissertation Fellowship

A national competition for women at the final stage of writing their dissertations. The fellowship provides a stipend of $20,000. DEADLINE: November 15. AAUW provides other fellowship and postdoctoral opportunities. For more information on fellowship opportunities for women and application information please contact: AAUW Educational Foundation, 1111 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036; Phone: 1-800-326-AAUW; email; AAUW.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Fund

Approximately three awards per year are given to graduate and undergraduate students. Stipend is $350. DEADLINE: November 15. For more information please contact: Joy Bowen, 309 Westcott Building, Office of Multicultural Affairs, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1340, (850) 644-2450.

Latin American - Caribbean Scholars

Graduate students who are citizens from Latin America and Caribbean (including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands) who have been awarded a nonduty scholarship from the U.S. federal government, the State of Florida government or by the government of the Latin American/Caribbean country of origin, of a minimum of $500 per academic year (fall and spring semesters) may be eligible to be designated as Latin American and Caribbean Scholarship recipients. A Latin American and Caribbean Scholarship recipient (LAC) will be classified as a Florida resident for tuition purposes only. For questions, please contact the Office of Graduate Studies at (850) 644-3500, the International Center at (850) 644-1702, the Office of Graduate Admissions at (850) 644-3420, or the Office of the Registrar at (850) 644-1050.

Minority Graduate Student Orientation Program Award

Open to "New-to-Florida-State-University" graduate students. Upon successfully completing a four-week summer program, recipients receive a $1,300 stipend. This is a program supported by the Florida Board of Trustees. For more information please contact: Dr. Patrick Mason, African-American Studies Program, 211 Bellamy, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32304-4028, (850) 644-9146.

Fellowships for Minorities and Women

Leslie N. Wilson-Delores Auzenne Fellowship for Minorities

This assistantship is available for all new or currently enrolled minority graduate students. Nomination is through the department or college, but competition for these awards is on a university-wide basis. The stipend is a minimum of $5,000 per academic year plus tuition waivers. Application forms are also available in the Office of Graduate Studies, 408 Westcott, or from the director of graduate studies of the student's program, or email: dwieckow@mailer.fsu.edu. DEADLINE: February 1.

Application for the Leslie N. Wilson-Delores Auzenne Fellowship for Minorities

Student Application Information for the Leslie N. Wilson-Delores Auzenne Fellowship for Minorities

Academic Department or
Office of Graduate Studies
408 Westcott Building
The Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL 32306-1010
(850) 644-3500


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The annual amount of the Minority Teacher Education Scholarship is $4,000. Awards are only disbursed during the Fall and Spring semesters, in the amount of $2,000 per semester. Students may be eligible to receive the scholarship for up to two consecutive years. Application Deadlines: For Fall Semester: Aug 1, For Spring Semester: November 1. Applicants should contact Robert Moore, Office of Recruitment & Retention, at 850-644-6798 or rmoore@coe.fsu.edu. Back to top McKnight Doctoral Fellowships These fellowships provide up to five years of support, with a stipend of $12,000 plus tuition waivers and other support for four years and with the fifth year support at a rate that is typical in the student's academic program. This is a state-wide program administered through the Florida Education Fund (FEF). Applications are available on the FEF website. For more information regarding FSU application procedures, contact the Office of Graduate Studies, 408 Westcott, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1047, (850) 644-3500, or email. These fellowships are for newly enrolling African American and Hispanic graduate students. DEADLINE: January 15. For more information please contact: Florida Education Fund, 201 E. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 1525, Tampa, FL 33602, (813) 272-2772. Back to top Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships These fellowships are awarded on the basis of national competition to US citizens or nationals. Approximately sixty predoctoral fellowships, thirty-five dissertation fellowships, and twenty postdoctoral fellowships are awarded annually. The stipend is $20,000 for the predoctoral fellowship (per year for up to three years), $21,000 for the dissertation fellowship (for one year), and $40,000 for the postdoctoral fellowship (for one year). DEADLINES: predoctoral, November 15; dissertation and postdoctoral, November 29. For more information please contact: Fellowships Office, 500 Fifth Street NW, Washington, DC 20001, (202) 334-2872, email, Fellowships Office of Policy and Global Affairs. Back to top American Association of University Women Dissertation Fellowship A national competition for women at the final stage of writing their dissertations. The fellowship provides a stipend of $20,000. DEADLINE: November 15. AAUW provides other fellowship and postdoctoral opportunities. For more information on fellowship opportunities for women and application information please contact: AAUW Educational Foundation, 1111 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036; Phone: 1-800-326-AAUW; email; AAUW. Back to top Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Fund Approximately three awards per year are given to graduate and undergraduate students. Stipend is $350. DEADLINE: November 15. For more information please contact: Joy Bowen, 309 Westcott Building, Office of Multicultural Affairs, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1340, (850) 644-2450. Back to top Latin American - Caribbean Scholars Graduate students who are citizens from Latin America and Caribbean (including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands) who have been awarded a nonduty scholarship from the U.S. federal government, the State of Florida government or by the government of the Latin American/Caribbean country of origin, of a minimum of $500 per academic year (fall and spring semesters) may be eligible to be designated as Latin American and Caribbean Scholarship recipients. A Latin American and Caribbean Scholarship recipient (LAC) will be classified as a Florida resident for tuition purposes only. For questions, please contact the Office of Graduate Studies at (850) 644-3500, the International Center at (850) 644-1702, the Office of Graduate Admissions at (850) 644-3420, or the Office of the Registrar at (850) 644-1050. Back to top Minority Graduate Student Orientation Program Award Open to "New-to-Florida-State-University" graduate students. Upon successfully completing a four-week summer program, recipients receive a $1,300 stipend. This is a program supported by the Florida Board of Trustees. For more information please contact: Dr. Patrick Mason, African-American Studies Program, 211 Bellamy, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32304-4028, (850) 644-9146. Fellowships for Minorities and Women Back to top Leslie N. Wilson-Delores Auzenne Fellowship for Minorities This assistantship is available for all new or currently enrolled minority graduate students. Nomination is through the department or college, but competition for these awards is on a university-wide basis. The stipend is a minimum of $5,000 per academic year plus tuition waivers. Application forms are also available in the Office of Graduate Studies, 408 Westcott, or from the director of graduate studies of the student's program, or email: dwieckow@mailer.fsu.edu. DEADLINE: February 1. Application for the Leslie N. Wilson-Delores Auzenne Fellowship for Minorities Student Application Information for the Leslie N. Wilson-Delores Auzenne Fellowship for Minorities Back to top Academic Department or Office of Graduate Studies 408 Westcott Building The Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 32306-1010 (850) 644-3500