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Financial Support
Grinter Fellowships
The intent of the Grinter fellowship is to facilitate the recruitment of outstanding students. Therefore only full-time students entering the degree program for the first time are eligible for this award. Grinter Fellowship stipends are normally in the $2,000-$4,000 range. Regardless of the size of the stipend, all fellowships in this program should be identified as "Grinter Fellowships". Tuition money from the Dean's Office may accompany this fellowship. Continuation of the Grinter beyond the first year is contingent upon satisfactory student progress.
Charlotte Liberty Scholarship
The purpose of the scholarship is to benefit needy students that are enrolled in the Health Science Center Colleges. The scholarship was established in 1993 for this purpose. To be eligible for this you must have at least 3.6 GPA as undergraduate and must also be a US Citizen. Financial need is based on the student’s University of Florida financial report, which also includes FAFSA. Students also must show potential for high achievement. The amount of the privately funded scholarship/fellowship that is divided per quarter is $17,345.87. The number of students that are awarded the scholarship varies per quarter.
Veterans Administration Predoctoral Audiology and Speech-Pathology Fellowship
Three year fellowship with assumption that candidate will graduate at the end of that time. Funding for the first two years is $9,000; funding for the third year is $18,000. The obligation is for 20 hours of work per week at a Veterans Administration facility during the first two years and 40 hours per week in year three.
Additional Veterans Administration Funding may be available, please contact:
Nan Musson, Coordinator Speech Pathology, VAMC 376-1611 Ext. 5607 or nan.musson2@va.com
Maude Rittman, Ph.D., RN, Assistant Director for Career Development, Veterans Administration Rehabilitation Outcomes Research Center, 374-6108 or maude.rittman@med.va.gov
Research Experience Program
This program provides support for one year of graduate study to students affiliated with Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic serving Institutions and Native-American Serving Colleges and Universities. Funding is dependent on experience and the obligations for full or part-time work.
Research Assistantships (RA)
Many faculty have research grants that support students, (stipend and tuition). RAs typically work 20 hours per week.
College Research Support
The College has a small amount of funds available to support the research activities of the Rehabilitation Science PhD students. Support will be available, for example, for travel to present your research and seed money for research:
- Applications for seed money will be reviewed at the beginning of the fall and spring semesters. It must be clear that the funds are for dissertation research or research that is clearly related to your eventual dissertation topic. If you wish to apply for these funds then please submit a brief research proposal, budget, and budget justification.
- If you are presenting your research at a conference then please submit a copy of your abstract, a letter that confirms the acceptance of your abstract, together with a travel budget to the RSD Program Director.
- It is unlikely that any award will be in excess of $1,000 and may be less depending on competition, available dollars, and the quality of the application.