Fellowships, Scholarships, and Grants Qualifying for
In-State Tuition and Subsidized Health Insurance
Qualifying fellowships scholarships, and grants are recognized as falling into three categories:
(1) Federally funded graduate fellowships, scholarship, and grants in which the award is made
directly to the student or to/via the university in the name of the student. Awards in this category
are listed in Table 1 (see below.)
(2) Institutional commitments, including agreements entered into by the institution and /or
nationally competitive, student-submitted fellowships, scholarship, and grants. In order to qualify
for in-state tuition and subsidized health insurance, awards in this category must meet the
following threshold:
 The minimum tenure of the award is one academic year.
 The minimum stipend per academic year is $15,000.
Examples of eligible fellowships are listed in Table 1. These are intended as examples only; the list
is not inclusive. Other awards may be deemed eligible if they meet the threshold described above.
(3) Fellowships, Scholarships, and Grants for Overseas Research / Fieldwork: In the case of
advanced doctoral students who receive fellowship/grant awards in support of overseas research
or fieldwork, tuition remission will be granted when the following conditions are met:
 The student is advanced to doctoral candidacy and must remain registered for dissertation
hours while engaged in overseas research.
 The name of the award appears on Table 1 below OR the award meets the same threshold
described for Category 2 above.
If a question arises as to whether an award qualifies for in-state tuition and subsidized health
insurance, consultation will be available through the Associate Provost for Graduate Education and
the Office of Graduate Fellowships. Questions that will be addressed include:
 Does the award fall within one of the eligible categories?
 What is the duration of the award, and what is the stipend?
 Will the student be required to remain registered for dissertation hours while conducting
overseas research funded by a qualifying fellowship?
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Table 1
Category 1: Federally Funded Graduate Fellowships
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
NSF Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (DDIG/DDRIG)
NIH F31 NRSA Research Training Grants / Ruth Kirschstein Fellowships
NIJ Graduate Research Fellowship Program
NASA Graduate Fellowship Programs, including:
NASA Graduate Student Researchers Fellowship
NASA Earth Systems Science Fellowship Program
NASA Goddard Coastal Research Graduate Fellowship Program
NASA Harriet G. Jenkins Predoctoral Fellowships
Category 2: Institutional Commitments
Qualifying awards include nationally and internationally competitive fellowships, scholarships, and
grants that meet duration and stipendary support thresholds set by the University, as well as
awards incurred through commitments by the University.
Examples of eligible awards:
Ford Foundation Pre-Dissertation and Dissertation Fellowships
Mellon / American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Dissertation Fellowships
AAUW American Fellowships and International Fellowships
Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Harry Frank Guggenheim Dissertation Fellowships
SREB-State Doctoral Fellowships and Dissertation Fellowships
Other awards may be deemed qualifying if they meet the thresholds for Category 2, to be decided
on a case-by-case basis.
Category 3: Fellowships for Overseas Research and Fieldwork
The following awards will be considered eligible for the purpose of doctoral students who are
required to register for dissertation credit hours while engaged in overseas research or fieldwork
supported by a nationally or internationally competitive fellowship awards:
Fulbright U.S. Student Program Awards
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowships
Boren Fellowships
SSRC International Dissertation Research Fellowships
IREX Individual Advanced Research Opportunities (IARO)
Other awards may be deemed qualifying if they meet the same thresholds Category 2, to be decided
on a case-by-case basis.
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