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PRESIDENTIAL GRADUATE STUDENT INITIATIVE
FY16 Presidential Scholars Program – Documentation Form Request
Goal and Program Requirements: The Presidential Scholars Program is a comprehensive effort to recruit high-quality doctoral
students in strategic program areas. Proposals are submitted once per year via the academic colleges with their prioritized
recommendations for the cohort. Each program that is selected to receive funding for a presidential scholar is then expected to
recruit an additional high quality new PhD student (beyond what they would otherwise have recruited).
The program will continue in slightly modified form for FY16. For FY16, (new PhD students primarily entering in fall 2015) there
is a target of awarding 32 new presidential scholarships with the following characteristics:
(1) Funding from the presidential scholar program will be $30,000 for stipend and fringe benefits for an initial
appointment of 12 months. (This equates to a monthly stipend of $2,212 for a 12 month appointment.)
(2) The home college of the scholar will provide the tuition scholarship.
(3) The academic unit (department/program/major professor or some combination thereof) agrees to provide at least a
second year of support at the same level. This second year of support can be for less than 12 months, if that is the
normal procedure in the program; however, the monthly stipend amount is expected to be $2,212/mo.
(4) Funding is primarily intended for new PhD students entering ISU in fall 2015, but funding will be available for new
PhD students entering ISU anytime between May 15, 2015 and January 2016.
In addition, scholarship allocations from FY 2015 that have not yet been awarded will carry forward. All scholarships awarded to
scholars beginning study at ISU after May 2015 will be at the $30,000 for 12 months (stipend and benefits, $2,212 monthly
stipend), including “carry forward” scholarships that have not yet been awarded from the FY 2015 allocation.
Process: Once the awarded programs have identified the recipients for Presidential Scholar funding, the program completes the
information below and forwards this completed form to the Presidential Scholar’s academic college. The academic college is
responsible for certifying the requirements of the program are met. After approval by the college, the administrative contact
forwards an electronic copy of this form to Dave Holger holger@iastate.edu and Ann Guddall aguddall@iastate.edu. The funds
will be transferred by the graduate college when the students are put on appointment. The administrative contact will need to
notify Ann Guddall when the funds transfer is needed (i.e., the Scholar has been put on appointment) and provide her with
the account number to be used for the central funds transfer.
Please contact David Holger if there are questions regarding the program or Ann Guddall for questions on this documentation
form.
I. Presidential Scholar’s Name:
Academic College:
PhD Program of study:
Funding period: (Dates)
Administrative Contact:
II. Please provide information on the funding plan to provide the required second year of support for the Presidential Scholar
(i.e., stipend with benefits plus tuition scholarship) identifying the proposed funding sources.
III. Academic College Approval:
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Date: __________________________
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