Funds will be applied directly to the student's tuition account. If the account balance is zero, a refund check will be disbursed by the Bursar's office. The grant is treated like a fellowship and reported to the Office of Financial Aid. More information is available from the Graduate School. Beverly Sears Graduate Student Grants Beverly Sears Graduate Student Grants are competitive awards sponsored by the Graduate School that support the research, scholarship and creative work of graduate students from all departments.
All funding is provided by alumni donations.
The Beverly Sears Graduate Student Grants competition is held once in the fall and once in the spring semester. All expenses are paid in return for some conference work.