Some outstanding students are awarded scholarships by the university, by their college or department, or by a research center. Virginia Tech s Graduate School and selected academic departments award up to 30 Cunningham Fellowships to promising new Virginia Tech Ph.D. students. The university participates in the Stephen J. Wright Scholars Program and other programs for minority students . Fellowships are awards made to outstanding graduate students for full-time graduate study. The stipend and payment of tuition will vary from fellowship to fellowship.
Awards can range from one semester to five years.
Application deadlines are early usually nine to 12 months prior to the funding date, typically in the fall. Eligibility requirements are strict and demand a grade point average greater than 3.5 on a 4.0 scale plus excellent results on the Graduate Record Examination. Discuss application for these awards with your faculty advisor during your undergraduate senior year, or sooner. The Graduate School Student Support Office at Virginia Tech administers about 25 fellowships such as the Appalachian College Association Fellowship and National Science Foundation Fellowship benefiting more than 200 students each semester. The office initiates recruitment for some of these national and regional fellowships, and administers the fellowships of students who have succeeded in gaining such support on their own.