We are forced to turn away many well-qualified individuals due to a lack of space and financial support. The University of Wisconsin-Madison annually offers fellowships to eligible minority and educationally disadvantaged students. The purpose of these competitive awards is to attract future scholars to UW-Madison, and to promote diversity in graduate education. The award includes full tuition and fees, comprehensive health care benefits, and an annual stipend according to the department's yearly rate. Applicants who meet the eligibility criteria outlined below are automatically considered for this fellowship, but your application must be submitted before the application deadlines stated below to be considered for this award.
Preference is given to Wisconsin residents.
The Graduate School cannot process your application unless this fee is received. Do not send cash or any type of coupon. Please send the fee and application together to the Graduate School. Exceptions to the fee are made in extremely rare cases and only for U.S. citizens. At this point there is no means of bypassing this fee for international applicants.