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Lyman T. Johnson Awards: 2013-2014

Fellowships are available as matching awards for those applicants holding the equivalent of a half-time teaching or research assistantship in one of UK’s graduate programs. LTJ Fellowships, in combination with an assistantship, provide up to $15,000 a year for the student plus tuition and health insurance. Open to all qualified individuals, the Graduate School will match department contributions up to a maximum of $7,500 per year for stipends. Students must be nominated by their graduate programs. Awards are competitive and made on the basis of GPA, GRE or GMAT scores and letters of recommendation.

Master's students are potentially eligible for two years of funding and doctoral students are potentially eligible for three years of funding, based on availability of funds. The maximum eligibility for the LTJ fellowship is three years for any student. The Graduate School does not match departmental funding for May through August. Renewals must be received no later than April 5, 2013. New nominations are now submitted on-line and are due by April 19, 2013.

New nominations should include (when submitting on-line, some of this will be automatically supplied):

• Student's current email address
• Student's UK ID number
• A copy of the student's transcript
• A copy of the student's GRE/GMAT scores
• Copies of two letters of recommendation
• A letter of recommendation from the Director of Graduate Studies
• The letter should indicate the department's financial offer to the student (for graduate assistants) or a memorandum indicating matching departmental fellowship support (for matching fellows).

CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY

New students must be admitted to the Graduate School and continuing students must maintain a GPA of 3.2 or higher. However, consideration will be given to applicants who:

• contribute to the University of Kentucky's compelling interest in diversity or,
• first generation college students

Renewal Awards:

The Director of Graduate Studies must fill out the the renewal form (now on-line) and submit it to the
Graduate School Funding Office (see contact information at the bottom of the page).

Graduate School Funding Office
Ossilyn McQuesten
203 Gillis Building 0033
(859) 257-3261
Fax: (859) 323-1928
omcqu2@email.uky.edu

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