The Graduate School

Commonwealth Incentive Awards (CIA)

2009-2010

No funding available for 2009-2010.


Self-nomination

The CIA award provides in-state tuition for up to nine credit hours. The award is issued for the entire academic year, fall only or spring only. No summer awards are disbursed. Students may not receive any other graduate student awards, fellowships, or tuition scholarships. Post-baccalaureate students, UK employees, and students enrolled in professional programs are ineligible to receive this award.

CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY

New students must be admitted to the Graduate School and continuing students must maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher. CIA awards are limited to a maximum of 4 semesters in a master's program, 8 semesters in a doctoral program and 10 semesters in a master's followed by a doctoral program. Students cannot receive the scholarship for a second master's degree. The awards are open to all individuals who are Kentucky residents. However, consideration will be given to applicants who:

NOMINATION PROCESS

Students must complete the online application form (below) and then ask the Director of Graduate Studies of their program to fill out the DGS portion prior to submitting it to the Graduate School Recruitment Office.

DUE DATE FOR NOMINATIONS

The application must be submitted to the Graduate School Funding Office, 203 Ezra Gillis Building, by April 1 , 2009.

For further assistance please contact:

The Graduate School Funding Office
203E Gillis Building 0033
Dr. Patricia Whitlow, Assistant Dean
(859) 257-3261
come2uk@uky.edu


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