The School of Education offers a variety of assistantships and fellowships for graduate students. Our students often hold teaching, research and other graduate assistantships, which include a stipend, tuition remission, and student health insurance. Additionally, many of our graduate students receive fellowships. All admitted graduate students who meet departmental deadlines in the School of Education are automatically considered for available fellowships. Below you can learn about the graduate student fellowships currently offered.
Recruitment Fellowships for New Graduate Students in the School of Education
Priority funding deadline: Dec 1
The Dean’s Fellowship was established to recruit outstanding Ph.D. students to the School of Education. The Fellowship consists of a generous financial aid package that combines an assistantship with fellowship funds. Together, the package provides $30,000/year for four years in addition to tuition remission and health insurance. An undergraduate GPA of at least 3.5, TOEFL scores of at least 100 (for international students), and GRE scores at or above the 60th percentile in each area are generally required for consideration. However, students with exceptional accomplishments related to their field of study may also be nominated for the Dean’s Fellowship. Specifically, evidence of commitment to scholarship, service orientation, and leadership qualities/experiences are considered.
The School of Education Fellowships are for entering graduate students intending to pursue a Ph.D. in the School of Education. These fellowships consist of a four-year financial aid package that includes working on an assistantship in years one-four or after the first year; the assistantship stipend combined with fellowship funds provides $25,000/year in addition to tuition remission and health insurance. To be considered for these fellowships, students should have an undergraduate GPA of at least 3.5, exceptional quality graduate coursework, or extensive professional experience.
The Faculty Doctoral Fellowships are for entering graduate students intending to pursue a Ph.D. in the School of Education. These fellowships consist of a four-year financial aid package that includes working for the department on an assistantship each year; the assistantship stipend combined with fellowship funds provides $22,000/year in addition to tuition remission and health insurance. To be considered for these fellowships, students should have an undergraduate GPA of at least 3.2, exceptional quality graduate coursework, or extensive professional experience.
The Proffitt Fellowships are for entering graduate students intending to pursue a Ph.D. in the School of Education. The Proffitt Fellowships consist of a one-year financial aid package which includes $22,000, tuition remission, and student health insurance. To be considered for these fellowships, students should have experience and research studies related to teaching, learning, and curriculum in the areas of elementary and secondary education; an undergraduate GPA of at least 3.2, exceptional quality graduate coursework, or extensive professional experience.
The Malvina McNeill Fellowships are for entering graduate students intending to pursue a master’s degree (M.S.Ed) in the School of Education. The Malvina McNeill Fellowship consists of a one-year stipend (amount varies but averages roughly $6,000). Students are selected for this fellowship on the basis of their potential to excel in their chosen academic program and to contribute to the field of education.
Fellowships for Graduate Students from Under-Represented Populations; Awarded by the University Graduate School (UGS)
Priority funding deadline: Dec 1
$25,000/year for four years plus tuition remission and health insurance. These fellowships include working for the department on an assistantship during years 2-4 to total $25,000/year.
$25,000/year for five years plus tuition remission and health insurance. These fellowships include working for the department on an assistantship during years 2-4 to total $25,000/year.
$25,000/year for four years plus tuition remission and health insurance. These fellowships include working for the department on an assistantship during years 2-4 to total $25,000/year.
One-year award for graduate students who are first generation college students or who demonstrate acute financial need. Includes a $2,500 stipend and a fee reduction. Recipients are eligible to pay tuition at the resident rate for up to 12 hours per semester. Renewable for up to 2 years.
Fellowships for Current Graduate Students in the School of Education
The Achasa Beechler Fellowships are for graduate students who have an approved Nomination to Candidacy on file in the School of Education. The Achasa Beechler Fellowship provides funds for eligible doctoral students to support costs associated with the dissertation research proposal, and consists of a spring semester $9,000 stipend (variable amount that may be awarded amongst several students).
The School of Education conducts the annual selection of one outstanding dissertation from among the school’s five academic departments. The recipient will be honored by having their name placed on the Maris M. and Mary Higgins Proffitt Outstanding Dissertation Fellowship plaque in the School of Education, and will receive a $1,000 stipend.
MFP is a highly successful federally funded training program for ethnic and racial minority researchers and service providers. The program began in 1974 and graduated its first doctoral recipient in 1978.
This fellowship emanates from an endowment fund contributed by multiple donors, but begun with a significant gift from Dewayne Kurpius. It is the intent that this gift be used to support and recognize students (along with their faculty mentors*) who make significant research contributions.
This fellowship emanates from an endowment fund contributed by Frieda Renfro Ellingwood, who is a 1995 IU doctoral graduate in educational psychology. The fellowship is for doctoral candidates in learning and developmental sciences or school psychology.
IU Bloomington’s Future Faculty Teaching Fellows (FFTF) program gives doctoral students an opportunity to spend one or two semesters as a half-time faculty member at another IU campus or university.
This fellowship emanates from an endowment from the family of Dr. Harrison Hedley to support graduate students in the Department of Applied Psychology in Education and Research Methodology. These funds are used by the department to reward outstanding graduate students for their research or to support dissertation research expenses.
This fellowship emanates from money contributed to an endowment fund in memory of the late Professor Richard Pugh who was, for more than three decades, an esteemed faculty member in the Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methodology program. The fellowship is for doctoral students studying in the Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methodology Program. QQRM faculty committee will select an award winner.
Limited travel funds will be available for graduate students who will be presenting at an out-of-state regional, national, or international professional conference during the academic year.
Preference will be given to applicants who:
Have not received department travel funds in the past
Do not have funding from other sources
Students may submit a request for ONE (1) trip only.
Due September 30th - for conferences held between August 1st and November 30th of the same year
Due March 7th - for conferences held between January 1st and April 30th of the same year
One fellowship shall be awarded annually to a graduate student enrolled at the Bloomington campus of IU who is majoring in education. It is the Donor’s intent to give preference to students whose studies have an emphasis in mathematics and/or science teaching. The selection of the fellowship recipient shall be primarily based on scholastic achievement.
The fellowship should be given to undergraduate and graduate students in the Community of Teachers Program. In the event the Community of Teachers Program ceases to exist, preference should be given to School of Education students seeking licensure in a program that reflects democratic and self-directed learning.
This fellowship is awarded in the field of elementary education, to one or more graduate students who are pursuing or intend to pursue an advanced degree, and who are conducting or intending to conduct a worthwhile academic project or research study, and which student has achieved (1) previous certification in elementary education; or (2) successful teaching experience at the elementary level; and (3) have formulated a plan of graduate study which shall include a project or research study calculated to achieve improvement in the quality of elementary education.
This fellowship is awarded to support graduate scholarships for students in the School of Education who are majoring in Secondary Education and have financial need.
This fellowship is awarded to support graduate students in the School of Education on the Bloomington campus who have a BFA or BA in Art, or an undergraduate degree in Art Education and are working towards their Master’s and/or teacher certification. Expenditures may include, but are not limited to, support to attend conferences, professional workshops, symposia, or other professional development opportunities.
Established by: The School of Education, Literacy, Culture, and Language Education Department, in honor of faculty member, Jerome C. Harste.
Description: The number, amount, and recipient(s) of the Fellowship will be determined by the Fellowships Committee of the Literacy, Culture, and Language Education Department. It is the intent of the Donors that the recipient be a graduate student in the Literacy, Culture, and Language Education Department who is interested in expanding the current notions of literacy beyond what has been the mainstream focus of literacy education. This could be done through media (art, music, drama, television, technology, or dance) or interdisciplinary studies.
Eligibility: Awarded to a full-time graduate student in the Literacy, Culture, and Language Education department who is interested in expanding the current notions of literacy beyond what has been the mainstream focus of literacy education- may be done through media or interdisciplinary studies.
Selection Process: Literacy, Culture, and Literacy, Culture, and Language Education Fellowships Committee
This fellowship is awarded to support a graduate student in the School of Education who is doctoral candidate in social studies and/or international studies.
Established by: the faculty, staff, and alumni of Language Education.
Description: The number, amount, and recipient(s) of the fellowship(s) will be determined by the Fellowships committee of the Literacy, Culture, and Language Education Department of the School of Education. It is the intent of the Donors that the Fellowship Fund be used for student financial aid and to benefit the Language Education Department.
Eligibility: Graduate student with financial need in Literacy, Culture, and Language Education
Selection Process: Literacy, Culture, and Language Education Faculty Committee
Established by: The faculty, staff, and alumni of Language Education in honor of Professor Leo C. Fay and his wife, Jean. (Leo Fay, an international leader in language education, played a key role in founding the Reading Education and later the Literacy, Culture, and Language Education Department and was Department Chair for nearly three decades. Leo and Jean Fay mentored, advised and guided generations of Language Education students.)
Description: The number, amount, and recipient(s) of the Fellowship will be determined by Fellowships Committee of the Literacy, Culture, and Language Education Department of the School of Education. It is the intent of the Donors that the Fellowship Fund be used for graduate student financial aid and to benefit the Language Education Department.
Eligibility: Full-time graduate student in the Department of Literacy, Culture, and Language Education who has an outstanding record and promise for success in teaching and research.
Selection Process: Literacy, Culture, and Language Education Faculty Committee
This funding is specifically earmarked for international students and all doctoral students emphasizing scholarship and teaching in the following areas: literacy education, expanded and multiple definitions of literacy, children's and young adult literature, foreign and second language education, and struggling readers. The list below describes the intent of the donors, and applicants should state how they meet the specifications for these awards in their application.
Applicant Qualification Full-time doctoral students in the Literacy, Culture, and Language Education Department
Application Deadlines March 17 (for the following academic year)
Selection Criteria Fellowship recipients will be selected based on a combination of scholarly abilities, financial need, and the aims of the particular fellowship.
Application Process The Fellowships Committee will decide on the appropriate fellowship to be awarded, based on your clearly stated background and interests in a one- to two-page application. The application should include:
current GPA
progress toward your degree
sources of income for the current and upcoming academic year
explanation of how your scholarly work, experiences and career plans match the intent of the scholarships
explanation of how your research interests and work experiences as a fellowship recipient could benefit the department
names of two Literacy, Culture, and Language Education Department faculty members who can speak to your qualifications for these awards. If you are newly admitted to the program, secure two names of former professors and their contact information (e.g., email address).
Established by: Marie Alice Peart, MS '31 in Elementary Education, and Gilbert Peart, Ed. D. '61.
Description: The amount of the fellowships shall be determined by the Department of Literacy, Culture, and Language Education, Bloomington campus, on an annual basis.
One (1) fellowship shall be awarded each year to a graduate student who is enrolled at the Bloomington Campus of Indiana University and who is majoring in Literacy, Culture, and Language Education. The amount and recipient of the Fellowship will be determined by the Literacy, Culture, and Language Education Fellowships Committee. The graduate point average of each recipient shall be at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale).
Eligibility: Graduate student on the Bloomington campus majoring in Literacy, Culture, and Language Education with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
Selection Process: Literacy, Culture, and Language Education Fellowships Committee
This fellowship is awarded to support graduate students in the School of Education who are doctoral candidates in Early Childhood Education who are working on their dissertation.
Established by: The School of Education, Literacy, Culture, and Language Education Department, in honor of Mary Dunn and James N. Siedow.
Description: The number, amount, and recipient(s) of the Fellowship will be determined by the Fellowship Committee of the Literacy, Culture, and Language Education Department. It is the intent of the Donors that income from this gift be used to support fellowships.
Eligibility: Graduate student in Literacy, Culture, and Language Education
Selection Process: Literacy, Culture, and Language Education Fellowship Committee
Established by: The School of Education, Literacy, Culture, and Language Education Department, in honor of Mary Margaret and Denzil Webb.
Description: The number, amount, and recipient(s) of the Fellowship will be determined by the Fellowship Committee of the Literacy, Culture, and Language Education Department. It is the intent of the Donors that income from this gift be used to support fellowships. The recipients should be EdS, EdD, or PhD student in Reading Education.
Eligibility: Awarded to a full-time EdS, EdD, or PhD student in the Literacy, Culture, and Language Education department with an emphasis in Reading Education.
Selection Process: Literacy, Culture, and Language Education Fellowship Committee
This fellowship is to support graduate students whose research or creative activity involves photography. First preference should be given for graduate student fellowships in one of the fields within Curriculum and Instruction, and second preference for any graduate students in the School of Education.
This fellowship is awarded for student assistance in the area of teacher education with preference given to students in art education.
This fellowship is awarded with first preference given to post baccalaureate students who are pre-service teachers seeking a license in math or science who intend to teach in a middle school. Second preference should be given to doctoral students who intend to teach math education in an institution of higher learning.
Established by: The faculty, staff, and alumni of Literacy, Culture, and Language Education
Description: This fellowship is to be awarded to a doctoral student with a strong academic record who is enrolled as a full-time student in the Indiana University School of Education, core campus, majoring in the field of Literacy, Culture, and Language Education with a focus on children or young adult literature in any culture.
Eligibility: Graduate student in Literacy, Culture, and Language Education
Selection Process: Literacy, Culture, and Language Education Fellowships Committee
This fellowship is awarded to an advanced graduate student studying in the School of Education in the area of curriculum theory and/or social studies education. Recipients shall have an outstanding record of scholarship as well as the potential for providing intellectual leadership in their chosen fields and in the strengthening of democracy through education. Preference shall be given to individuals whose research seeks an increased understanding of the relationship between education and improving the quality of citizenship in a democracy.
This fellowship may be awarded to a graduate student majoring in education with particular emphasis in science education. Fellowships shall be awarded for one year. Prior recipients may apply for and shall be eligible to receive the award in subsequent years.
This fellowship is awarded to post-baccalaureate students who are pre-service teachers seeking a license in math, science, or technology. Preference should be given to students who are pursuing classroom teaching as a second career.
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Eligibility: This award is given to doctoral graduate(s) in the School of Education, Higher Education and Student Affairs Program who have completed an outstanding dissertation on the topic of leadership or a topic dealing closely with leadership and organizational behavior.
Award Value: The amount of the award depends on the income available from the Joseph P. Cangemi endowment and the number of fellowships awarded.
Selection Criteria Established by the Fellowship Committee:
Candidates must be Ed.D. or Ph.D. graduates in the Higher Education program whose dissertation topic fits the eligibility requirements listed above.
All nominations arise from the Higher Education and Student Affairs faculty.
Eligibility: This fellowship is to be awarded to support doctoral students in the Higher Education or Educational Leadership programs who have completed their qualifying examinations and are working on approved dissertation topics. The award is intended to encourage doctoral students to remain on campus as full-time students to work on their dissertations. It is possible to split the award amount between two or more equally deserving candidates who meet the criteria.
Award Value: The amount of the award depends on the income available from the Holmstedt Fellowship endowment and the number of fellowships awarded.
Selection Criteria Established by the Fellowship Committee:
Candidates must be Ed.D. or Ph.D. students in the Higher Education or Educational Leadership programs who have had their dissertation proposals approved by their research committees, and will be in residence on the Bloomington or Indianapolis campuses during the entire period of the award.
Candidates must be judged to have excellent proposals for dissertation research.
Candidates’ demonstrated need for financial assistance can also be taken into account.
Selection Process: A committee consisting of the full-time Higher Education faculty will decide by approximately April 15.
Application Procedures: Deadline: February 4 of each year. A letter of application should address how the candidate meets the selection criteria and include an indication of how the candidate would use the award, a statement of the candidate’s financial need, and a copy of the candidate’s approved dissertation proposal. Applications should be submitted to:
Danielle De Sawal Chair of HESA Fellowships Committee W.W. Wright Education Building, Room 4272 Indiana University Bloomington, IN 47405
Eligibility: This fellowship is to be awarded to support an outstanding doctoral student in the Higher Education program who is enrolled on the Bloomington campus.
Award Value: The amount of the award depends on the income available from the Eberle Fellowship endowment and the number of fellowships awarded.
Selection Criteria Established by the Fellowship Committee:
Candidates must be Ed.D. or Ph.D. students in the Higher Education program enrolled on the Bloomington campus.
Candidates may be new or continuing students.
Candidates must demonstrate a record of outstanding academic and professional performance in higher education.
Eligibility: This fellowship is to be awarded to a doctoral student in the Higher Education Program. The recipient shall be a deserving student who has academic abilities and is in genuine need of financial assistance. Fellowship recipients may reapply for the Fellowship; however, the reapplication will carry no special weight because of the previous award.
Award Value: $10,000
Selection Criteria Established by the Fellowship Committee:
Candidates must be Ed.D. or Ph.D. students in the Higher Education program.
Candidates may be new or continuing students.
Candidates must demonstrate a record of outstanding academic and professional performance in higher education.
Candidates must demonstrate genuine need for financial assistance.
Eligibility: This fellowship is to be awarded to a doctoral student in the Higher Education Program. If a suitable candidate cannot be identified faculty may select a graduate student in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies.
Award Value: The number, amount, and recipient(s) of the fellowship will be determined by a faculty committee appointed by the Chair of the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Department, in consultation with the Dean.
Selection Criteria Established by the Fellowship Committee:
Candidates should be Ed.D. or Ph.D. students in the Higher Education program.
Candidates may be new or continuing students.
Candidates must demonstrate a record of outstanding academic and professional performance in higher education
The Elizabeth A. Greenleaf Fellowship is to be awarded to a currently enrolled first year female master’s student studying Higher Education and Student Affairs. This award was established to acknowledge Dr. Greenleaf’s work with women graduate students who have excelled in the classroom, demonstrated practical competence, and have made outstanding contributions to the quality of the learning experience in the HESA program. First year female graduate students are nominated by the HESA faculty.
