2022-2023 Deadlines
The competitive application cycle will be open October 1 - November 11, 2022.
If you have questions, contact grad-fellowships@duke.edu.
The Duke Graduate School offers a number of fellowships for continuing Ph.D. students, including fellowships that provide full support for the academic year, summer research fellowships for the summer, teaching fellowships, and dissertation research travel awards.
Available Fellowships
Click on each for description, criteria, and application instructions.
Fellowships (Fall 2022 Application Period) |
Need DGS Approval to Apply |
Maximum Applicants Per Program |
Application Period |
Awardee Notified by |
Accept / Decline by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bass Instructional Fellowships (Instructor of Record, Teaching Assistant, Digital Education Fellow) |
Y |
No limit |
Oct. 1 to Nov. 11, 2022 |
Dec.19, 2022 |
Jan. 13, 2023 |
|
Y |
2 |
Oct. 1 to Nov. 11, 2022 |
Feb. 20, 2023 |
April 1, 2023 | |
|
Myra and William Waldo Boone Fellowship for Canadian Graduate Students |
Y |
No limit |
Oct. 1 to Nov. 11, 2022 |
Feb. 20, 2023 |
April 1, 2023 |
| Brown-Nagin Graduate Fellowship | Y | No limit |
Oct. 1 to Nov. 11, 2022 |
Feb. 20, 2023 |
April 1, 2023 |
|
Y |
No limit |
Oct. 1 to Nov. 11, 2022 |
December 2022 |
December 2022 | |
|
Y |
2 |
Oct. 1 to Nov. 11, 2022 |
Feb. 20, 2023 |
April 1, 2023 | |
|
Y |
2 |
Oct. 1 to Nov. 11, 2022 |
Feb. 20, 2023 |
April 1, 2023 | |
|
Y |
2 |
Oct. 1 to Nov. 11, 2022 |
Feb. 20, 2023 |
April 1, 2023 | |
|
Evan Frankel Fellowship for Ph.D. Students in the Humanities |
Y |
2 |
Oct. 1 to Nov. 11, 2022 |
Feb. 20, 2023 |
April 1, 2023 |
| Paul and Lauren Ghaffari Graduate Fellowship | Y | 2 |
Oct. 1 to Nov. 11, 2022 |
Feb. 20, 2023 |
April 1, 2023 |
|
Y |
No limit |
Oct. 1 to Nov. 11, 2022 |
Feb. 20, 2023 |
April 1, 2023 | |
|
Graduate School Administrative Intern for the University Center of Exemplary Mentoring | Y | No limit |
Oct. 1 to Nov. 11, 2022 |
Feb. 20, 2023 |
April 1, 2023 |
|
Ottis Green Fellowship for Ph.D. Students in the Humanities or Social Sciences |
Y |
2 |
Oct. 1 to Nov. 11, 2022 |
Feb. 20, 2023 |
April 1, 2023 |
|
E. Bayard Halsted Scholarship in Science, History, and Journalism |
Y |
No limit |
Oct. 1 to Nov. 11, 2022 |
Feb. 20, 2023 |
April 1, 2023 |
|
Julian Price Graduate Fellowship in the Humanities or History |
Y |
2 |
Oct. 1 to Nov. 11, 2022 |
Feb. 20, 2023 |
April 1, 2023 |
|
Y |
No limit |
Oct. 1 to Nov. 11, 2022 |
Feb. 20, 2023 |
April 1, 2023 | |
|
Y |
2 |
Oct. 1 to Nov. 11, 2022 |
Feb. 20, 2023 |
April 1, 2023 | |
| Y | No limit |
Oct. 1 to Nov. 11, 2022 |
December 2022 | December 2022 | |
|
Y |
2 |
Oct. 1 to Nov. 11, 2022 |
Feb. 20, 2023 |
April 1, 2023 | |
|
Summer Research Fellowship for Third-Year Ph.D. Students and Beyond |
Y |
No limit |
Oct. 1 to Nov. 11, 2022 |
Jan. 13, 2023 |
March 1, 2023 |
|
Y |
No limit |
Oct. 1 to Nov. 11, 2022 |
Jan. 13, 2023 |
March 1, 2023 | |
|
Y |
No limit |
Oct. 1 to Nov. 11, 2022 |
Jan. 13, 2023 |
March 1, 2023 | |
|
Summer Research Fellowship for Research on Racism and Systemic Inequalities |
Y |
No limit |
Oct. 1 to Nov. 11, 2022 |
Jan. 13, 2023 |
March 1, 2023 |
|
Summer Research Fellowship for Research on Women or Girls of Color |
Y |
No limit |
Oct. 1 to Nov. 11, 2022 |
Jan. 13, 2023 |
March 1, 2023 |
|
Y |
3 |
Oct. 1 to Nov. 11, 2022 |
Feb. 20, 2023 |
April 1, 2023 | |
|
Y |
1 |
Oct. 1 to Nov. 11, 2022 |
Feb. 20, 2023 |
April 1, 2023 |
Fellowships (Spring 2023 Application Period) |
Need DGS Approval to Apply |
Maximum Applicants Per Program |
Application Period |
Awardee Notified by |
Accept / Decline by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Y |
No limit |
March 1 to March 31, 2023 |
April 21, 2023 |
April 30, 2023 | |
|
Y |
No limit |
May 15 to May 31, 2023 |
June 30, 2023 |
July 15, 2023 | |
|
Summer Research Fellowships for First- and Second-Year Ph.D. Students |
Y |
No limit |
March 1 to March 31, 2023 |
April 21, 2023 |
N/A |
|
Y |
No limit |
May 15 to May 31, 2023 |
June 30, 2023 |
July 15, 2023 |
Application Information
The application period for most of the fellowships is in the fall, with a couple fellowships accepting applications in the spring. Here are the application dates for fellowships for the 2021-2022 academic year and summer 2021:
- Fall application period: October 1 to November 11, 2022
- Letter-of-recommendation deadline for fall application period: November 18, 2022
- Spring application period: March-May 2023
Most of the fellowships require applicants to obtain approval from their director of graduate studies (DGS) before submitting an application. Some fellowships also place a limit on the number of applicants each program can nominate. The fellowship-specific requirements are indicated in the list below. Programs differ in how they choose their nominees. Interested students should check with their DGS.
Summer research fellowship for first- and second-year Ph.D. students: No letter of recommendation needed. (The application period for this fellowship will open in spring 2023)
All other fellowships: As part of the fellowship application, students will be required to request two letters of recommendation, one from their director of graduate studies1 and the other from their primary faculty adviser. Students will make this request from within the fellowship application system, and the request will be emailed to the recommenders.
Each recommender will need to write only one letter for each student, regardless of how many fellowships the student applies for. The request email will contain further instructions, such as what information the letter needs to include.
1 - For the Bass Instructional Fellowships, the DGS's letter will only need to verify that:
- the applicant is making satisfactory research/dissertation progress;
- the applicant has completed any teaching or TAing required by his/her department; and
- the applicant's service as a Bass Instructor of Record, TA, or Digital Education Fellow would not interfere with his/her department's teaching or TA needs.