Duke Graduate School

The Dean’s Graduate Fellowships are four-year awards provided to students who—by reason of their background, culture, socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, work, and life experiences—contribute to a fuller representation of perspectives within the academic life of the University. This award is offered through The Graduate School. Incoming students are nominated by their department; no direct application is necessary. 

The James B. Duke 100th Anniversary Fund provides fellowships for students who wish to pursue a program leading to the PhD in The Graduate School. Its objective is to help attract and develop outstanding scholars at Duke.

The center will award up to three competitive fellowships to applicants to any PhD program at Duke who are interested in Latin American and Caribbean Studies. This award is offered through The Graduate School. Incoming students are nominated by their department; no direct application is necessary. | More information

This award is offered through The Graduate School. Incoming students are nominated by their department; no direct application is necessary.

This award is offered through The Graduate School. Incoming students are nominated by their department; no direct application is necessary. The University Scholars Program is designed to stimulate an interdisciplinary, intergenerational, and diverse community of scholars.

This award is offered through The Graduate School. Incoming students are nominated by their department; no direct application is necessary.

The Dissertation Research Travel Award from The Graduate School provides funding for Ph.D. students to travel within the United States in order to conduct pre-dissertation or dissertation research.

The Dissertation Research Travel Award from The Graduate School provides funding for Ph.D. students to travel outside the United States in order to conduct pre-dissertation or dissertation research.

The James B. Duke International Research Travel Fellowship provides an annual stipend (equivalent to the Graduate School-recommended Arts and Sciences nine-month stipend established each year), as well as tuition, mandatory fees and a $2,000 travel allowance for students who need to conduct their dissertation research abroad. In addition, The Graduate School will pay the health insurance premium for recipients who enroll in the Duke Student Medical Insurance Plan.

The Graduate School offers three administrative internships. These are nine-month internships, running from September 1 to May 31. Each internship provides an annual stipend (equivalent to the Graduate School-recommended Arts and Sciences nine-month stipend established each year), as well as tuition and mandatory fees. In addition, The Graduate School will pay the health insurance premium for recipients who enroll in the Duke Student Medical Insurance Plan.