Duke Graduate School

In recognition of the significant disruption that the coronavirus pandemic has caused in the academic and research progress of many Ph.D. students, Duke is providing a mechanism for those students to apply for the following extensions to their standard funding package.

Through the generosity of the Charles H. Lochmuller Fellowship Fund, this fellowship supports Ph.D. students at the candidacy stage in the Chemistry Ph.D. program and provides summer or academic-year tuition, fees, and a stipend at the school rate.

Through the generosity of the Charles K. Bradsher Memorial Endowment Fund, this fellowship supports Ph.D. students in the Chemistry Ph.D. program and provides summer or academic-year tuition, fees, and a stipend at the school rate. The recipients of this fellowship are selected by the Ph.D.

The Graduate School provides up to $525 for domestic and $700 for international travel for advanced students who have passed all parts of the preliminary examination and are presenting a paper or poster at a regional, national, or international conference. Due to current travel restrictions, The Graduate School will not award conference travel awards related to actual travel at this time until further notice, but will award funds to cover web-based conference registration expenses. The same guidelines regarding the expense and application process should be followed.

The internship is for the new University Center of Exemplary Mentoring at Duke. It’s funded by a three-year grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Through the generosity of the Hung Taiwan-Duke University Fellowship Fund, this fellowship provides academic and summer tuition, fees, and a stipend at the school rate for years 1-2 for Ph.D.

Through the generosity of the J. Horst Meyer Student Fellowship Fund, this fellowship supports Ph.D. students in the Physics Ph.D.

Duke offers noncredit summer language courses for graduate students and other researchers who need to consult texts in French or German or need to satisfy reading knowledge requirements for graduate and professional programs.

The Peter Walter Jeffs Fellowship Fund supports Ph.D. students in the chemistry Ph.D. program. Funds can be used to provide summer or academic-year tuition, fees, and stipend.

The Robert C. Richardson Fellowship Fund supports Ph.D. students in the physics Ph.D. program. Funds can be used to provide summer or academic-year tuition, fees, and stipend at the school rate.