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Contact the NAU Graduate College

Email:
GradCollegeOffice​@nau.edu
Call:
928-523-4819
Faculty nominations open November 15. Student in Lab with Scientific Equipment

Presidential Fellowship Program

Northern Arizona University launched the Presidential Fellowship Program (PFP) in 2015 to provide generous support packages to highly qualified incoming Ph.D. students.  The fellowship awards consist of a graduate assistantship stipend, a supplemental fellowship stipend, full tuition remission, major medical insurance benefits, and annual professional development funding.  Awards are renewable for up to four years.

Academically outstanding students, who are considering a Ph.D. program at NAU, are encouraged to submit admission materials as early as possible to be eligible for this fellowship program. NAU faculty members may nominate top students to receive fellowships following receipt and review of an early application, an interview, and acceptance into a Ph.D. program.

Fellows receive:

  • Stipends totaling $23,000 or higher
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Additional funding to support research, equipment needs, or conference presentation travel
  • Full tuition remission and major medical insurance with their full-time assistantship

Qualified Ph.D. programs Accordion Closed

  • Applied Linguistics: Department of English
  • Applied Physics and Materials Science: College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences
  • Astronomy and Planetary Sciences: Department of Physics and Astronomy
  • Bioengineering: Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • Biology: Department of Biological Sciences
  • Curriculum and Instruction: Department of Educational Specialties
  • Combined Counseling/School Psychology: Department of Educational Psychology
  • Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability: School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability
  • Forest Sciences: School of Forestry
  • Informatics and Computing: School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems
  • Interdisciplinary Health: College of Health and Human Services & College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Mechanical Engineering: Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • Political Science : Department of Politics and International Affairs

Faculty nomination process Accordion Closed

Students cannot apply directly for these fellowships. Nominations are made by program faculty, and may be submitted for review by program coordinators or unit leaders. Nominations open November 15. The academic unit must identify a graduate assistantship funding source and expedite an early review of the application materials for the nominated students.

To be eligible for a Presidential Fellowship Program nomination, a student:

  • Must have applied to a Ph.D. program and gained admission
  • Must be awarded a graduate assistantship
  • Must demonstrate outstanding academic potential based on undergraduate or master’s level academic record
  • Other department-specific criteria relevant to decision making

PFP-nomination-information 2023
PFP_Coversheet_2022-23

 

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Flagstaff, AZ 86011
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