Fellowships, Assistantships & Other Funds

Delores A. Auzenne Fellowship Program
The Delores A. Auzenne Fellowship has been eliminated due to the state budget cuts. Unfortunately, no awards will be made for 2009-2010. Please continue to check our website for additional funding opportunities.

Graduate Assistantships
Graduate Assistantship funds are dispersed from the Office of Graduate Studies and are allocated to the various academic departments. The academic departments are responsible for awarding these assistantships to select graduate students. Students should contact their academic department for more information.

SGA Academic Travel Fund
Undergraduate and graduate students engaged in academic travel may apply for funding through the Student Government Association. As long as there is matching funding through other departments, the SGA may offer up to $200 for an individual applicant and up to $600 for groups of 3 or more applying together. See details in the Activity and Service Fee Manual.

Graduate Grant Opportunities

Graduate Student Scholarly and Creative Activity Grant
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs offers the Graduate Student Scholarly and Creative Activity Grant. This is a competitive grant for creative and scholarly projects by graduate students in good standing at UWF. The deadlines for the 2009-2010 academic year as well as additional information regarding the grant can be found on the Graduate Student Research Awards web page.

Opportunities for Florida Residency Classification & Alabama Differential Tuition Plan

Florida Residency Classification
Click here for a complete listing of how students can be classified as a Florida resident.

Alabama Differential Tuition Plan
Click here for instructions and the request form to be considered for the Alabama Differential Tuition plan.

Tuition Waiver Opportunities

Out-of-State Tuition Waivers for Graduate Assistants
To qualify for an out-of-state waiver, a graduate student must be awarded a graduate assistantship. Graduate students not appointed to a graduate assistantship are not eligible for out-of-state waivers. Out-of-state fees for graduate assistants will be waived if they are:

• Matriculated in a UWF graduate degree program,
• Appointed as a graduate assistant, graduate research assistant, or graduate teaching assistant at a .25 FTE or greater, and
• Enrolled in at least 6 graduate level credits during the Fall/Spring semester in which they are appointed as a graduate assistant. For summer GA appointments, enrollment in at least 3 graduate level credits is required.
• Graduate assistants at the thesis/dissertation stage of their programs must maintain continuous enrollment by registering for at least one thesis/dissertation hour each semester to qualify for the out-of-state waiver.

These fee waivers apply only to out-of-state fees. The student is still responsible for in-state tuition and fees. However, the student may also be eligible for matriculation fee waivers. Out-of-state and matriculation fee waivers are processed through the student’s academic department.

Senior Citizen Tuition Fee Waivers

State Employee Tuition Fee Waivers

Graduate Student Loan Opportunities

Please click UWF Office of Student Financial Aid for more information regarding loan opportunities.