Many opportunities exist for students to obtain financial assistance for graduate school. Fellowships, assistantships and other forms of financial support are available through the Graduate School, the Criminology and Criminal Justice program, as well as throughout campus.
Fellowships
The Graduate School awards fellowships to students who have demonstrated superior abilities in either their undergraduate or graduate work. Because of the limited number of awards and the large number of applicants seeking support, there is stiff competition for fellowships and high GPA and/or GRE records are essential to be considered. Fellowships are competitively awarded by the university from a pool of candidates nominated by departments across campus.
Graduate assistantships are available each year to students who have been unconditionally accepted into the Criminology and Criminal Justice program. Assistantships are competitively awarded based on a variety of considerations including merit, programmatic need, and available resources, among other considerations. These assistantships provide a waiver of tuition and a stipend in return for 25% or 50% work assignments (based on a 37.5-hour work week). Graduate Assistants will be given a 12-hour tuition scholarship for Fall and Spring semesters, and a 6-hour tuition scholarship for the Summer semester. Assignments shall be relevant to your academic interests whenever possible. The application is included as part of the Criminology and Criminal Justice application. With only a few exceptions, you must be enrolled in at least 8 hours of graduate coursework each semester an assistantship is held. An assistantship during the summer requires you to be enrolled in at least 3 hours of graduate credit coursework.
Outstanding Graduate Student Award
An award given to a graduate student, either MA or PhD, enrolled in the CCJ program who demonstrates superior academic performance, research, and service.
2021 Seyvan Nouri
2020 No award
2019 Bradley O’Guinn
2018 Matthew Riordan
2017 Tyrell Spencer
2016 Sou Lee
2015 Michael Kyle
2014 Karla Keller Avelar
2013 Melissa Haynes
2011 Daniel Kavish
2010 Christy Oldham
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