University of Miami Dean's Fellowship

Description

The University of Miami Dean's Fellowship is open to incoming first-year Ph.D. students who intend to begin graduate study at the University of Miami in the fall. Students must be nominated. The Dean's Fellowship carries with it a stipend in the amount of $44,000 per academic year (for total stipend support in the amount of $88,000). The Fellow's department may provide multi-year additional support in the form of a Graduate Student Assistantship which may entail some combination of teaching support (a Teaching Assistantship) or working on a research project (a Research Assistantship). The student must be enrolled at the University of Miami as a full-time student during the years the student is supported by the Dean's Fellowship. Additionally, Dean’s Fellows receive the following benefits during the two years of the fellowship: $3,000 in research travel reimbursements at a maximum of $1,500 per year, for years covered by the Dean’s Fellowship, 100% healthcare subsidy (for years covered by the Dean’s Fellowship) when the Fellow purchases the student health insurance offered through the University of Miami Student Health Center, and special recognition in printed/web media internal and external to the University.