PRESIDENTIAL GRADUATE STUDENT INITIATIVE
FY17Presidential Scholars Program –Documentation Form Request
Goal and Program Requirements: ThePresidential Scholars Program is a comprehensive effort to recruit high-quality doctoral students in strategic program areas. Proposals are submitted once per year via the academic colleges with their prioritized recommendations for the cohort. Each program that is selected to receive funding for a presidential scholar is then expected to recruit an additional high quality new PhD student (beyond what they would otherwise have recruited).
FY17 Presidential Scholarships characteristics:
(1)Funding from the presidential scholar program will be $30,000 for stipend and fringe benefits for an initial appointment of 12 months. (This equates to a monthly stipend of $2,277 for a 12 month appointment.)
(2)The home college of the scholar will provide the tuition scholarship.
(3)The academic unit (department/program/major professor or some combination thereof) agrees to provide at least a second year of support at the same level. This second year of support can be for less than 12 months, if that is the normal procedure in the program; however, the monthly stipend amount is expected to be $2,277/mo.
(4)Funding is primarily intended for new PhD students entering ISU in fall 2016, but funding will be available for new PhD students entering ISU anytime between May 15, 2016 and January 2017.
In addition, scholarship allocations from FY 2016 that have not yet been awarded will carry forward.
Process:Once the awarded programs have identified the recipients for Presidential Scholar funding, the program completes the information below and forwards this completed form to the Presidential Scholar’s academic college. The academic college is responsible for certifying the requirements of the program are met. After approval by the college, the administrative contact forwards an electronic copy of this form to Dave Holger and Ann Guddall . The funds will be transferred by the graduate college when the students are put on appointment. The administrative contact will need to notify Ann Guddall when the funds transfer is needed (i.e., the Scholar has been put on appointment).
Please contact David Holger if there are questions regarding the program or Ann Guddall for questions on this documentation form.
- Presidential Scholar’s Name: Academic College:
PhD Program of study:Funding period: (Dates)
Administrative Contact:
- Please provide information on the funding plan to provide the required second year of support for the Presidential Scholar (i.e., stipend with benefits plus tuition scholarship) identifying the proposed funding sources.
III. Academic College Approval: ______Date: ______
Revised 06/2016