Graduate Studies: For Faculty

Information for Faculty

Below are a number of funding opportunities and resources for graduate faculty and/or their graduate students. Programs with deadlines that have passed will remain posted so individuals may plan for the upcoming academic year. Programs with rolling applications are listed last.

For external programs, please verify submission deadlines as they may change from year to year. Programs with deadlines that have passed will remain posted so individuals may plan for the upcoming academic year. Please submit additions to gradstudies-at-virginia.edu.

University Programs & Resources

Travel Reimbursement for Graduate Student Recruitment by Faculty: This program seeks to enhance the visibility of the University's graduate programs to prospective applicants by encouraging personal contact with U.Va. faculty. Rolling application process. [more info]

Bankard Fund for Political Economy, Request for Faculty Research Proposals: The Bankard Committee invites proposals for faculty research projects. The focus of research projects should have the greatest possible influence upon the development and continuation of the public policy necessary for a healthy private business system and a healthy national economy. Proposals due mid-November 2008. [more info]

Bankard Fund for Political Economy, Request for Proposals for Lectures, Workshops, Seminars, and Conference: The Bankard Committee invites proposals for sponsored lectures, workshops, seminars and conferences during 2007-08 from faculty and academic units at the University. Proposals may be for one-time events (like a lecture or conference) or for recurring events (like a semester-long seminar). The focus of such events should have the greatest possible influence upon the development and continuation of the public policy necessary for a healthy private business system and a healthy national economy. Proposals due mid-November 2008. [more info]

Award for Excellence in Scholarship in the Humanities and Social Sciences - The purpose of this program is to reward outstanding research and scholarship among graduate students in the humanities and social sciences. 2005-06 awardees; 2006-07 awardees; 2007-08 awardees. Nominations due December 18, 2008. [more info]

Award for Excellence in Scholarship in the Sciences and Engineering: The purpose of this program is to reward outstanding research and scholarship among graduate students in the sciences and engineering. 2005-06 awardees; 2006-07 awardees; 2007-08 awardees. Nominations due December 18, 2008. [more info]

Fellowship Enhancement for Outstanding Doctoral Applicants: The purpose of this program is to enhance the University’s competitiveness in attracting the best and brightest students in the nation and the world to doctoral-level study at the University of Virginia. 2005-06 fellows. Nominations due February 5, 2009. [more info]

Dumas Malone & Albert Gallatin Graduate Research Fellowships: Sponsored by the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation, these fellowships are awarded to graduate students in architecture, history, politics, and/or international affairs. Nominations due January 14, 2009. [more info]