Forms, Policies, & Petitions for Doctoral Students
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Handbook and Forms | Completed Dissertations | Funding Resources | Doctoral Resources
- Ph.D. Handbook
- Ph.D. Timeline [PDF]
- Ph.D. Annual Report [PDF]
- Course of Study [PDF]
- Pre-Candidate Exam Committee form [PDF]
- Pre-Candidacy Exam Report [PDF]
- Candidate Tuition Fellowship Form [PDF]
- Dissertation Committee and Proposal (original) [PDF]
- Dissertation Committee (Revisions to Committee) [PDF]
- Dissertation Research Funding Form [PDF-fillable]
- Dissertation Research Funding Budget Template [Excel]
- Grievance and Appeal Procedures [PDF]
- Conference Travel Funds
- GSRA/GSI Fraction Calculation Form
- GSRA Appointment Form
- PhD Funding Guidelines
- PhD Funding Package Contract [PDF-fillable]
- PhD Graduation Incentive Program (available through Winter 2015)
- PhD Career Resources
- Rackham Graduate School
- Gradtools: special set of tools in the CTools environment, designed to help you as you work toward your degree
Funding Resource Samples for Doctoral Students:
- The Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant provides up to $1,500 for pre-candidates and $3,000 for candidates. Read the tips from Rackham before submitting your proposal.
- Rackham Partnership Program - Sp/Su Research Grant - $4,000
- Rackham's International Research Award (very competitive) - $7,500
- Rackham also has a couple of PhD fellowships (tuition, health/dental, and stipend):
- One-Term Dissertation Grant--one term of funding. Around 15 students are nominated each year; SNRE may select 4. Submit materials through OAP.
- Pre-Doctoral Dissertation fellowship (12 months). SNRE may nominate up to 5 students for the University- wide competition. Submit materials through OAP.
- International Institute Individual Fellowships
- UM Dow Sustainability Fellows Program.
- The Marshall Weinberg Population, Development, and Climate Change Fellows Program.
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Dissertation Improvement Grant--very competitive. Three relevant NSF directorates have this type of grant:
- Biological Sciences (includes environmental)
- Engineering (includes environmental systems, and design and manufacturing)
- Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (includes psychology, anthropology, and economics)
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Very competitive.
- US/ED Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowships Must apply through the UM International Institute.
- U-M Institute for Social Research (ISR) Innovation in Social Research Fellowship
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowships for Graduate Environmental Study - Application period opens July.
http://epa.gov/ncer/rfa - US/DoE (Department of Energy) Graduate Research Environmental Fellowship
- Resources for the Future Joseph L. Fisher Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship