Shapiro/Malik/Forrest Award
Full-time students. Students must have completed one full term before the fellowship deadline. U.S. citizens or permanent resident with $10,000 or more in unsubsidized educational loans will be given first consideration.
These awards were established to assist with interest payments on the unsubsidized educational loans that students are obligated to pay while still in graduate school.
These awards were established by Harold T. Shapiro, former President of the University of Michigan and Vivian Shapiro, former faculty member at the University of Michigan. Dr. John Malik, a devoted Rackham alumnus in Physics, established an endowment for the same purpose. Jean Forrest earned her master’s degree from Rackham in 1976, and in gratitude for her education, established an endowed fund to support graduate students with financial need. All three awards are made through a single competition.
Application Materials: A complete application will include:
* Application form
* A brief statement from the student summarizing the total amount of educational loans owed (both subsidized and unsubsidized) and identifying those on which interest charges cannot be deferred. (Official documentation will be required if an award is made.)
*Copy of a recent statements for interest payments and interest accrual on all educational loans (both subsidized and unsubsidized).
*An unofficial copy of the student's current University of Michigan transcript (Wolverine Access generated by the student is not acceptable)
*a letter of recommendation from the Graduate Program Chair or Faculty Advisor confirming that the student is in good academic standing and making good progress toward completion of the degree.
U.S. citizens or permanent residents with $10,000 or more in unsubsidized educational loans (both private and federal) will be given first consideration.