Scholarships & Awards

Criteria

• Graduate student
• Academic excellence
• Program director’s nomination
• Graduate GPA of 3.75 or higher

Scholarship Amount: $9,249

Criteria

• Active graduate student
• Must be enrolled in three or more graduate credit hours.
• Final undergraduate GPA 3.50 and current graduate GPA 3.50.
• Two fellowships are awarded, one is to an alumni.

Scholarship Amount: $1,500 each

Criteria

• Must be a full-time student in the Graduate School.
• Must demonstrate extraordinary academic merit.
• GPA of 3.5 or higher.

Scholarship Amount: $950

GEM – GEM recruits high-quality underrepresented students looking to pursue Master’s and Doctoral degrees in applied science and engineering, and matches their specific skills to the specific technical needs of GEM employer partners.

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The Graduate Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement (G-RISE) program of ODU is tailored to enhance diversity among students pursuing Ph.D. degrees in various biomedical research disciplines. Its goal is to bolster representation of underrepresented groups in the biomedical research workforce. The G-RISE program empowers underrepresented students by providing opportunities to contribute to cutting-edge research. It offers scholarships, stipends, mentorship programs, and more.

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SREB – The goal of the Doctoral Scholars Program is to increase the number of minority students who earn doctorates and choose to become faculty at colleges and universities.

The Graduate School partners with the Office of Research to offer Graduate Summer Awards. It is open to graduate students from across the University and is a competitive program that supports a range of original graduate student scholarships, including basic research, field of study, data analysis, performances and exhibitions, and community-based learning initiatives.

The program can be used to support thesis or dissertation projects or other capstone projects at the master’s or doctoral level. The scope of the proposed project should allow the graduate student to produce a measurable research or scholarly product by the end of a minimum of six uninterrupted weeks during the summer months. There are up to 10 awards available of $3,000 each.

VASEM COVES – This fellowship program aims to strengthen ties between the scientific community and state government in the Commonwealth of Virginia while encouraging and equipping more scientists and engineers to be effective advisors for public policy in the state of Virginia.