Graduate Fellowships and Grants at the University of Virginia

# Overview The Graduate School at the University of Virginia encourages doctoral students to seek external funding to supplement their living support, reduce teaching duties, and potentially extend guaranteed support into a sixth year. Students are advised to obtain faculty and peer feedback before submitting applications. The Graduate School also co‑hosts grant‑writing workshops and provides access to discovery tools such as Pivot and GrantForward. # Fellowships ## Jefferson Scholars Foundation Graduate Fellowships - **Purpose**: Two‑year dissertation completion fellowship and postdoctoral appointment with the College Fellows. - **Eligibility**: Top doctoral students in all arts and sciences fields. - **Funding**: Not specified in the source. - **Deadline**: Announced annually in December. ## Scholars’ Lab Fellowships in the Digital Humanities - **Praxis Program**: Supports a team of six UVA PhD students to develop, publish, and promote a digital project over an academic year. - **Digital Humanities Prototyping Fellowship**: For individual graduate students developing a specific project. - **Digital Humanities Dissertation Fellowship**: For advanced doctoral students completing dissertations with digital content. - **Eligibility, funding, and deadlines**: Not detailed in the source. # Grants ## AHSS Summer Research Grants - **Sponsor**: Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs. - **Purpose**: Stimulate preliminary dissertation research for students near the proposal stage. - **Funding**: Up to $6,000 per award. - **Eligibility**: PhD students in arts, humanities, or social sciences who are no more than three years into their program. - **Deadline**: Monday, March 2, 2026. # Exchange Fellowships ## A&S Exchange Fellowship: École Normale Supérieure (ENS) – Paris, France - **Purpose**: Incremental year of financial support for advanced doctoral students in humanities and social sciences. - **Funding**: $14,800 paid over the academic year plus $7,200 GSAS summer stipend. - **Teaching Relief**: Two semesters. - **Eligibility**: Advanced doctoral students who have completed candidacy requirements before the fellowship start. - **Language Requirement**: Fluency in French. - **Travel & Visa**: Student responsible for obtaining visa; ENS assists with formalities. - **Deadline**: Applications due annually on November 1; awards announced by late December. - **Application Materials**: Statement of purpose (max 2 pages), letter of support from dissertation advisor, confirmation of candidacy. ## A&S Exchange Fellowship: Technische Universität Dortmund – Dortmund, Germany - **Purpose**: Incremental year of financial support for advanced doctoral students in humanities and social sciences. - **Funding**: Teaching wages from TU Dortmund (€13,000 ≈ $14,800) plus a fellowship stipend of $14,000 from the Graduate School. - **Teaching Requirement**: Design and teach two two‑hour courses per semester in English. - **Eligibility**: Advanced doctoral students who have completed candidacy requirements before the fellowship start. - **Language Requirement**: Knowledge of German helpful but not required. - **Travel & Visa**: Student responsible for obtaining visa; TU Dortmund assists with formalities. - **Deadline**: Applications due annually on February 1; awards announced in late March. - **Contact**: Jeffrey Grossman (jg2t@virginia.edu). # Dumas Malone Graduate Research Fellowship - **Sponsor**: Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation, Inc. - **Purpose**: Support research of advanced graduate students needing to investigate archives abroad. - **Funding**: Not specified. - **Deadline**: Monday, March 2, 2026. # Albert Gallatin Graduate Research Fellowship - **Sponsor**: Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation. - **Purpose**: Support graduate students researching international affairs who require travel. - **Funding**: Not specified. - **Deadline**: Monday, March 2, 2026. # Dean’s PhD‑Architecture Fellowships - **Purpose**: Support students whose dissertation research benefits from a graduate certificate in Historic Preservation or Urban Design. - **Eligibility**: Students in any Arts & Sciences doctoral program during their second or third years. - **Benefits**: One semester of teaching relief, $2,000 additional living support for Urban Design certificate, full tuition payment for the Summer Design Institute. - **Deadline**: Applications accepted from January 15 through March 1; awards announced in the first week of April. # Known Eligibility, Funding, and Deadlines - Eligibility criteria are explicitly stated for AHSS Summer Research Grants, ENS and TU Dortmund exchange fellowships, and Dean’s PhD‑Architecture Fellowships. - Funding amounts are specified for AHSS Summer Research Grants ($6,000), ENS fellowship ($14,800 + $7,200 stipend), and TU Dortmund fellowship ($14,000 stipend + €13,000 teaching wages). Other fellowships list no funding amounts. - Deadlines are provided for AHSS Summer Research Grants, ENS, TU Dortmund, Dumas Malone, Albert Gallatin, and Dean’s PhD‑Architecture Fellowships. # Unknowns and Source Limitations - The source does not provide detailed application procedures, selection criteria, or award amounts for several fellowships (Jefferson Scholars, Scholars’ Lab, Dumas Malone, Albert Gallatin). - Funding amounts for the Jefferson Scholars Foundation, Scholars’ Lab, Dumas Malone, and Albert Gallatin fellowships are not disclosed. - The source text is treated as unverified; no external confirmation of the information is provided. - Dates and amounts may change; applicants should consult the Graduate School’s official website or contact the relevant office for the most current information. # Conclusion Graduate students at UVA have access to a variety of fellowships and grants that can enhance research, reduce teaching load, and provide international experience. While some opportunities have clear eligibility, funding, and deadline details, others lack complete information. Students are encouraged to seek guidance from faculty, review the Graduate School’s resources, and verify details directly with the sponsoring offices before applying. Source: https://graduate.as.virginia.edu/fellowships-grants Checked: 2026-10-19T08:11:46.306799+00:00 Confirm details with the official institution before applying.