Funding Opportunities for Graduate Students at the University of Alabama

Overview Nearly half of graduate students at the University of Alabama receive some form of funding. Funding is limited to students who have been admitted to a degree‑seeking program and who have completed an undergraduate degree at enrollment. Eligibility - General eligibility: admission to a degree‑seeking graduate program and completion of an undergraduate degree. - Assistantships (GTA, GRA, GA): Open to most graduate students; international students in GTAs must complete the International Teaching Assistant Program. English Language Institute students cannot hold internally funded assistantships. - Graduate School Fellowships: Must be nominated by the student's department; nominees must be admitted students. - Capstone Doctoral Fellowship (CDF): Requires a five‑year funding package; awards made before Jan 15 2027. - Graduate Council and National Alumni Association Fellowships: Open to full‑time on‑campus students who are Alabama residents. Nomination deadlines are Dec 10 2026 (students graduating fall/summer 2028), Jan 14 2027 (new students starting summer/fall 2027), and Feb 11 2027 (new students starting summer/fall 2027). - Strategic Graduate Partnerships Initiative (SGPI) Fellowships: Must be full‑time on‑campus students; eligibility includes a bachelor’s degree from an SGPI partner or completion of an SGPI Summer REU. Deadline is the Monday immediately after UA Spring Break (date not specified). - Joint Faculty Development Program Fellowships: Available to faculty at partner institutions without terminal degrees; no listed deadline. - SREB Doctoral Scholars Program: Open to newly admitted doctoral students planning a teaching career; provides a $20,000 stipend and tuition scholarship. - Fulbright Tuition Scholarships: Provide a 100 % tuition scholarship for Fulbright awardees. - Alumni Heritage Graduate Scholarship: One‑time $500 award for Alabama‑resident first‑semester graduate students who are children or grandchildren of UA alumni meeting specific membership criteria. Funding Types - Assistantships: Include a stipend, tuition scholarship (up to 15 credit hours or actual tuition, whichever is less), fee coverage, and single‑coverage health insurance. Partial assistantships cover only a portion of these costs. - Fellowships: Vary by program; CDF offers at least $35,000 annual stipend plus tuition and fees. Graduate Council/National Alumni Fellowships provide $20,000–$25,000 stipends and full tuition, health insurance, and fee coverage. - Scholarships: Listed under Graduate School Scholarships and other external sources (e.g., NSF GRFP, DOE, Jacob Javits, Fulbright). Effects on federal aid should be checked with the Office of Student Financial Aid. - On‑Campus Employment: Hourly jobs up to 20 hours/week during the academic year (40 hours in summer). - Conference and Research Funding: Grants up to $500–$800 for conferences and $300–$600 for research, matched by departments. Priority funding cycles run Sep 1 2025–Feb 28 2026, Dec 1 2025–May 30 2026, Mar 1 2026–Aug 30 2026, Jun 1 2026–Nov 30 2026. Deadlines - Capstone Doctoral Fellowship awards: before Jan 15 2027. - Graduate Council/National Alumni Fellowship nomination deadlines: Dec 10 2026, Jan 14 2027, Feb 11 2027. - Conference/Research funding priority cycles: four periods spanning Sep 2025–Nov 2026 (specific dates listed above). - SGPI fellowship deadline: Monday after Spring Break (exact date not provided). - Other awards (e.g., SREB, Fulbright, alumni scholarships) have no explicit deadlines in the source. Unknowns and Source Limitations - Exact stipend amounts for many assistantships are set by individual departments and are not detailed. - The specific date of the Spring Break‑following Monday for SGPI deadlines varies each year and is not given. - Some fellowship eligibility criteria (e.g., departmental nomination processes) are described only generally. - The source does not provide comprehensive lists of all external scholarships, nor does it detail application procedures for many awards. - Information on international student fees, book costs, and ancillary expenses is limited to statements that they are not covered by most assistantships. - The source text may be outdated; dates beyond 2027 are not included, and policy changes could have occurred since publication. Read Time Estimate: 4 minutes Source: https://graduate.ua.edu/applicants/funding/ Checked: 2026-10-31T08:56:51.925842+00:00 Confirm details with the official institution before applying.