This Fellowship, supported by the KU Endowment Association, is used to achieve a multicultural community and provide funds to US citizens and permanent residents admitted to our graduate programs no earlier than the spring semester of 2005. In addition to an outstanding academic record, the applicant must have one or more of the following qualifications: cultural background, ethnicity, bilingual or multilingual abilities, evidence of commitment to diversity, evidence of leadership skills, first generation college student, geographic diversity, previous career before pursuing higher education, race, service to the community, socio-economic status, urban/rural background, financial, social, family, physical or educational hardships, and other unique contributions. The Melik Graduate Fellowships provide a stipend of $10,000 per year plus payment of up to 9 graduate credit hours of tuition for the fall and spring semesters. Awards to students will be during their first and fourth or fifth year of study. For those students who are only seeking a master's degree, the award will only be for their first year of study. Departments are expected to offer a half-time teaching or research assistantship for the two or three intervening years for the doctoral student and one year for the master's student, provided the student maintains good academic standing and satisfactory employment performance. Students awarded the Melik Fellowship must have been admitted to Graduate Studies to begin graduate study no earlier than the spring semester 2006. Fellows are encouraged not to accept a teaching assistantship or research assistantship while recieving fellowship support; however, departments may appeal this to Graduate Studies on behalf of the student on a case-by-case basis.
The following must be submitted with the nomination: completed nomination coversheet; nomination statement by department; student's personal essay; student's curriculum vitae; transcripts of all college or university work; copy of GRE scores; evidence of admission to KU Graduate Studies; three letters of reference, and signed form indicating student's access to files or recommendations.
If your department is nominating a student for both the Melik Graduate Fellowship and another fellowship, please submit a nomination packet for each fellowship, with the appropriate cover sheet. Departments may nominate no more than two individuals for the Melik Graduate Fellowship/Scholarship. The department is expected to rank nominees.
The Melik Graduate Scholarship is provided by the Kansas University Endowment Association and KU Student Senate and is available for new U.S. citizens and permanent residents. Nominees who are chosen as an alternate for the Melik Graduate Fellowship will be considered for a Melik Graduate Scholarship. Students awarded a Melik Graduate Scholarship must have been admitted to Graduate Studies for graduate study no earlier than Spring Semester 2006. This one-year award consists of a stipend payment of $4,000. Departments are encouraged to supplement this award with a teaching or research assistantship. The applicant must have the same qualifications as those listed above under the Melik Graduate Fellowship.
The deadline for the 2007 fellowship is Friday, February 1 at 5:00 P.M. at 222 Strong Hall
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