student researcher 1 In an effort to recruit outstanding graduate students, the college offers fellowships to a select group of candidates who have the potential to excel in graduate studies at Auburn. Established in 2007, the program has grown steadily with hundreds of students receiving fellowships. Through a generous gift from Walter and Virginia Woltosz, the college is able to offer graduate fellowships to students who demonstrate outstanding scholastic accomplishments. The Woltosz’s gift is instrumental in sustaining the success of this program, and fellowship recipients are known as Woltosz Fellows. In 2018, Charles Gavin significantly enhanced the college’s efforts in this area with the creation of the Charles E. Gavin III Fellowship Program for doctoral students. Gavin’s transformational gift has allowed the college to grow this vital program, and the doctoral fellowship recipients are known as Gavin Fellows.

The amounts indicated below are in additon to the assistantship for the Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 semesters.

Presidential Graduate Research Fellowship (PGRF)
3 years*
$22,000
Presidential Graduate Student Program (PGOP)
3 years*
$22,000
Walt and Virginia Woltosz Fellowship – Type I
4 years
$3,000
Walt and Virginia Woltosz Fellowship – Type II
4 years
$5,000
Walt and Virginia Woltosz Fellowship – Type III
4 years
$7,000
Charles E. Gavin Fellowship - Type I
4 years
$3,000
Charles E. Gavin Fellowship - Type II
4 years
$5,000
Charles E. Gavin Fellowship - Type III
4 years
$7,000

*4th year covered by Dean's fellowship

Tuition Fellowships

Tuition Fellowships provide a full tuition waiver for graduate students with a 50 percent or greater full-time-equivalent (FTE) assignment. Both GRA's and GTA's are eligible.

Contact for questions about the fellowship program:

Maria Auad
Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Faculty Development
auad@auburn.edu
334-844-5459