Grants

The Graduate Recruitment Grant program is intended to help departments enhance their efforts to recruit top-quality graduate students by funding specific recruitment initiatives. Departments may apply for up to $2,000 to cover the costs associated with aspects of recruitment related to encouraging high ability applicants and admitted students to make the decision to enroll at UNL.

The primary purpose of the grant money is to enhance your department's ability to convince top-quality graduate students to enroll in your graduate degree programs.

• Updating your website with a focus on prospective students
• Paying the travel and lodging costs associated with bringing high ability applicants and admitted students to campus
• Departmental retreats to examine orientation and retention activities

Funds may not be used for faculty or staff salaries or stipends.

Fellowships

The Graduate Recruitment Fellowship program is intended to assist departments in their efforts to persuade their top candidates to enroll by providing additional funding beyond a departmental assistantship.

• 2 Othmer Fellowships
• 2 Chancellor's Fellowships
• 15 Edgren Graduate Tuition Fellowships

Once awarded, each department or interdisciplinary degree program is free to allocate the fellowships to any prospective graduate student who meets the criteria for a specific fellowship program.

Our Prospective Students section provides a detailed description of each recruitment fellowship.