Student Funding

Graduate Fellowships

Our graduate students benefit from a number of generous fellowships to support their time in the program:

Hubbard School Fellowships

• Stanley W. Carlson Graduate Scholarship 
• Hazel Dicken-Garcia Graduate Fellowship 
• Herbert Berridge Elliston Graduate Scholarship 
• Arle and Billy Haeberle Scholarship 
• Haeberle Broadcast 
• Hubbard Broadcast Scholarship 
• Hubbard Graduate Fellowship 
• Joel and Laurie Kramer School of Journalism Fund 
• DJ Leary Strategic Communication Fellowship for Strategic Communication MA
• Marsha and Dr. James Marsh Sternberg Scholarship
• Tunheim Partnership Scholarship 
• Ray Tarleton Strategic Communication Fellowship for Strategic Communication MA
• Vincent Bancroft Shea Fellowship 
• William D. Wells Graduate Fellowship
• William D. Wells Graduate Fellowship in Strategic Mass Communication

Silha Center Research Fellowship in Ethics and Law

Silha Fellowships offer graduate and law students the opportunity to engage in a variety of research projects in media ethics and law. Silha Fellowships are available to graduate students who have demonstrated interest and ability in the study of mass communication ethics and/or law. 

University-wide Fellowships

Numerous scholarship and fellowship opportunities are available to graduate students at the University of Minnesota. For a complete list and application instructions, visit the Graduate Fellowship website (qualifications and application process vary by fellowship). Some of these opportunities include:

• Diversity of Views and Experiences Fellowships - U.S. citizens and permanent residents entering the Graduate School for the first time are nominated. These one-year fellowships provide a stipend of approximately $25,000 for the academic year plus tuition for up to 14 credits per semester and full health insurance coverage (fees not included). Students of superior ability who are admitted to the program are nominated for these fellowships by the HSJMC faculty.
• Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship (DDF) - This fellowship gives the University's most accomplished Ph.D. candidates an opportunity to devote full-time effort to an outstanding research project by providing time to finalize and write a dissertation during the fellowship year. The award includes a stipend of $25,000 for the academic year, tuition for up to 14 thesis credits each semester, and subsidized health insurance through the Graduate Assistant Health Plan.
• Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellowship (IDF) - This fellowship provides a unique opportunity for outstanding Ph.D. students who are engaged in interdisciplinary research to study with faculty at one of the University’s interdisciplinary research centers or institutes during the fellowship year.
  The award includes a stipend of $25,000 for the academic year, tuition for up to 14 graduate credits each semester, and subsidized health insurance through the Graduate Assistant Health Plan. Summer health insurance will be provided if the Fellow remains eligible.
• MacArthur Fellowships - Students entering doctoral programs will be considered. Applicants should have backgrounds and interests relevant to the issues central to the University's MacArthur Program, which are focused in four broad dimensions of contemporary world society: globalization, society and the ecosphere, war and institutions of violence, and identity and social power.