Fellowship Information
PRESIDENT'S FELLOWSHIP
President's Fellowships were established in 1973 to enhance the scope and quality of Georgia Tech's Ph.D. Programs. Through the continued support of the Georgia Tech Foundation, President's Fellowships are offered annually to a select number of highly qualified U.S. nationals or permanent residents who intend to pursue doctoral degrees. Fellowship recipients bring exemplary levels of scholarship and innovation to the academic departments who host their study and research. In turn, the fellowship program assists these students in preparing themselves with a minimum of delay for outstanding careers in the disciplines of their choice.
Competition is keen for these awards. Selections are based on each student's application, transcripts, biographical sketch, letters of recommendation, standardized test scores, and educational goals. Awards are usually made for Fall entry, but may be made throughout the year.
President's Fellowships are supplements to other assistantship or fellowship awards. The award provides an additional stipend of $5,500 for 12 months of full-time enrollment. Recipients of national fellowships may be offered President's Fellowships if allowed by the national fellowship. The award is renewable for three additional years (for a total of twelve semesters), based upon the major school's evaluation of the student's academic performance, research potential and progress towards the doctoral degree.
GEORGIA TECH INSTITUTE FELLOWSHIP (GTIF)
The Georgia Tech Institute Fellowship is Georgia Tech's most prestigious fellowship for graduate students. It is intended to aid departments in making competitive offers to the most highly sought U.S. or permanent resident doctoral applicants.
The GTIF provides
• A supplement to an assistantship or other major fellowship the student is awarded.
• Is renewable for up to three additional years for a total of 12 semesters.
• The GTIF stipend is $12,000 per year
• Provides a travel/professional development fund of up to $2,000 per award year.
• Pays any tuition and fees not covered by the student's other fellowship(s) or assistantship.
• A student may not have both the PF and the GTIF. Consideration may be given to cross-disciplinary applicants (e.g. ACO, BINF, BIOE) technically housed in another college. Applicants who will reside at GT-Savannah or GT-Lorraine and are otherwise eligible may be awarded a GTIF.
Administration
GTIF recipients are selected and renewals are approved by the College(s)/Departments and awards/disbursements are administered by the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid(OSFA).
Eligibility
Students offered GTIFs must meet the following criteria:
• be applicants for a GT doctoral program (not applicants for a master's program who declare doctoral intentions unless that is the only way a student without a master's degree may be admitted to that department);
• be U.S. citizens or permanent residents;
• have a major fellowship or the offer of an assistantship competitive with other students in the department;
• be at the top ten percent of the applicant pool.
• Recipients must enroll as a full time student to be eligible for disbursement each semester
• A student may not have both the PF and the GTIF. Consideration may be given to cross-disciplinary applicants (e.g. ACO, BINF, BIOE) technically housed in another college. Applicants who will reside at GT-Savannah or GT-Lorraine and are otherwise eligible may be awarded a GTIF.
Award Notification
• On or before July 1 st , the final list of recipients – approved by the appropriate Dean's Office must be sent to the OSFA. The final list should include the recipient's name, GTID, major and designate the first term that the student is to receive the award.
Travel/Professional Development Awards
The Georgia Tech Institute Fellowship includes up to $2000 per year in reimbursement for travel or other professional development expenses. Unused annual funds do not roll over to the next year (accumulate). Fellows should submit documents for reimbursement within thirty days of travel, as per Institute policy. The last date for processing reimbursements for a each award year will be August 1st unless otherwise stated. This means that Student Financial Planning and Services must receive all final documents and receipts, as explained below, no later than August 1 st .
The process of requesting and receiving the professional development allowance is intended to be a part of the student's professional development. Students must provide detailed and specific requests for the use of such funds and follow all Institute policy and applicable state laws to be eligible for reimbursement.
Travel: Travel might include attendance at a meeting or conference, visiting a laboratory or another university to learn experimental techniques relevant to the student's research, visiting a library or other repository of information to do research, visiting a field station where research is being conducted, or any other purpose for travel authorized by the student's major department.
Students should familiarize themselves with Georgia Tech's travel regulations before finalizing travel plans. See http://www.admin-fin.gatech.edu/business/travel/. There is no provision for cash advances, pre-payments or charging airline tickets or registration fees directly to the fellowship: funds are available for reimbursement only.
Prior to travel, the student should submit a GIT Travel Authorization Request (TAR) form approved by the Graduate Coordinator of the student's major School to OSFA in order to verify that there are sufficient funds remaining in the student's account to cover the proposed travel. This should be done no less than five business days before travel begins. In signing the TAR, the Graduate Coordinator signifies that the trip will contribute to the student's professional development, and that the student has received guidance regarding relevant Institute travel rules and regulations.
Upon return, the student must submit a Travel Expense Statement, accompanied by any required receipts to his or her department for approval. The major department will check that all expenses are within Institute guidelines and that all necessary receipts are attached. The Travel Expense form and receipts will then go to OSFP&S for reimbursement. If expenses appear to differ appreciably from those approved on the TAR, OSFA will refer the Travel Expense statement back to the Graduate Coordinator for review.
Non-travel Expenditures : The fellow may request permission to use the professional development funds for purposes other than travel, which might include training, membership in relevant professional organizations, or other non-tangibles. The purchase of materials or objects, whether physical or electronic, is not allowed.
The fellow should present an explanation and itemized request to his or her School's Graduate Coordinator for approval and forward the approved request to Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid before the event, course, etc. Afterwards, the student should submit a summary of expenditures and receipts to the OSFA for reimbursement within 30 days but no later than August 1 st each award year. If expenditures appear to differ appreciably from the approved request, OSFA will refer the reimbursement request to the Graduate Coordinator for review.
If you have questions about these procedures, please contact Darren Nowell, Student Financial Planning & Services (darren.nowell@finaid.gatech.edu).
This website last updated on 03/25/08