{"id":7445,"date":"2023-05-04T15:31:46","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T20:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/webid2-test-lsweb\/?page_id=7445"},"modified":"2025-10-16T14:17:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T19:17:40","slug":"financial-support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/womens-gender-studies\/students\/graduate\/financial-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Financial Support for Graduate Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-teaching-assistantships\">Teaching Assistantships<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Women\u2019s &amp; Gender Studies will not have graduate teaching assistantships available for incoming students in 2026-2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fellowships\">Fellowships<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/graduateschool\/students\/financial-support\/fellowships\/\">The Graduate School<\/a> currently offers two fellowships for full-time Master\u2019s-level graduate study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Advanced Opportunity (AOP) Fellowship<\/strong>&nbsp;for new and continuing qualified UWM graduate students who are members of groups underrepresented in graduate study or who are otherwise disadvantaged. Applicants must be American citizens or permanent residents of the United States. The AOP is renewable.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Distinguished Graduate Student Fellowship (DGSF)<\/strong>&nbsp;for new and continuing UWM graduate students. The DGSF is a one-year, non-renewable fellowship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The deadline for submission for these fellowships is December 15. Please contact Kristin Pitt (<a href=\"mailto:kepitt@uwm.edu\">kepitt@uwm.edu<\/a>), Women\u2019s &amp; Gender Studies Director of Graduate Studies, if you have questions. Follow the directions provided in each application form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-scholarships-amp-awards\">Scholarships &amp; Awards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Women\u2019s &amp; Gender Studies also has a limited number of scholarships and awards for which graduate students are eligible. Scholarship decisions are made each spring. 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