Tuition may be assessed at resident rates for:
Doctoral-level graduate fellows or trainees (or master's level Fulbrights) whose stipends are paid through the institution via competitive training grants
Non-service internal fellowships (e.g., Oregon Humanities Center Dissertation Fellowship)
Portable external non-service fellowships (e.g., NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program, Ford Foundation Pre-doctoral and Dissertation Fellowship Program)
Criteria
To be eligible, students must:
Be classified as a doctoral student; if the fellowship is a Fulbright the student can be classified as master's
Be receiving a training grant or external fellowship for which the monthly stipend is at least $1,500
Not be appointed as a GE (including to perform research) during the term of fellowship or traineeship
Be enrolled in at least three UO graduate credits toward the degree during each term of fellowship or traineeship
Please be aware of the following:
Some awards specify full-time enrollment, which is met by at least nine graduate credits prior to advancement and by three credits of 603 Dissertation for advanced doctoral students
To qualify for federal financial aid and loan deferment, graduate students are expected to enroll in at least five credits before advancement to candidacy or three credits of 603 Dissertation for advanced doctoral students
Request Process
To request resident rate for an eligible trainee, units/DGAs must submit the UO Support for External Fellowships and Training Grants (UO-SEFT).
Deadline and Approval
Units must submit the UO-SEFT form quarterly.
Training Grant/Fellowship Rate Start Term | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Fall | September 1 |
| Winter | December 1 |
| Spring | March 1 |
| Summer | June 1 |
Approval and Set Up
Students for whom the request has been approved by the Division of Graduate Studies will be forwarded to the student billing. Student billing will apply an amount to offset the non-resident assessment.
The description the student will see on their billing statement is, “Grad Fellow TUI Reduc”
Questions about this program may be addressed to the Division of Graduate Studies.