Scholarships

UC Scholarships
The University Graduate Scholarship (UGS) is a university-funded scholarship that covers all or part of a full-time or part-time student’s tuition and fees. The appointing program sends offers of scholarship awards in writing, including information about the amount and duration of the award and the terms of the offer. Students receiving a UGS must be registered for at least the number of graduate credit hours covered by the UGS in each quarter for which they are receiving support. The UGS is a scholarship only, and no service is required in return for the award. Students who receive a UGS but no Graduate Assistantship or fellowship shall not be assigned duties that are not required of all students as part of academic program completion. Students registered for more than 18 credits in a quarter will be billed tuition and general fees on a per-credit-hour rate for each credit over the 18.

If a tuition scholarship is cancelled, the student is responsible for the tuition balance, based on the date of withdrawal. Students may not receive UGS support for audited courses.

All rules that govern recipients of UGS support pertain to all students with UGS awards, including international students. Other rules and policies that apply specifically to international students are independent of UGS regulations. Neither negates or takes the place of the other. (See Requirements for University of Cincinnati Graduate Awards.)

Note: Financial awards that require no service may reduce eligibility for educational loans. Please notify the Student Financial Aid Office of your UGS if you apply for aid from that office.

Yates Scholars Program
The mission of the Yates Scholars Program at the University of Cincinnati is to enrich the educational environment for all graduate students by supporting the recruitment and retention of underrepresented ethnic minorities who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents with high potential for academic success to graduate programs at the University of Cincinnati.

This program does not involve an application process. Rather, incoming students are nominated by their departments. The call for nominations is issued from the Graduate School the first working Friday in January for the first selection round. These are due back to the Graduate School the first Friday in February. Nominations for the second selection round are due to the Graduate School mid-March.

Yates recipients are chosen by a committee of faculty representatives from across the university. Offers from the first selection round typically go out the second week in March and from the second selection round, the last week in March.

To be considered for Yates, not only must a student meet the following criteria, but their application portfolio must be complete as early as possible in order for their program to evaluate their candidacy. Applicants should be sure to identify their eligibility for the Yates program to their department.

Selection Criteria
Students representing ethnicities underrepresented in the nominating program are eligible for a Yates award, including but not limited to:

• African American
• Asian/ Pacific Islander
• Native American/Alaskan Native
• Latino/Latina American or Hispanic American

• High potential for academic achievement*
• The strength of the department’s recommendation
• The strength of the program’s written plan for support of mentoring and academic success, including associated timeline
• The nominee’s written statement
• The nominee’s status as a U.S. citizen or permanent resident

Scholarships
Additional awards that are not listed below may be available. Please contact the program in which you are interested to inquire about specific scholarship and fellowship opportunities.