Funding

FAMU Feeder Fellowship

Description

The FAMU Feeder Fellowship gives Florida A&M University (FAMU) students the opportunity to pursue graduate degree programs not offered at FAMU.

The University of Florida is among 40-plus universities in the FAMU Feeder Program aimed at increasing FAMU student advancement into graduate education.

UF offers five fellowships each year to qualified FAMU students admitted to a UF Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) or terminal Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree program.

Details

This fellowship includes…

A stipend
In-state tuition
A fee waiver
Health insurance

...for up to five years for a Ph.D. student and up to three years for an MFA student.

FAMU Feeder Fellowship candidates who apply to UF are also eligible for a graduate admission application fee waiver. To get that fee waiver, contact the UF Office of Admissions via this link: Contact UF Admissions.

This fellowship starts in the fall semester of your first year in your UF graduate degree program.

Eligibility & Requirements

You must have graduated from FAMU or be about to graduate from FAMU.
You must apply to a UF Ph.D. or MFA degree program not available at FAMU.
You must be admitted to that UF graduate degree program. (You can apply for this fellowship before you are admitted, but we cannot make a decision on your application until you’re officially admitted to UF as a graduate student.)
You must follow all instructions on the application form and submit a complete application for this fellowship by the deadline posted on this webpage.

Deadlines & Critical Dates

You must email your complete application and support materials as a single PDF file to grad-support@ufl.edu by Saturday, March 1, 2025.
Apply early! We accept applications on a rolling basis and review them as we receive them.
We cannot accept any application materials after the deadline.

Application & Instructions

Fall 2025 FAMU Feeder Application

Questions?

Email the UF Office of Graduate Student Support and Engagement (OGSSE) at grad-support@ufl.edu.