Joint PhD Program

Department deadline: September 2026

This award is in memory of Joseph Veroff and Katherine Pavelka Luke. It provides students with the funds to create a Conversations Across Social Disciplines event. The event will focus on key social issues that affect both social work and social science disciplines

Deadline: January 15, 2026
This student-initiated application must be submitted directly to Rackham.

The Rackham Graduate School announces the 2024-25 Rackham International Research Awards (RIRA) to support doctoral and master’s students conducting degree-related research outside the United States and Puerto Rico. There is no preference for particular fields of study and Rackham and the International Institute aim to fund a diverse array of students and projects.

Rackham International Research Awards

This student-initiated application must be submitted directly to Rackham.

The Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant is designed to support Rackham graduate students who need assistance to carry out research that advances their progress toward their degree.

Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant Precandidate Application

Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant Candidate Application

This student-initiated application must be submitted directly to Rackham.

The Rackham Conference Travel Grant is intended to provide opportunities for Rackham graduate students to become familiar with, and participate in the life of, their academic professions. As part of its University-wide commitment to advancing international research and training, the International Institute provides funding for 30 awards to international destinations. The remainder of the funding comes from Rackham. You must submit your applications before the first day of the conference for travel through the end of the

Rackham deadline: March 4, 2026
This student-initiated application must be submitted directly to Rackham

The KCP Future Faculty Fellowship Program is funded by the State of Michigan’s KCP Initiative. The purpose of the Future Faculty Fellowship Program is to increase the pool of academically or economically disadvantaged candidates pursuing faculty teaching careers in postsecondary education. Preference may not be given to applicants on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, gender, or national origin. Applications are encouraged from people with disabilities, and individuals from cultural

Department deadline: December 21, 2026
Submit electronically to Todd Huynh [email protected]

The Barbour Scholarships were endowed at the University of Michigan in 1917 by Levi Lewis Barbour for women of the highest academic and professional caliber from countries encompassing the large region extending from Turkey in the west to Japan and the Philippines in the east to study modern science, medicine, mathematics, and other academic disciplines and professions critical to the development of their native lands. Recipients will be selected as part of the Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship awarding

Department deadline: December 21, 2026
Submit electronically to Todd Huynh [email protected]

The Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship supports outstanding doctoral students who have achieved candidacy and are actively working on dissertation research and writing. We seek to support students working on dissertations that are unusually creative, ambitious, and impactful.

Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship

Department deadline: September 3, 2026
Submit electronically to Todd Huynh [email protected]

The Rackham International Student Fellowship assists outstanding international students, particularly those who may be ineligible for other kinds of support because of citizenship.

Rackham International Student Fellowship

The John & Penny Tropman Conference Networking Travel Grant carries a value of $500. This travel grant is to support a doctoral student who would like to attend a conference for networking purposes who is not presenting at the conference. To be eligible for the award, a student must be in good standing in the Doctoral Programs. Please contact the Doctoral Office prior to submitting the award application to verify funds are still available: [email protected]

John & Penny Tropman Conference Networking Travel Grant Application

Department deadline: December 13, 2026

This award is available to new and continuing students in the Joint Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program. To be eligible for the award, a student must be in good standing and show distinguished achievements in the Joint Doctoral Program.

Joint Doctoral Program Grant Application