The Graduate Scholars Program

Career Development/Graduate and Professional Opportunities

The Graduate Scholars Program began during the fall semester of 2002.  The Program provides students with an opportunity to attend graduate or professional school at select national institutions (referred to as feeder institutions).  Under the Graduate Scholars agreement feeder institutions:

1)       provide a campus visitation program for a select group of TSU students

2)       provide summer research opportunities during the sophomore and junior years,

3)       provide qualified applicants with tuition waivers, assistantships or fellowships (if available,) and

4)       grant admission to 1-5 qualified TSU graduates who are interested in pursing advanced degrees at their institution.

Why the Graduates Scholars Program?

The rationale behind the Graduate Scholars Program is two-fold.  First, TSU students gain access to a broader array of disciplines and professional degree programs that may or may not be available to them at TSU.  Second, through the Graduate Scholar Program, partnering institutions hope to reverse the declining number of African-American (and other minority) degree holders, especially at the doctoral level.

Criteria to Participate

In order to participate in the Graduate Scholars program, students must complete an application and submit a letter of recommendation.  They also must meet the following criteria:

·          Have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00

·          Be a citizen of the United States

·          Be willing to travel and study at the feeder institution, if accepted

·          Sign a letter of agreement outlining the guidelines of participation in the program

Feeder Institutions

The Career Development/Graduate and Professional Opportunities Office continues to market the Graduate Scholars Program to institutions around the country, in order to increase the educational opportunities available to TSU students.  The following schools have formal agreements with the Graduate Scholars Program and several others are in negotiation.

·          Clark Atlanta University (www.cau.edu)

·          Clemson University (www.clemson.edu)

·          East Carolina University (www.ecu.edu/gradschool)

·          Georgia Institute of Technology (www.gatech.com)

·          Harrison School of Pharmacy @ Auburn University (www.pharmacy.auburn.edu)

·          Howard University (www.howard.edu)  **FUNDS AT DOCTORAL LEVEL ONLY

·          Miami University of Ohio (www.muohio.edu)

·          North Carolina State University (www.ncsu.edu)

·          Purdue University (www.purdue.edu)

·          Robert Morris University (www.rmu.edu)

·          University of Arkansas- Fayetteville (www.uark.edu)

·          University of Central Florida (www.ucf.edu)

·          University of Louisville- Graduate School and the School of Dentistry (www.louisville.edu)

·          University of Maryland- College Park (www.umd.edu)

·          University of Michigan- Ann Arbor (www.umich.edu)

·          University of Missouri- Columbia (www.missouri.edu)

·          University of Wisconsin- Madison (www.wisc.edu)

·          Wake Forest University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences (www.wfu.edu)

·          Washington State University (www.wsu.edu)

Contact Information

To request an application for the Graduate Scholars Program or for further information on the programs and services provided by Career Development/Graduate and Professional Opportunities, please call or visit our office.  We are located in the Floyd- Payne Campus Center, Suite 304.  The office telephone number is 615-963-5981 and hours of operation are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.