WMU College of Arts and Sciences: Accelerated Graduate Degree Program (AGDP) Fellowship Grant

WMU College of Arts and Sciences: Accelerated Graduate Degree Program (AGDP) Fellowship Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Western Michigan University
Last Updated: January 03, 2026

Summary

The WMU College of Arts and Sciences offers the Accelerated Graduate Degree Program (AGDP) Fellowship Grant to support graduate students enrolled in AGDP programs. This one-year fellowship includes a full-time teaching assistantship, providing financial assistance through a stipend and tuition support. Students must be nominated, maintain good academic standing, and be eligible for a teaching assistantship during their fellowship year. This initiative aims to encourage enrollment in CAS AGDP programs.

Overview

AGDP Fellowship Grant The Accelerated Graduate Degree Program (AGDP) Fellowship in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) at Western Michigan University was established to provide financial support to graduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences enrolled in an AGDP program within the college. These fellowships are intended to encourage students to enroll in CAS AGDP programs and provide a full-time (20 hours per week) graduate teaching assistantship, which includes a stipend as well as tuition support. These are one-year fellowships, encompassing fall and spring semester of a single academic year. These fellowships are not renewable for a second year. Fund disbursement AGDP students with a fellowship will receive a full-time teaching assistant, which will provide bi-weekly pay directly from WMU’s payroll office at the current rate for a full-time graduate assistant, consistent with the TAU contract.AGDP students with a fellowship will also receive tuition support for up to the specified number of credits currently provided for teaching assistants, consistent with the TAU contract. Tuition support is paid directly to the student’s account by WMU.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Be nominated for this fellowship either by a faculty member or the chair/director of the department/school in which they are earning their graduate degree.Be enrolled in an accelerated degree program in a department/school within the College of Arts and Sciences.Have completed all of their undergraduate requirements and be a graduate student by the fall semester in which they would intend to begin their fellowship.Be in good academic standing.Be enrolled during both fall and spring semesters of their fellowship year.Be eligible for a full-time teaching assistantship during the fall and spring semesters of their fellowship year.Have enough content expertise to serve as a teaching assistant within the department/school nominating the student for the fellowship.