USF Scholarship Database

USF offers a variety of scholarships for graduate students. To view a list of scholarships you may be eligible for, you will need to complete a questionnaire in the USF Award Spring Database. Scholarships can be based on academic merit, extracurricular activities (e.g. Boys Scouts, ROTC, Robotics, etc.), special talents, or demographics.

Some scholarships consider financial need and will require that you complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

USF Award Spring Database

The deadline for continuing students is typically mid-April, but may vary based on the specific award for which you apply.

USF Graduate Studies Scholarships & Fellowships

The USF Office of Graduate Studies offers a handful of scholarships and fellowships to graduate students based on specific criteria.

Unless otherwise noted, the deadline for the awards listed below is February 15. Please visit the Graduate Studies Scholarship Page for application requirements and additional information.

• Ann Winch Fellowship
  • The Ann Winch Fellowship was established to encourage and enable mature students in their pursuit of a graduate degree, and to promote scholarship and leadership at the graduate level.
• Chih Foundation Research & Publication Awards (offered in Fall)
  • Awards for excellence in science and engineering.
• Dissertation Completion Fellowship (deadline varies by semester) 
• Genshaft Family Doctoral Fellowship
  • An award for academically talented full-time doctoral students in areas specific to STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math and Medical fields, including Psychology) who demonstrate financial need.

USF Graduate Studies Scholarships & Fellowships

F31 - Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award

The purpose of this Kirschstein-NRSA program is to enable promising predoctoral students with potential to develop into a productive, independent research scientists, to obtain mentored research training while conducting dissertation research. The F31 is also used to enhance workforce experiences though a separate program.

R36 - Dissertation Award

Although not technically fellowships, these grants support dissertation research costs of students in accredited research doctoral programs in the United States (including Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories or possessions).

American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship

To enhance the integrated research and clinical training of promising students who are matriculated in pre-doctoral or clinical health professional degree training programs and who intend careers as scientists, physician-scientists or other clinician-scientists, or related careers aimed at improving global cardiovascular health.

At the time of application, the applicant must be:

• enrolled in a post-baccalaureate Ph.D., M.D., D.O., D.V.M., Pharm.D., D.D.S., DrPH, or Ph.D. in nursing or equivalent clinical health science doctoral degree program, who seeks research training with a sponsor prior to embarking upon a research career.
• a full-time student working towards his/her degree.  

At the time of award activation, the candidate must have completed initial coursework and be at the stage of the program where he/she can devote full-time effort to research or activities related to the development into an independent researcher or a related career aimed at improving global cardiovascular health.

USF Graduate Studies - External Funding Resource

These awards are administered by the MCOM Graduate Affairs office and connected units. Questions about these awards should be directed to biomedphd@usf.edu.

Krzanowski Career Development Award

To support career development of graduate students, the PhD office and AMSGS offer awards that may be used for:

• Cost of membership in a professional organization
• Participation in a professional conference or event
• Other activity that enhances a student’s professional development

To be eligible to apply, students must be in good academic standing and actively enrolled in a Morsani College of Medicine graduate program at time of application and (if selected) at time of award use. Preference will be given to PhD students who have successfully passed their qualifying exams, as well as to students who have actively participated in AMSGS-sponsored events.

Selection for this award occurs on a semesterly basis; awards are typically under $500. Students may only receive one award per fiscal year (Summer, Fall, Spring).

• Summer
• Apply in May
• Recipients announced by June 15
• Awards used from July-October
• Fall
• Apply in September
• Recipients announced by October 15
• Awards used from November-February
• Spring
• Apply in January
• Recipients announced by February 15
• Awards used from March-June

Dr. Edith Wright Hartley Scholarship

The Dr. Edith Wright Hartley Scholarship is available to all full or part time graduate students in the Morsani College of Medicine. Preference for this award will be to female students with an interest in the Neurosciences, or those seeking a PhD.

• Award amount is up to $2,500
• Applications are accepted every other Fall (odd years; next cycle will be Fall 2027)

Dorothy Benjamin Fellowship

The Dorothy Benjamin Fellowship is a program based on the Dorothy Benjamin Endowment for Alzheimer’s Research, sponsored by the USF Health Neuroscience Institute, Byrd Alzheimer’s Center. This fellowship will provide funding for talented PhD students researching the area of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD).

Additional information about this award can be found here.