Endowed Fellowships Administered
by The Graduate School
The Graduate School Endowed Fellowship Competition is held in the spring semester. To be eligible you must be nominated by your department. Fellowships included in the competition are as follows:
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Anna Bing Arnold Fellowship. For USC Ph.D. students in the humanities at any stage of their studies.
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Louis D. Beaumont Fellowship. For USC Ph.D. students in the humanities at any stage of their studies.
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Chen Fellowship. Available only to entering USC Ph.D. graduate students who are residents of Fuzhou, China, or descendants of alumni of Fukien Christian University.
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Morkovin Fellowship. For USC Ph.D. students who have passed their qualifying exams and who are pursuing research in language development, linguistics, audiology, perceptual and communicative aspects of behavior and personality development, or allied fields.
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Myronis Scholarship. Preference is given to entering or continuing USC Ph.D. students who are Greek citizens pursuing degrees in medicine, engineering, chemistry or physics.
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Oakley Fellowship. For USC Ph.D. students in any discipline, at any stage of their studies.
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John Stauffer Fellowship. For USC Ph.D. students in the physical sciences, at any stage of their studies.
In addition, the Graduate School administers the following awards:
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Rockwell Dennis Hunt Scholastic Award. For USC graduate students whose undergraduate degree is from USC. The $5,000 award is bestowed at the USC Honors Convocation. You can download the application.
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Dr. Rodolfo Montes Memorial Scholarship. For USC graduate students in the School of Cinematic Arts, School of Dentistry, Gould School of Law, Keck School of Medicine, and the School of Policy, Planning, and Development. Awarded only to students enrolled fulltime at USC who have a demonstrated need for financial assistance, outstanding academic records and a history of community involvement. Preference is given to candidates who exemplify leadership, or demonstrate leadership potential, within the local Hispanic community. You can download the application.
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Phi Beta Kappa Alumni Scholarship. A one-time award given by the Phi Beta Kappa Alumni of Southern California to international students nearing completion of their studies. You can download the application and faculty recommendation form .

