The McKnight Fellowship Program is a state-wide program administered through the Florida Education Fund (FEF). The program is designed to address the under-representation of African American and Hispanic faculty at colleges and universities in the state of Florida by increasing the pool of citizens qualified with Ph.D. degrees to teach at the college and university level. As a by-product, it is expected that employment opportunities in industry will also be expanded.
The McKnight Doctoral Fellowship provides up to five years of funding support for newly enrolled African American and Hispanic graduate students who intend to seek a Ph.D. degree. When funding is available, the FEF also offers the McKnight Dissertation Fellowship, which provides up to one year of stipend support to graduate students working to complete dissertations. If you have further questions about the Dissertation Fellowship, contact us.
2023-2024 Doctoral Fellows
Counseling Psychology and School Psychology
"Representation matters. Knowledge creates understanding"
Ecology and Evolution
"To improve myself professionally and personally"
Applied and Computational Mathematics
"Create change and expand in knowledge"
Counseling Psychology and School Psychology
"Our future needs research-based solutions"
Higher Education
"Education is the bridge to opportunity"
Business
"Research, intellectual challenge, and lifelong learning"
Developmental Psychology
"A graduate degree is essential for the advancement of knowledge"
Creative Writing
"Passion, service, mountain, life, love, peace, achievement"
Biomedical Sciences
"Breaking barriers, shaping new horizons ahead"
Mathematics Education
"Expand your mind and professional reach"
Dissertation Fellows
Communication Sciences and Disorders
"Graduate degrees give voices to underrepresented populations"
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