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Graduate Fellowships

The Graduate School provides fellowships each year to graduate students that have been nominated by their departments. We have an overview of all of our fellowships to help you understand all the different opportunities.

Meet the new and returning graduate students who have received one of the Endowed Graduate School Fellowships for the 2022–2023 cycle

Tennessee Fellowship for Graduate Excellence

The Tennessee Fellowship for Graduate Excellence is the signature graduate fellowship program at the University of Tennessee. This prestigious fellowship is offered to top incoming doctoral and terminal-degree students at UT.

Find out more about the Tennessee Fellowship for Graduate Excellence.

Endowed Graduate Fellowships

The Endowed Graduate Fellowships are provided through endowed accounts managed through the Graduate School.

Find out more about the Endowed Graduate Fellowships.


Carolyn R. Hodges Graduate Fellowships

The Access and Diversity Fellowships have been renamed the Carolyn R. Hodges Graduate Fellowships, in honor of the first African American Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School.

Find out more about the Carolyn R. Hodges Graduate Fellowships.