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Scholarship and Fellowship Recipients: Understand Your Tax Filing Requirements

March 18, 2013 | By Erin Cain, Senior Fellowships Officer, Rackham Graduate School

The IRS Tax filing deadline is on Monday, April 15, 2013. Federal Government Agencies require students to determine taxation of scholarships and fellowships when filing annual income tax returns. Common questions from scholarship and fellowship recipients include: Are student scholarship or fellowship payments treated as wages for services rendered? If not, to what extent are payments subject to federal income taxes under the Internal Revenue Code? If taxable income, are payments subject to self-employment taxes under the Social Security Act? How can students reduce taxable income or taxes with related expenses or credits? What if a student has multiple state…

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Announcing the Yossi Schiff Memorial Scholarship Fund

March 4, 2013 | By Erin Cain, Senior Fellowships Officer, Rackham Graduate School

The Yossi Schiff Memorial Scholarship Fund was established to assist outstanding international students. Yossi Schiff received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan in 2005. Born in Israel and proud of his Jewish heritage, Yossi was an enthusiastic traveler who enjoyed his sojourns in Africa and Southeast Asia. This award honors his memory – his open mind and kind heart, the concern he showed for others, and his passion and curiosity in life. Designed to promote international understanding and offer an educational opportunity to foreign graduate students in need, the Yossi Schiff Memorial Scholarship Fund is a fitting tribute…

Published in: Graduate School News

2013 Research Partnership Program

January 25, 2013 | By Erin Cain, Senior Fellowships Officer, Rackham Graduate School

Earlier this month, Vice President for Research Stephen R. Forrest and Dean Janet A. Weiss announced the 2013 Research Partnership Program, which includes two funding opportunities available to faculty and graduate students. The Spring/Summer Research Grants Program awards grants to faculty members who plan to work with doctoral students on scholarly projects during the spring and summer terms. The grants will provide funding to support a doctoral student with a 0.50 GSRA appointment for the spring/summer full term or one of the half terms. The grants are intended to support faculty scholarship while also providing financial support for the professional…

Published in: Graduate School News

Funding for Conference Travel

January 18, 2013 | By Erin Cain, Senior Fellowships Officer, Rackham Graduate School

Conferences are valuable for your academic and professional development. Rackham graduate students who are presenting or performing at a conference are eligible for a conference travel grant once a year. The Rackham Conference Travel Grant is intended to provide opportunities for Rackham graduate students to become familiar with, and participate in the life of their academic professions. As part of the University’s commitment to advancing international research and training, the International Institute provides funding for 30 awards to international destinations. Your graduate program may help fund your attendance to conferences even if you are not a presenter. Occasionally, organizations hosting the conference offer student rates, work opportunities and/or competitions or scholarships to help students attend. If you have questions about funding, please contact the Rackham Graduate School Fellowships Office at 734-764-8119 or flwships@umich.edu. We’re here to help you!

Published in: Graduate School News

Announcing the Barbour Scholarship

December 6, 2012 | By Erin Cain, Senior Fellowships Officer, Rackham Graduate School

The Barbour Scholarship was established for women of the highest academic and professional caliber from the area formerly known as the Orient (encompassing the lands extending from Turkey in the west to Japan and the Philippines in the east) to study modern science, medicine, mathematics and other academic disciplines and professions critical to the development of their native lands. The scholarship is available to international students within any graduate program in any school or college of the Ann Arbor campus. Students must be nominated by their program, and programs may nominate one student each year. If you meet the criteria…

Published in: Graduate School News

Insider’s Guide to Funding

November 21, 2012 | By Erin Cain, Senior Fellowships Officer, Rackham Graduate School

With the application season upon us, I wanted to take some time to share some tips that I hope you will find helpful when applying for grants and fellowships. While this list does not include everything that you will need to do, think of them as things to keep in mind when applying for scholarships. While this may seem obvious, it is very important to read the guidelines and application form completely before starting the process. It is important to be aware of the process before you begin. You might find that parts of the application, like letters of recommendation,…

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What Does the Rackham Fellowships Office Do?

November 8, 2012 | By Erin Cain, Senior Fellowships Officer, Rackham Graduate School

The Fellowships Office manages competitions for many Rackham fellowships, serves as a liaison for national fellowships and Foreign Exchanges, works with external foundations to arrange cost-sharing programs for students, provides funding to graduate programs for their students, and assists with summer research funding. The Fellowship Office also serves as liaison for many prestigious national fellowships including the National Science Foundation (NSF), Ford Foundation, Spencer Foundation, GEM, Javits Fellowships, and EPA STAR. Funding from Rackham ranges from specific dollar amounts to fully-funded fellowships; travel funds to present papers or posters at conferences; assistance with research expenses; and emergency funding for students…

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Funding Your Graduate Education, Part 2

October 25, 2012 | By Erin Cain, Senior Fellowships Officer, Rackham Graduate School

Most awards have deadlines 6 to 12 months prior to the start of the academic year, so you are encouraged to get started on the application process early and apply for as many sources of funding as you can find. When considering applying for a fellowship or award, you will need to research the answers to the following questions: General Do you meet the eligibility requirements and satisfy the selection criteria? What is the application procedure and deadline? What kind of funding does it provide? How long is the fellowship? Can it be renewed? How can the funds be used?…

Published in: Resources and Events

Announcing the Yossi Schiff Memorial Scholarship Fund

February 23, 2012 | By Erin Cain, Senior Fellowships Officer, Rackham Graduate School

The Yossi Schiff Memorial Scholarship Fund was established to assist outstanding international students. Yossi Schiff received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan in 2005. Born in Israel and proud of his Jewish heritage, Yossi was an enthusiastic traveler who enjoyed his sojourns in Africa and Southeast Asia. This award honors his memory-his open mind and kind heart, the concern he showed for others, and his passion and curiosity in life. Designed to promote international understanding and offer an educational opportunity to foreign graduate students in need, the Yossi Schiff Memorial Scholarship Fund is a fitting tribute to a…

Published in: Professional Development

2012 Research Partnership Program

January 26, 2012 | By Erin Cain, Senior Fellowships Officer, Rackham Graduate School

Last month, Vice President for Research Stephen R. Forrest and Dean Janet A. Weiss announced the 2012 Research Partnership Program, which includes two funding opportunities available to faculty and graduate students. The Spring/Summer Research Grants Program awards grants to faculty members who plan to work with doctoral students on scholarly projects during the spring and summer terms. The grants will provide funding for a doctoral student with a 0.50 GSRA appointment for the spring/summer full term or one of the half terms. The grants are intended to support faculty scholarship while also providing financial support opportunities for professional and intellectual…

Published in: Professional Development

Announcing the Barbour Scholarship

December 9, 2011 | By Erin Cain, Senior Fellowships Officer, Rackham Graduate School

The Barbour Scholarship was established for women of the highest academic and professional caliber from the area formerly known as the Orient (encompassing the lands extending from Turkey in the west to Japan and the Philippines in the east) to study modern science, medicine, mathematics and other academic disciplines and professions critical to the development of their native lands. The scholarship is available to international students within any graduate program in any school or college of the Ann Arbor campus. Students must be nominated by their program and programs may nominate one student each year. If you meet the criteria…

Published in: Graduate School News Professional Development

Funding for Conference Travel

November 22, 2011 | By Erin Cain, Senior Fellowships Officer, Rackham Graduate School

Conferences are valuable for your academic and professional development. Rackham graduate students who are presenting or performing at a conference are eligible for a conference travel grant once a year. The Rackham Conference Travel Grant is intended to provide opportunities for Rackham graduate students to become familiar with, and participate in the life of their academic professions. As part of the University’s commitment to advancing international research and training, the International Institute provides funding for 30 awards to international destinations. Your graduate program may help fund your attendance to conferences even if you are not a presenter. Occasionally, organizations hosting the conference offer student rates, work opportunities and/or competitions or scholarships to help students attend. If you have questions about funding, please contact the Rackham Graduate School Fellowships Office at 734-764-8119 or flwships@umich.edu. We’re here to help you!

Published in: Graduate School News Professional Development

What Does the Rackham Fellowships Office Do?

November 10, 2011 | By Erin Cain, Senior Fellowships Officer, Rackham Graduate School

The Fellowships Office manages competitions for many Rackham fellowships, serves as a liaison for national fellowships and Foreign Exchanges, works with external foundations to arrange cost-sharing programs for students, provides funding to graduate programs for their students, and assists with summer research funding. The Fellowship Office also serves as liaison for many prestigious national fellowships including the National Science Foundation (NSF), Ford Foundation, Spencer Foundation, GEM, and Javits Fellowships. Funding from Rackham ranges from specific dollar amounts to fully-funded fellowships; travel funds to present papers or posters at conferences; assistance with research expenses; and emergency funding for students who encounter…

Published in: Professional Development

Funding Your Graduate Education, Part 2

October 26, 2011 | By Erin Cain, Senior Fellowships Officer, Rackham Graduate School

Most awards have deadlines 6 to 12 months prior to the start of the academic year, so you are encouraged to get started on the application process early and apply for as many sources of funding as you can find. When considering applying for a fellowship or award, you will need to research the answers to the following questions: General Do you meet the eligibility requirements and satisfy the selection criteria? What is the application procedure and deadline? What kind of funding does it provide? How long is the fellowship? Can it be renewed? How can the funds be used?…

Published in: Professional Development

Rackham Graduate School

Scholarship and Fellowship Recipients: Understand Your Tax Filing Requirements

Announcing the Yossi Schiff Memorial Scholarship Fund

2013 Research Partnership Program

Funding for Conference Travel

Announcing the Barbour Scholarship

Insider’s Guide to Funding

What Does the Rackham Fellowships Office Do?

Funding Your Graduate Education, Part 2

Announcing the Yossi Schiff Memorial Scholarship Fund

2012 Research Partnership Program

Announcing the Barbour Scholarship

Funding for Conference Travel

What Does the Rackham Fellowships Office Do?

Funding Your Graduate Education, Part 2

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