Competitive Graduate Award at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Competitive Graduate Awards (CGA) aims to support highly qualified new graduate students accepted into master's degree programs at SIUE. The awards are granted for the nine-month academic year (fall and spring semesters). 

Eligibility:

• A fully admitted, classified new graduate student in an SIUE master's program whose first term of enrollment is no earlier than the summer before the fall award period is eligible.
• A SIUE undergraduate in an approved combined bachelor’s-to-master’s program is eligible if fully admitted to the graduate program before the fall award period.
• A previously enrolled graduate student who has been out of their program for at least 4 semesters at the time of the CGA application.
• Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 overall undergraduate cumulative GPA.

Benefits: 

• Full tuition waiver for fall and spring semesters for up to 12 credit hours per semester.
• A stipend of $8,370 

Application: The CGA application must be submitted and completed through the SIUE Application Center. 

Deadline: January 15, 2025