Educational Opportunity Fellowship
$1,500 stipend and tuition reduction (plus possible summer award)The Educational Opportunity Fellowship (EOF) is designed to enable promising students who are first generation college graduates and who do not fare well in conventional competition for graduate fellowships. Students who have attended marginally adequate or inadequate schools; who have been required to work excessively while attending school; or whose social and economic background make acquiring education an unreasonably difficult enterprise are encouraged to apply.
Incoming and continuing graduate students who intend to pursue a masters or doctoral degree on the Bloomington campus of Indiana University are eligible. The fellowship includes a stipend and a tuition reduction. EOF stipends are $750 per semester. The fellowship entitles nonresident students to pay tuition at the resident rate for up to a maximum of 12 credit hours per semester. A possible summer award includes a $350 stipend and 6 credit hours. Some EOF Fellows are granted stipends for a second year upon reapplication. However, in no case is the EOF support available beyond a two-year period. The EOF is designed to supplement student resources and is not intended to provide full support.
How to Apply for an EOF
EOF applicants must be admitted to an IUB graduate or professional graduate program or in the process of applying for the coming year's admissions. All application materials become the property of the University Graduate School and are not returned to applicants. Please note that all application materials must be written in English.
Applications must be submitted online using the University Graduate School Fellowship Application. Follow the steps below to access this application.
Current or Previous IU Bloomington Students
- Login to OneStart
- Go to the Student Self-Service page in the Services tab
- Go to the Services & Information section
- Under Financial there is a link: Bloomington Graduate Fellowship Application
Newly Admitted Applicants or Applicants for Admission
You will need to create an IU network ID, if one has not already been assigned to you. (A network id is not a guest account or the account you created when you applied for admission)
Follow these steps to create your network id:
- Click the "create an IU network ID" link above
- Click the first link on this page labeled "Create my first IU computing accounts".
- The Account Management Welcome page comes up
- Follow the instructions on this page to create your network id
Once you have created your network id you will need to follow the steps below to access the application.
- Login to OneStart
- Go to the Student Self-Service page in the Services tab
- Go to the Services & Information section
- Under Financial there is a link: Bloomington Graduate Fellowship Application
If you are still unable to access the application please contact the Fellowships Coordinator, Yvonne Dwigans.
To be considered for an Equal Opportunity Fellowship, an individual must be:
- first-generation college student (neither parent has achieved baccalaureate degree) or demonstrate acute financial need;
- of promising academic ability even though educational and/or economic background may have hampered preparation for graduate level work;
- admitted for or continuing with full-time graduate study at Indiana University at the master's or doctoral level; and,
- a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
Students should submit a completed EOF student application form and a copy of your current transcript by January 13, 2012 to your departmental graduate office.
Once the department receives your application, they may nominate you for the campus competition. At that point, you will be contacted by the University Graduate School to submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form.
