Scholarships and Financial Aid

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WMU's College of Health and Human Services offers several half-time doctoral associateships that provide partial tuition and a modest stipend during the first two years of required coursework. These half-time appointments carry a work requirement of 10 hours per week, generally providing research assistance under the mentorship of a faculty member. The work may be completed at a distance. 

The  College of Health and Human Services  offers scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students. At the graduate level, fellowships, assistantships and associateships may also be available through the department or the WMU Graduate College.  

When applying on Scholarship Universe, please note the eligibility criteria of each scholarship, as they do vary.  Scholarships are often designated for either undergraduate or graduate students. Please only apply for those scholarships for which you qualify. 

Note: No student shall be discriminated against for these scholarships because of age, color, creed, disability, marital status, national origin, race or sex. 

How to apply 

  • Students should apply through Scholarship Universe.  
  • Applications typically close February 1 each year, with awards announced by May 1.

Scholarship contact

Dr. Kieran Fogarty
Director and Professor
Email

Department scholarships

The Nickola Wolf Nelson IHS-Ph.D. Scholarship will be awarded annually to doctoral students engaged in dissertation research while enrolled in the IHS-Ph.D. Program. The awards will defray educational expenses, including tuition, fees and materials.

The IHS-Ph.D. Program Student Research Grants are established to support doctoral students engaged in independent scholarly research, scientific inquiry, inventive technology, and artistic/creative activity. The intent of this funding is to support the student's research, not the student with a salary/stipend. 

The Interdisciplinary Doctoral Research Janet I. Pisaneschi Prize is awarded to the student whose presentation best represents the highest level of research presented in the oral format. The award is named for Janet I. Pisaneschi, dean of WMU's College of Health and Human Services from 1989 to 2006. 

The R.C. Wardley Award for the Best Scientific Poster is awarded to the doctoral candidate or new Ph.D. with the best scientific poster presentation of a dissertation in progress or recently completed. This award was named in honor of the late Dr. Richard Wardley, the husband of our colleague Sonia Wardley. His scientific spirit is most appropriate to this award for interdisciplinary research, as is indicated in the tribute in the British Veterinary Association Gazette.