Scholars and Fellows

Types of Assistance

Direct Payments for Specified Use:
Financial assistance from the Federal government provided directly to individuals, private firms, and other private institutions to encourage or subsidize a particular activity by conditioning the receipt of the assistance on a particular performance by the recipient. This does not include solicited contracts for the procurement of goods and services for the Federal government.

Financial Information

Account Identification:
70-0800-0-1-999.

Obligations:
FY 05 est $29,715,000; FY 06 est $21,102,000; and FY 07 $13,820,000.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance:
Scholarship and fellowship awards include tuition, fees and a stipend. The graduate stipend is $2,300 per month and the undergraduate stipend is $1,000 per month. The average yearly award to graduate students is $44,000. The average yearly award to undergraduate students is $26,500. Tuition and fees are paid directly to the university and stipends directly to the awardee. These numbers reflect the tuition payments expected for the school year 2004-2005. The total award value differs slightly for each student because tuition rates fluctuate between schools. For other participants, stipends vary.