Fellowships Guidebook 2008-2009
Advanced Opportunity Fellowship (AOF) Eligibility Criteria
To be considered for AOF funding, prospective fellowship recipients must be admissible to a graduate program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and be a United States citizen or Permanent Resident. Preference is given to those who claim Wisconsin as their legal residence. In addition, the following criteria apply:
- Targeted under-represented minority students:
- African American/Black
- American Indian/Alaskan Native
- Mexican, Mexican American, Chicano/as, Puerto Rican, Cuban
- Cambodian, Vietnamese, Laotian, and Hmong
- Indigenous Peoples of Hawaii, Alaska or the U.S. Territories (Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, Marianas Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands)
OR
- McNair Students: students who participated in a McNair Program
- PEOPLE Program Graduates
- Wisconsin residents who are first generation to complete a Bachelors degree and who participated in one of the
following TRIO Programs: Upward Bound, Talent Search, Educational Opportunities Centers, Student Support Services,
or McNair
Students on probation may not receive AOF funding.
OR
OR
If you have questions regarding the criteria, please contact Cheng Her, Fellowship Director at cher@bascom.wisc.edu or 608-265-5522.