Advanced Opportunity Fellowship Eligibility Criteria
To be considered for AOF funding, prospective students must be new to the Graduate School and be admissible to a graduate program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In addition, they must 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 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.
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