Advanced Opportunity Fellowship (AOF)
This fellowship is awarded to targeted students. To be considered for AOF funding, prospective students must be United States citizens or permanent residents and be admissible to a graduate program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
To be considered for nomination for an Advanced Opportunity Fellowship by a Graduate Research Scholar Community or your department, contact your department's admission coordinator.
All students receiving an Advanced Opportunity Fellowship (AOF) will receive a stipend, paid tuition and fees during the fellowship tenure, and eligibility for health insurance. In addition, incoming AOF fellows will receive a $600 welcome check.
- Annual Fellowships are twelve (12) month fellowships starting in September;
- Academic Fellowships are nine (9) month fellowships starting in September;
For specific stipend details and current information, please contact the Graduate Research Scholars community for your School/College.
Graduate Research Scholar Communities (GRS)
These programs are created by schools and colleges using, in part, AOF funding to establish a diverse community that extends across departments. The GRS Communities augment the standard curriculum with academic, social and professional development programming. For a description of the GRS Communities, go to the Diversity Graduate Research Scholar Communities Web page.