5130. Interim Policy
This policy was adopted on under the interim policymaking provisions of the University's Policy on Policies on March 7, 2025. Information about this policy change, and any proposals for further policymaking, can be accessed at the University Policy website. Students and employees may submit comments on those proposals through the Proposed Policy Change Comment Form, which is accessible here.
5130.1 General Policy
The colleges/schools annually award scholarships through the College of Graduate Programs and Honors Studies and the Office of Financial Aid. The scholarships may be awarded to academically qualified new incoming graduate students who have at least a 2.70 cumulative undergraduate grade point average and have been admitted in regular status into a degree or certificate program. Scholarships can be used for recruitment of new students or retention of existing students who have excellent records in their graduate studies.
Students receiving a scholarship are not expected to perform work other than attend classes and perform related research. Graduate students are required to maintain a 3.0 cumulative graduate grade point average in order to remain on the scholarship.
Scholarships are awarded and renewed in the University’s discretion. Awards are contingent upon the appropriation and availability of funds.
5130.2 Minimum Credit Hour Requirement
Minimum credit hour requirements are set by the terms of the scholarship. All credit hours covered by a Graduate Scholarship must be related to the students’ programs of study.
5130.3 Tuition Remission
Graduate scholarship recipients are granted partial or full tuition remissions for instructional fees up to a maximum of twelve semester hours (laboratory and other program fees are not covered). The amount of the tuition covered is determined by the student’s college or school or by the terms of the scholarship. Tuition remissions are not authorized for audited or undergraduate courses. However, a tuition remission may be used for undergraduate courses if the courses are recommended by the graduate program and are directly germane to the students' graduate programs of study. Graduate scholarship recipients will be authorized a tuition remission only for the number of terms that were granted to them by the scholarship award. The completion of degree requirements terminates the scholarship award for any unused terms.
Students not completing the terms of their scholarship awards; such as having less than a 3.0 cumulative graduate grade point average, etc. will lose their scholarship awards. Normally, the scholarships will be terminated the term following the non-complying action. Students do not have to take any minimum number of hours of credit in the Summer Term (or attend) in order to maintain their scholarship award.
5130.4 Off Campus and on Campus Employment
Scholarship recipients may hold on and off campus employment.
5130.5 Wright Fellow Scholarships
The College of Graduate Programs and Honors Studies annually administers a program of Wright Fellow Scholarships. Wright Fellows Scholarships are awarded to students who demonstrate that they have the knowledge, skills, and/or experience to be a top scholar in their chosen field and the Wright State community.