In an effort to ensure our students continue to receive the resources they need to advance, the School of Graduate Studies and Research has increased COPPS graduate funding for tuition by $20,000. Increased funding at COPPS represents 44 percent of the overall Graduate Studies budget to support graduate students.
High achieving students who have been participating in graduate programs can rest assured that access and affordability to a quality education is a top priority at FAMU. New funding options for graduates are provided through a variety of partnerships with the FAMU Foundation, Title III Fellowships, Graduate Studies, and external funding through fellowships such as the McKnight Fellowship.
COPPS has announced that tuition grants from Graduate
Studies will be awarded to all current COPPS doctoral students who qualify
through spring 2017. In addition to continuing all current graduate
assistantships through the academic year, they have also created a new
opportunity to reward hard-working grad students through a program called COPPS
Distinguished Fellowships. The fellowships will be awarded through a
competitive process, and all awards will be made by August 31.
COPPS Dean Michael Thompson, Pharm.D., said that help from
Graduate Studies with funding is extremely important because it helps defray
living costs so that students can devote their time to academics and research.
“Our graduate students are indispensable as they assist many
of our research faculty with conducting research in our laboratories,” Thompson
said. “As of last year, FAMU COPPS ranked 12th out of 132 pharmacy programs
with respect to National Institute of Health funding and much of this is
accomplished through the work and dedication of our graduate students.”