The Rackham International Student Fellowships assist outstanding international students, particularly those who may be ineligible for other kinds of support because of citizenship. Because of generous support from Rackham Donors, programs are also able to nominate students for the awards found below. All International Student Fellowships will be awarded in a combined competition. SEAS may nominate up to four (4) international graduate students who have successfully completed one year of graduate study and are in good academic standing. The SEAS nominees will be determined by the SEAS Scholarship Committee. Preference will be given to students who do not have other sources of funding.

Award: Awards of $14,596 may be used as a stipend or tuition in the winter or spring/summer term of the competition academic year. Students receiving the International Student Fellowship may not concurrently hold an additional fellowship or assistantship in excess of 0.25 appointment in the same term.

Twenty-five International Student Fellowship awards will be available in 2026–27. In addition, awards such as the Chia-Lun Lo Fellowship, Arab Alumni Fund Fellowship, and Indian Alumni Fellowships are available for students meeting their specific criteria, and will be awarded as part of the combined International Student Fellowship competition.

These awards are generously sponsored by the following donor funds:

- Dr. Wenjing Chen Memorial Fellowship Fund
- Dr. Edgardo Laborde Graduate Student Award
- Lin-Chiuan Yan International Graduate Student Support Fund
- Barbour Centennial Award
- Eduardo and Aurora Sevilla Graduate Student Award Fund
- Karl C.K. Ma Endowed Graduate Scholarship Fund
- K.C. Shin Graduate Student Support Fund
- Kan-Chuang International Student Fellowship

Special Donor Fellowship Descriptions

Students eligible for these donor-funded fellowships will be considered for them in addition to the general Rackham International Student Fellowships, all awarded in the combined competition.

Chia-Lun Lo International Student Fellowship

For students who have earned a previous degree from a university in Taiwan.

Arab Alumni International Student Fellowship

For master’s students with an undergraduate degree from certain Middle Eastern/North African countries:

- Algeria
- Bahrain
- Comoros
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Iraq
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Mauritania
- Morocco
- Oman
- Palestine
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Syria
- Tunisia
- United Arab Emirates
- Yemen

Indian Alumni International Student Fellowship

The Indian Alumni Fellowship Fund assists outstanding students in Rackham programs who have completed their undergraduate degree from a college in India. This fellowship is supported by the collective generosity of U-M alumni from India, whose commitment to giving back helps open doors for future graduate scholars.

Eligibility: SEAS may nominate up to four (4) international graduate students who have successfully completed one year of graduate study, are in good academic standing who received an undergraduate degree from a non-U.S. institution

U.S. citizens and permanent residents are not eligible. Nominees must be registered for at least three (3) credits if a master’s student or for six (6) credits if a doctoral student in the term of nomination as well as in the following academic term.

SEAS Application Process: Students interested in being nominated must complete the application link https://tinyurl.com/y8p9fbm6 no later than 9:00 AM on Monday, September 14th, 2026. The SEAS Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, in conjunction with the SEAS Scholarship Committee, will determine the four (4) student nominations that are forwarded to Rackham. Once decisions have been made, applicants will be notified of their status.

• Current CV
• A one-page statement describing your research and future goals (1,500 words maximum)
• Arrange for a faculty member to support your request by submitting a nomination statement by the deadline to Mark Romanowski, [email protected], describing why you would be appropriate for nomination. The faculty nomination statement must address:
  • Your achievements and academic promise in your field of study
  • Previous sources of support
  • Other funding circumstances