Iowa Presidental Fellowship

[WilliamHowardTaft]

I know this is kind of a shot in the dark, but I was wondering if anyone else is waiting to hear whether they've received Iowa's Presidential Fellowship. If so, any idea when we may hear? I'll be fund-less without it...

[The_Hanged_Man]

I'm being considered but I haven't heard anything back yet.

However, I hate to be the bearer of bad news but I see you have American Studies listed as your field. Unfortunately, that program was recently evaluated as "Additional Evaluation Required" along with 13 other struggling programs. The Daily Iowan recently reported that none those programs would be eligible for fellowships.

Here is the link for the report of the task force. It actually has a ton of useful stats and information concerning all of the programs at Iowa. I also found the inside view of department politics to be particularly interesting. A great read for any prospective student.

[The_Hanged_Man]

For those interested below is a copy and paste from the report showing the ratings of the programs. I tried to clean it up, but I apologize if it is hard to read.

III. Categorization of Graduate Programs

Following the assessment process described above and TF discussions, the graduate programs were categorized as: Exemplary (14.4%; 16/111), High Quality

(41.4%; 46/111), Good (26.1%; 29/111), Additional Evaluation Required (12.6%; 14/111), Too New to Assess (5.4%; 6/111). The graduate programs in each

category are listed in the tables below by disciplinary group. Summaries with the rationale for the rating were prepared for each program by the Task Force.

The summaries are provided in Appendix E.

Exemplary (14.4%; 16/111)

Communication Studies M.A., Ph.D. Psychology M.A., Ph.D. Actuarial Science M.S. Biostatistics M.S., Ph.D. Immunology Ph.D. Creative Writing M.F.A. CRSD: Rehabilitation Counselor Education Ph.D. Civil and Environmental Engineering M.S., Ph.D. Nursing M.S.N. Neuroscience Ph.D. English M.A., M.F.A., Ph.D. CRSD: Community/Rehabilitation Counseling M.A. Pharmacy M.S., Ph.D. Speech and Hearing Science Ph.D. Psych/Quant: Educational

Measurement and Statistics M.A., Ph.D. Physical Therapy D.P.T.

High Quality (41.4%; 46/111)

Art History M.A., Ph.D. Accounting M.Ac., Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering M.S., Ph.D. Dental Public Health M.S. Biochemistry M.S., Ph.D. Art M.A., M.F.A. CRSD: Counselor Education and Supervision Ph.D. Chemical and Biochemical Engineering M.S., Ph.D. Epidemiology M.S., Ph.D. Free Radical and Radiation Biology M.S., Ph.D.

Classics M.A., Ph.D. CRSD: School Counseling M.A. Chemistry M.S., Ph.D. Health Management and Policy M.H.A. Genetics Ph.D. Library and Information Science M.A. CRSD: Student Affairs Admin and Research Ph.D. Computer Science MCS, M.S., Ph.D. Health Services and Policy Ph.D. Microbiology M.S., Ph.D. Spanish and Portuguese,

M.A., Ph.D. CRSD: Student Development in Postsecondary Education M.A. Mathematics M.S., Ph.D. Nursing Ph.D. Molecular and Cellular Biology Ph.D. Theatre Arts M.F.A.

Economics M.A., Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering M.S., Ph.D. Occupational and Environmental Health M.S., Ph.D. Pharmacology M.S., Ph.D.EPLS: Higher Education, M.A., Ph.D. Oral Science M.S., Ph.D. Speech Pathology and Audiology M.A. Geography M.A., Ph.D. Orthodontics M.S. Management and Organizations Ph.D. Pathology M.S. Psych/Quant: Counseling Psychology Ph.D. Physical Rehabilitation Science Ph.D. Psych/Quant: School Psychology Ed.S., Ph.D. Master of Public Health(MPH)

Second Language Acquisition Ph.D. Social Work M.S.W Sociology M.A., Ph.D. Teaching and Learning:Science Education M.S.,MAT, Ph.D.Urban and Regional Planning M.A.,M.S.

Good (26.1%; 29/111)

Dance M.F.A. Anthropology M.A., Ph.D. Applied Math and Computational Science Ph.D. Operative Dentistry M.S. Anatomy and Cell Biology M.S., Ph.D. Film and Video Production M.F.A. Finance Ph.D. Geoscience M.S., Ph.D. Biology M.S., Ph.D. French and Francophone World Studies M.A., Ph.D. Leisure Studies M.A. Electrical and Computer Engineering M.S., Ph.D. Molecular Physiology and Biophysics M.S., Ph.D. History M.A., Ph.D. Management Science Ph.D. Industrial Engineering M.S., Ph.D. Journalism M.A. Marketing Ph.D. Physics M.S., Ph.D.; Astronomy M.S. Mass Communications Ph.D. Political Science M.A., Ph.D. Statistics M.S., Ph.D. Music M.A., M.F.A., D.M.A., Ph.D. Psych/Quant: Educational Psychology M.A., Ph.D. Philosophy M.A., Ph.D. Social Work, Ph.D. Religious Studies M.A., Ph.D. Teaching and Learning: Secondary Education M.A., MAT, Ph.D. Teaching and Learning: Special Education M.A., Ph.D.

Additional Evaluation Required (12.6%; 14/111)

American Studies M.A., Ph.D. EPLS: Educational Administration M.A., Ed.S., Ph.D. Stomatology M.S. Integrative Physiology Ph.D. Asian Civilizations M.A. EPLS: Social Foundations of Education M.A., Ph.D. Exercise Science M.S. Comparative Literature M.A., Ph.D. Health and Sport Studies M.A., Ph.D. Comparative Literature Translation M.F.A. Teach and Learn: Elementary Education M.A., Ph.D. Film Studies M.A., Ph.D. German M.A., Ph.D. Linguistics M.A., Ph.D.

Too New to Assess (5.4%; 6/111)

Health M.S., Ph.D. Human Toxicology M.S., Ph.D. Nursing DNP Informatics M.S., Ph.D. Translational Biomedicine, Ph.D. Speech Pathology and Audiology Au.D.

[captiv8ed]

Hey. I am waiting to hear as well. I have additional funding though.

[WilliamHowardTaft]

Ah, that's a bummer -- but thanks for the info! It's good to know, and I've been accepted to a program that's a better fit (and thriving) anyway.

[socksocksocks]

Hey all, I am also waiting to hear. The webpage that describes the fellowship mentions that departments can nominate candidates until March 15th, so I'm guessing there won't be any word until then.

http://www.grad.uiowa.edu/aid-youre-nominated-for/presidential-graduate-fellowships

[captiv8ed]

Hey everyone!

I got word that I was awarded the Dean's Graduate Fellowship, which is different than the Presidential one they nominated me for, but still pretty sweet. So I think they must be deciding on them now. I got word yesterday

[The_Hanged_Man]

Hey everyone!

I got word that I was awarded the Dean's Graduate Fellowship, which is different than the Presidential one they nominated me for, but still pretty sweet. So I think they must be deciding on them now. I got word yesterday

Congrats! I'm still waiting myself. I have an RA already but that fellowship would be definitely sweet.