The student deadline for applying for a Graduate School Fellowship is Tuesday, Apr. 1. To apply, students may log in to the NinerScholars website and complete an applicant profile to be matched to available awards for which they are nominated.
More information on is available from the Graduate School Fellowship website.
Please contact Julie Green at jhgreen@charlotte.edu for questions.
Graduate faculty and staff will have an opportunity to participate in two virtual workshops March 25 on graduate recruitment and enrollment management. In the first, the findings from a secret shopper study will be presented that evaluate how graduate programs nationwide respond to prospective students and offer best practices.
A conversation on the latest trends in graduate enrollment management will follow, with a focus on AI’s transformative and disruptive role in the field.
The Graduate School has created a Google Group, grad-recruitment-consortium-group@charlotte.edu, for staff that work with graduate program recruitment — full time or part time! This will serve as a space to share updates, best practices, and opportunities.
To be added to the list, please contact Sabrina Brown, slbrown1@charlotte.edu.
Recruitment Resources
📌 Graduate Recruitment Support Request Form
📅 Graduate Recruitment Calendar
Through Mar. 21, graduate students have an opportunity to apply to become Graduate Life Fellows (GLF), an important role that serves as liaison to other students and supports graduate student success.
As a part of the Thomas L. Reynolds Center for Graduate Life and Learning (Reynolds CGLL), Grad Life Fellows also promote workshops, programs, courses, and initiatives through word-of-mouth, social media, and visits to graduate classes and organizations.
GLFs receive a $6,000 award (divided into 2 payments) for the academic year.
For more information and to apply, go to the Reynolds CGLL.
The Thomas L. Reynolds Center for Graduate Life and Learning (Reynolds CGLL) has issued a call for students to speak at the 2025 spring commencement and doctoral hooding ceremonies.
For commencement, student speeches will run no more than three minutes and focus on personal success and that of peers, the people who have played a role in success and that relate to graduates from different majors and backgrounds. More information and an application is available for the commencement ceremony.
Hooding ceremony speeches will run 5-7 minutes and address the impact of research on career progress, experience of becoming a researcher and the role and impact of mentors.
Reynolds CGLL provides more information and an application for the hooding ceremony.
This is a reminder for GPDs that the Director of Graduate Academic Services will be hosting weekly office hours on Fridays from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm for program directors to drop in and discuss any questions that they have related to their program. Additionally, the graduation application window is open for late applications through 2/28. Please encourage students who need to apply to graduate to contact their college liaison.
The Graduate School’s Summer Fellowship Program (GSSF) provides doctoral students funding to continue research at a time when few other options exist. And, this year, the application is shorter.
The program is available to new and repeat applicants. Eligible applicants can receive $8,000 to support progress toward the degree.
The application deadline is Mar. 15, 2025,
For more information and to apply, please access the 2025 GSSF Application.
For questions, please contact Julie Goodliffe, Assistant Dean for Funding and Research.
There is no one who more deserves praise than you for UNC Charlotte’s recent R1 achievement. This momentous occasion recognizes the hard work and excellence of Charlotte’s faculty, staff and students －but it would not have been possible without your unwavering dedication and meaningful contributions to our graduate community.
As you have heard me say, UNC Charlotte is a very special place. This R1 designation recognizes the strength of our growing research enterprise.
If you haven’t already, please visit Inside UNC Charlotte to read about our achievement.
Thank you again for the role that you have played in supporting our institution in this achievement. It is humbling to serve you as the Dean and I look forward to continuing to celebrate this milestone!
Alyssa Martin ’23, a graduate of UNC Charlotte’s M.A. in History program, has been awarded the 2025 Master’s Thesis Award in the Fine Arts and Humanities thesis category from the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools (CSGS).
Read more from the Graduate School.
Josh Peterson is leading a project to develop a “student success” portal for GPDs. He’s also created a “heat map” showing where our graduate students live. Are there other needs you have related to graduate student data? Let us know! We are interested in projects that may be scalable to other colleges.
Contact Josh Peterson, Josh.Peterson@charlotte.edu.
The Graduate funding team will host a series of Q&A Zoom sessions beginning Jan. 28 to address the full range of questions regarding funding for graduate education.
The inaugural session Jan. 28 will begin at 3 p.m. To participate, please complete the event registration.
A complete list of training sessions is available for download.
The Graduate School will offer the session Recruitment Strategies for Graduate Programs
Jan. 29, 1:15-2 p.m. via Zoom.
The session, led by Sabrina Brown, director of Graduate Recruitment, will focus on developing effective and targeted recruitment strategies to attract a diverse pool of high-quality applicants. Key topics covered include identifying target audiences, recruitment cycle planning – events + travel
and nurturing leads.
Register to participate in this Zoom session.
Graduate faculty are invited to attend the Graduate School session Understanding Academic Policies and Implications Jan. 23, 12-1 p.m. via Zoom.
The session, led by Lauren Coffey, addresses milestone policies by degree level and how policies support academic quality. Key topics include milestone policies, rules for transfer credit, student status, DegreeWorks, graduation clearance and more.
Register to attend the Zoom session.
A series of workshops addressing key graduate enrollment management topics kicks off later this month and runs through April. The informal sessions provide insights and practical strategies to enhance recruitment, admissions and enrollment efforts in your graduate program.
The workshops will be presented by Graduate School staff and and other experts from around campus.
The first session, New Graduate Program Director and Affiliate Staff Training, will be held in Reese 524 January 22, 12-1 p.m. Led by Kathy Giddings, Julie Goodliffe, Katherine Hall-Hertel, Lauren Coffey and Johnna Watson, this session will deliver just-in-time training on the core functions of graduate program directors and affiliates, including an overview of key policies and tools for admitting, funding, enrolling and supporting graduate students.
To attend the session, please complete the Registration Form.
A complete list of the upcoming sessions is available for download.
The Graduate School will offer Mentor Training for graduate faculty and Principal Investigators April 4 from 9-4 p.m.
The curriculum comes from the Center for the Improvement of the Mentored Experience in Research (CIMER) at the University of Wisconsin. It is highly interactive and includes a variety of useful resources and tools.
Principal Investigators (PIs) and graduate faculty who need to fulfill the Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research (RECR) training requirements should register for this session.
For more information and to register, please visit the Graduate School’s Mentorship Training site.
William “Bill” Tolone has been named dean of the Graduate School at UNC Charlotte, effective Jan. 1, 2025. Previously, Tolone was an associate dean and professor in the College of Computing and Informatics.
Read more from the Graduate School.
The Thomas L. Reynolds Center for Graduate Life and Learning (Reynolds CGLL) will host a welcome reception for new graduate students Jan. 14, beginning at 4 p.m. at the Popp Martin Student Center, Room 340 D-I.
The reception, open to all new grad students – including part-time and distance education – will introduce newcomers to the resources available on campus. Staff from the Graduate School and other campus organizations will be on hand to welcome new students.
For more information and to register, please visit the Reynolds CGLL.
The Graduate School will welcome new doctoral students Jan. 10 for the Spring 2025 Doctoral Student Orientation.
The event will be held in the Atkins Library Halton Reading Room beginning at 9 a.m.
The session is designed to prepare new doctoral students for what’s ahead in graduate education, and help students make important new connection
Register to attend at the Thomas L. Reynolds Center for Graduate Life and Learning.
The Thomas L Reynolds Center for Graduate Life and Learning (Reynolds CGLL) will host a virtual orientation for new graduate students Jan. 9 at 4 p.m.
The session will include a variety of breakout sessions that address questions many new grad students have on their mind. The session also will feature a message from the Graduate School Dean and information on services offered by Reynolds CGLL.
Our virtual presentations are designed to foster interpersonal interaction, just as a face-to-face meeting would do. For that reason, no digital note-takers, recorders, or other AI-driven programs are permitted in our Zoom workshops.
Register to attend at Reynolds CGLL.
The Graduate School has produced an easy-to-follow “Road to GASP/MTART” guide covering requirements and deadlines for successful application for research funding.
The Road to GASP/MTART is available for download here.
