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  • Letter Templates for Admitted Students Receiving Funding (November 2025)
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  • Guide to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (MNGDPA) (November 2025)
  • New DOVE Statement (August 2025)

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      • Accelerate
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        • Graduate School Essentials for Humanities and Social Sciences PhDs
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      • Transferable Skills Checklist
    • Institute for Innovation & Change
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    • Preparing for Graduate School
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    • The Purpose of Graduate Fellowships
    • Prospective & Incoming Students
      • 3M Science & Technology Graduate Fellowship
      • Diversity of Views & Experience Fellowship (DOVE)
      • National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
      • Roger D. Gordon Endowed Evans Professional and Graduate Degree Award
      • Torske Klubben Fellowship
    • Current Students
      • Conference Presentation Funding Request
      • Distinguished Master's Thesis Competition
      • DOVE Predoctoral Excellence in Teaching Scholar Program
      • Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship
      • Excellence in Teaching Award
      • Fulbright U.S. Student Program
      • Google Ph.D. Fellowship
      • Graduate SEED Awards
      • Harold Leonard Memorial Fellowship in Film Study
      • Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellowship
      • Judd Travel Awards
      • National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
      • Professional Development Funding Request
      • Research Travel Requests
      • Roger D. Gordon Endowed Evans Professional and Graduate Degree Award
      • Schmidt Science Fellowship
      • Smithsonian Institute Fellowship
      • Torske Klubben Fellowship
    • Program Requests & Nominations
      • 3M Science & Technology Graduate Fellowship
      • Bridging Funds Program
      • Distinguished Dissertation Competition
      • Co-Sponsorship Grants Program
      • Distinguished Master's Thesis Competition
      • Diversity of Views & Experience Fellowship (DOVE)
      • Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship
      • Google Ph.D. Fellowship
      • Excellence in Teaching Award
      • Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellowship
      • National Science Foundation Research Traineeship
      • National Science Foundation Innovations in Graduate Education Program
      • Schmidt Science Fellowship
    • Fellowship Dates & Deadlines
    • Information for Staff & Faculty
  • Diversity
    • About Graduate Diversity
    • Diverse Student Organizations
    • McNair Scholars Resources
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