Resolution Regarding Graduate Scholars, Fellows, Trainees and Assistants

Acceptance of an offer of financial support* (such as a graduate scholarship, fellowship, traineeship, or assistantship) for the next academic year by a prospective or enrolled graduate student completes an agreement that both student and graduate school expect to honor. In that context, the conditions affecting such offers and their acceptance must be defined carefully and understood by all parties.

Students are under no obligation to respond to offers of financial support prior to April 15; earlier deadlines for acceptance of such offers violate the intent of this Resolution. In those instances in which a student accepts an offer before April 15, and sub - sequently desires to withdraw that acceptance, the student may submit in writing a resignation of the appointment at any time through April 15. However, an acceptance given or left in force after April 15 commits the student not to accept another offer without first obtaining a written release from the institution to which a commitment has been made. Similarly, an offer by an insti - tution after April 15 is conditional on presentation by the student of the written release from any previously accepted offer. It is further agreed by the institutions and organizations subscribing to the above Resolution that a copy of this Resolution or a link to the URL should accompany every scholarship, fellowship, traineeship, and assistantship offer.

The following list includes CGS member institutions that indicated their support of the Resolution.

This Resolution was renewed October 2014.

Alcorn State University College of William and Mary Idaho State University Mount Mary College American University Colorado School of Mines Illinois Institute of Technology National University Andrews University Columbia College Chicago Illinois State University Institute of Technology Appalachian State University Indiana State University New Mexico State University Arizona State University Concordia University Chicago Indiana University Medical College Arkansas State University Coppin State College Indiana University of Pennsylvania Augusta University Cornell University Iowa State University North Carolina Agricultural & Technical Austin Peay State University Creighton University Jackson State University State University Ball State University Dakota State University James Madison University North Carolina State University Baylor College of Medicine Dartmouth College John Carroll University at Raleigh Baylor University Drew University Johns Hopkins University North Dakota State University Boise State University Drexel University Kansas State University Northern Arizona University Boston College Duke University Kent State University Northern Illinois University Boston University East Carolina University Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Northern Michigan University Bowling Green State University Eastern Illinois University Lamar University Northwestern State University Bradley University Eastern Kentucky University Langston University of Louisiana Brandeis University Eastern Michigan University Lehigh University Northwestern University Brigham Young University Eastern Washington University Lipscomb University Oakland University Brown University Emory University Loma Linda University Ohio University Bryn Mawr College Emporia State University Louisiana State University and Ohio State University Caldwell University Fairmont State University A & M College Oklahoma State University California Institute of Technology Ferris State University Louisiana State University Old Dominion University California State University, Fresno Fielding Graduate University Health Sciences Center Oregon State University California State University, Fullerton Florida A & M University Loyola Marymount University Park University California State University, Florida Atlantic University Loyola University of Chicago Pennsylvania State University Los Angeles Florida International University Marquette University Portland State University California State University, Florida State University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Princeton University Stanislaus Medical College of Wisconsin Purdue University Case Western Reserve University Fort Hays State University Medical University of South Carolina Radford University Catholic University of America Gallaudet University Metropolitan State University of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Central Michigan University George Mason University Denver Rice University Central Washington University George Washington University Miami University City University of New York Georgetown University Michigan State University Rowan University Graduate Center Georgia Institute of Technology Michigan Technological University Rutgers - New Brunswick Claremont Graduate University Georgia Southern University Middle Tennessee State University Rutgers - Newark Clark Atlanta University Georgia State University Minnesota State University - Mankato St. Bonaventure University Clark University Grand Valley State University Mississippi State University St. Cloud State University Clemson University Hampton University Missouri State University St. John's University Cleveland State University Harvard University Montana State University - Bozeman Saint Louis University College of Charleston Hofstra University Montana Tech of the University of San Diego State University College of New Jersey Hood College Montana Shippensburg University College of Saint Rose Howard University Montclair State University South Dakota State University

* This Resolution applies to offers of financial support only, not offers of admission. CGS - Resolution Regarding Graduate Scholars, Fellows, Trainees and Assistants (continued)

South Dakota School of Mines and University of Cincinnati University of Notre Dame Wesleyan University Technology University of Colorado at Boulder University of Oklahoma West Chester University Southeast Missouri State University University of University of Oklahoma Health University Southern Illinois University University of Dayton Sciences Center Western Carolina University at Carbondale University of Delaware University of Oregon Western Illinois University Southern Illinois University University of Denver University of Pennsylvania Western Kentucky University at Edwardsville University of the District of Columbia University of Pittsburgh Western Michigan University Southern Methodist University University of Florida University of Rhode Island Western Washington University Southern University A&M College University of Georgia University of Rochester Wichita State University Spalding University University of Hartford University of Scranton Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Stanford University University of Hawaii at Manoa University of South Alabama Worcester Polytechnic Institute State University of New York University of Houston University of South Carolina Wright State University at Binghamton University of Idaho University of South Florida Yale University State University of New York – University of Illinois at Chicago University of Southern California Youngstown State University Upstate Medical University University of Illinois at Springfield University of Southern Mississippi Stony Brook University University of Illinois at University of Tennessee SUNY College of Environmental Urbana-Champaign at Chattanooga Science and Forestry University of Iowa University of Tennessee Health Syracuse University University of Kansas Science Center Temple University University of Kentucky University of Tennessee, Knoxville Tennessee State University University of Louisiana at Lafayette University of Texas at Arlington Tennessee Technological University University of Louisville University of Texas at Austin Texas A & M International University University of Maine University of Texas at Brownsville Texas A & M University University of Maryland, Baltimore University of Texas at Dallas Texas A & M University - Corpus County University of Texas at El Paso Christi University of Maryland, College Park University of Texas at San Antonio Texas Christian University University of Maryland, Eastern Shore University of Texas Graduate School Texas Southern University University of Massachusetts Amherst of Biomedical Science at Galveston Texas State University University of Massachusetts Boston The University of Texas MD Anderson Texas Tech University The University of Memphis Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate Texas Woman's University University of Miami School of Biomedical Sciences Towson University University of Michigan University of Texas Grad School of Truman State University University of Minnesota Biomedical Science at San Antonio Tufts University University of Mississippi University of the Pacific Tulane University University of Missouri, Columbia University of Toledo University at Buffalo, SUNY University of Missouri, Kansas City University of Tulsa University of Akron University of Missouri, St. Louis University of Utah University of Alabama University of Montana University of Vermont University of Alabama at Birmingham University of Nebraska at Kearney University of Virginia University of Alabama in Huntsville University of Nebraska-Lincoln University of Albany, State University University of Nebraska at Omaha University of West Florida of New York University of Nevada-Las Vegas University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire University of Arizona University of Nevada-Reno University of Wisconsin – La Crosse University of Arkansas University of New Hampshire University of Wisconsin – Madison University of Bridgeport University of New Haven University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee University of California, Berkeley University of New Mexico U n i v e r s i t y o f W y o m i n g University of California, Davis University of North Carolina Utah State University University of California, Irvine at Chapel Hill Valdosta State University University of California, Los Angeles University of North Carolina Vanderbilt University University of California, Merced at Charlotte Villanova University University of California, Riverside University of North Carolina Virginia Commonwealth University University of California, San Diego at Greensboro Virginia Polytechnic Institute and University of California, San Francisco University of North Dakota State University University of California, Santa Barbara University of North Florida Wake Forest University University of California, Santa Cruz University of North Texas Walden University University of Central Arkansas University of North Texas Health Washington State University University of Central Florida Science Center at Fort Worth Washington University in St. Louis University of Central Missouri University of Northern Colorado Wayne State College University of Chicago University of Northern Iowa Wayne State University

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