Council of Resolution Regarding Graduate Graduate Scholars, Fellows, Schools 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 completes an agreement that both student and 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.

Air Force Institute of Technology of Grand Valley State Michigan State University Alcorn State of Saint Rose Michigan Technological University College of William and Mary Middle Tennessee State University Andrews University School of Mines High Minnesota State University - Mankato Appalachian State University Hofstra University Mississippi State University State University Concordia University, (IL) Missouri State University State University Coppin State College - Bozeman Austin Peay State University Creighton University Institute of Technology Montana Tech of the University of Ball State University Dakota State University Illinois State University Montana Baylor College of Medicine State University Montclair State University Drew University Morningside College Bloomsburg University of Penn. Indiana University - Mount Mary College Boise State University Fort Wayne National University College Duquesne University Indiana University of New Jersey Institute of Technology State University New State University Bowling Green State University Jackson State University Medical College Bradley University Eastern Illinois University University Brigham Young University Eastern University John Carroll University Agricultural & Technical Eastern Michigan University State University Eastern University North Carolina State University Emerson College Kent State University at Raleigh California Institute of Technology Kutztown University of Pennsylvania North Dakota State University California State University, Bakersfield Emporia State University Northeastern Illinois University California State University, Fresno Fayetteville State University Northern Arizona University California State University, Fullerton Fairmont State University Lehigh University Northern Illinois University California State University, Ferris State University Northern Michigan University Los Angeles Fielding Graduate University Loma Linda University Northwestern State University California State University, Northridge A & M University State University and of Louisiana California State University, Florida A & M College Stanislaus Florida International University Louisiana State University Oakland University Case Western Reserve University Health Sciences Center Catholic University of America Loyola Central Washington University Fort Hays State University Loyola University of State University City University of New York Gallaudet University Marquette University Graduate Center University Oregon State University Claremont Graduate University University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Park University Clark University Medical College of Wisconsin Pennsylvania State University Clark University Institute of Technology Medical University of Pepperdine University Georgia Regents University Metropolitan State University of Pittsburg State University Cleveland State University Georgia Southern University Denver Portland 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)

Purdue University University of Albany, State University University of Nebraska at Omaha University of Queens College of the City of New York University of Nevada-Las Vegas University of New York University of Nevada-Reno University of West Florida University of New Hampshire University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute University of Bridgeport University of New Haven University of Wisconsin – La Crosse , Berkeley University of University of Wisconsin – Madison University of California, Davis University of University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee University of California, Irvine University of North Carolina Rutgers - New Brunswick University of California, Los Angeles at Chapel Hill Utah State University Rutgers - Newark University of California, Riverside University of North Carolina Valdosta State University St. Bonaventure University University of California, San Diego at Charlotte St. Cloud State University University of California, University of North Carolina St. John's University University of California, Santa Barbara at Greensboro Virginia Commonwealth University Saint Louis University University of California, Santa Cruz University of North Dakota Virginia Polytechnic Institute and San Diego State University University of Central Arkansas University of North Florida State University San Jose State University University of Central Florida University of North Wake Forest University Shippensburg University University of North Texas Health University South Dakota School of University of Cincinnati Center - Graduate School Washington State University Mines & Technology at Boulder of Biomedical Sciences Washington University in St. Louis South Dakota State University University of Colorado at Denver University of Northern Colorado Wayne State College Southeast Missouri State University University of University of Northern Iowa Southern Illinois University University of Dayton Wesleyan University at Carbondale University of Southern Illinois University University of Denver University of Oklahoma Health University at Edwardsville University of the District of Columbia Sciences Center Western Carolina University Southern Methodist University Western Illinois University Southern University A&M College University of Pennsylvania Western Kentucky University University of Hartford Western Michigan University University of Hawaii at Manoa University of - Western Washington University State University of New York University of Rio Piedras Campus Wichita State University at of Idaho University of Rhode Island Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution State University of New York – University of Illinois at Chicago Worcester Polytechnic Institute Upstate Medical University University of Illinois at Springfield University of Scranton Wright State University University of Illinois at University of South Alabama Xavier University of Louisiana SUNY College of Environmental Urbana-Champaign University of South Carolina Science and Forestry University of South Florida Youngstown State University University of Southern California University of Southern Mississippi Tennessee State University University of Louisiana at Lafayette Tennessee Technological University at Chattanooga Texas A & M International University University of Tennessee Health Texas A & M University University of , Baltimore Science Center Texas A & M University - Corpus County University of Tennessee, Knoxville Christi University of Maryland, College Park University of Texas at Arlington Texas Christian University University of Maryland, Eastern Shore University of Texas at Austin Texas Southern University University of Massachusetts Amherst University of Texas at Brownsville University of Massachusetts Boston University of Texas at The University of Texas at Texas Woman's University University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Science at Galveston Truman State University University of Texas Grad School of University of Mississippi Biomedical Science at Houston , Columbia University of Texas Grad School of , SUNY University of Missouri, Kansas City Biomedical Science at San Antonio University of Akron University of Missouri, St. Louis University of the Pacific University of Montana University of Alabama at Birmingham University of Nebraska at Kearney University of Alabama in Huntsville University of Nebraska-Lincoln University of Alaska, Fairbanks University of Nebraska at Omaha

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