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 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.
Air Force Institute of Technology College of New Jersey Grand Valley State University Michigan State University Alcorn State University College of Saint Rose Hampton University Michigan Technological University American University College of William and Mary Harvard University Middle Tennessee State University Andrews University Colorado School of Mines High Point University Minnesota State University - Mankato Appalachian State University Columbia University Hofstra University Mississippi State University Arizona State University Concordia University, (IL) Hood College Missouri State University Arkansas State University Coppin State College Howard University Monmouth University Auburn University Cornell University Idaho State University Montana State University - Bozeman Austin Peay State University Creighton University Illinois Institute of Technology Montana Tech of the University of Ball State University Dakota State University Illinois State University Montana Baylor College of Medicine Dartmouth College Indiana State University Montclair State University Baylor University Drew University Indiana University Morningside College Bloomsburg University of Penn. Drexel University Indiana University - Purdue University Mount Mary College Boise State University Duke University Fort Wayne National University Boston College Duquesne University Indiana University of Pennsylvania New Jersey Institute of Technology Boston University East Carolina University Iowa State University New Mexico State University Bowling Green State University East Central University Jackson State University New York Medical College Bradley University Eastern Illinois University James Madison University New York University Brigham Young University Eastern Kentucky University John Carroll University North Carolina Agricultural & Technical Brown University Eastern Michigan University Johns Hopkins University State University Bryn Mawr College Eastern Washington University Kansas State University North Carolina State University Caldwell University Emerson College Kent State University at Raleigh California Institute of Technology Emory University Kutztown University of Pennsylvania North Dakota State University California State University, Bakersfield Emporia State University Lamar University Northeastern Illinois University California State University, Fresno Fayetteville State University Langston University Northern Arizona University California State University, Fullerton Fairmont State University Lehigh University Northern Illinois University California State University, Ferris State University Lipscomb University Northern Michigan University Los Angeles Fielding Graduate University Loma Linda University Northwestern State University California State University, Northridge Florida A & M University Louisiana State University and of Louisiana California State University, Florida Atlantic University A & M College Northwestern University Stanislaus Florida International University Louisiana State University Oakland University Case Western Reserve University Florida State University Health Sciences Center Ohio University Catholic University of America Fordham University Loyola Marymount University Ohio State University Central Washington University Fort Hays State University Loyola University of Chicago Oklahoma State University City University of New York Gallaudet University Marquette University Old Dominion University Graduate Center George Mason University Marywood University Oregon State University Claremont Graduate University George Washington University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Park University Clark Atlanta University Georgetown University Medical College of Wisconsin Pennsylvania State University Clark University Georgia Institute of Technology Medical University of South Carolina Pepperdine University Clemson University Georgia Regents University Metropolitan State University of Pittsburg State University Cleveland State University Georgia Southern University Denver Portland State University College of Charleston Georgia State University Miami University Princeton 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 Virginia Queens College of the City of New York University of Nevada-Las Vegas University of Washington University of New York University of Arizona University of Nevada-Reno University of West Florida Radford University University of Arkansas University of New Hampshire University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute University of Bridgeport University of New Haven University of Wisconsin – La Crosse Rice University University of California, Berkeley University of New Mexico University of Wisconsin – Madison Rockefeller University University of California, Davis University of New Orleans University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee Rowan University University of California, Irvine University of North Carolina University of Wyoming 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 Vanderbilt University St. Cloud State University University of California, San Francisco University of North Carolina Villanova University 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 Texas Wake Forest University Shippensburg University University of Chicago University of North Texas Health Walden University South Dakota School of University of Cincinnati Science Center - Graduate School Washington State University Mines & Technology University of Colorado 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 Connecticut University of Northern Iowa Wayne State University Southern Illinois University University of Dayton University of Notre Dame Wesleyan University at Carbondale University of Delaware University of Oklahoma West Chester University Southern Illinois University University of Denver University of Oklahoma Health West Virginia University at Edwardsville University of the District of Columbia Sciences Center Western Carolina University Southern Methodist University University of Florida University of Oregon Western Illinois University Southern University A&M College University of Georgia University of Pennsylvania Western Kentucky University Spalding University University of Hartford University of Pittsburgh Western Michigan University Stanford University University of Hawaii at Manoa University of Puerto Rico - Western Washington University State University of New York University of Houston Rio Piedras Campus Wichita State University at Binghamton University of Idaho University of Rhode Island Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution State University of New York – University of Illinois at Chicago University of Rochester Worcester Polytechnic Institute Upstate Medical University University of Illinois at Springfield University of Scranton Wright State University Stony Brook University University of Illinois at University of South Alabama Xavier University of Louisiana SUNY College of Environmental Urbana-Champaign University of South Carolina Yale University Science and Forestry University of Iowa University of South Florida Youngstown State University Syracuse University University of Kansas University of Southern California Temple University University of Kentucky University of Southern Mississippi Tennessee State University University of Louisiana at Lafayette University of Tennessee Tennessee Technological University University of Louisville at Chattanooga Texas A & M International University University of Maine University of Tennessee Health Texas A & M University University of Maryland, 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 Texas State University University of Massachusetts Boston University of Texas at Dallas Texas Tech University The University of Memphis University of Texas at San Antonio Texas Woman's University University of Miami University of Texas Graduate School Towson University University of Michigan of Biomedical Science at Galveston Truman State University University of Minnesota University of Texas Grad School of Tufts University University of Mississippi Biomedical Science at Houston Tulane University University of Missouri, Columbia University of Texas Grad School of University at Buffalo, 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 Alabama University of Montana University of Toledo University of Alabama at Birmingham University of Nebraska at Kearney University of Tulsa University of Alabama in Huntsville University of Nebraska-Lincoln University of Utah University of Alaska, Fairbanks University of Nebraska at Omaha University of Vermont
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