Graduate Future Scholars Program

The Graduate Future Scholars program is a 4-year scholarship award. Scholars are characterized as Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, & Year 4 scholars.

Program Details

The LSU Pinkie Gordon Lane Graduate School Future Scholars Program aims to assist graduate students in their transition into graduate school and provide ongoing support throughout their academic journey. We strongly believe that this support should extend beyond academic resources and include academic and non-academic resources that can contribute to the overall success and well-being of our scholars.

LSU's Future Scholars programs have three components.

Component 1: LSUFS - Grades 7-12

Component 2: LSUFS - Undergraduate

            To learn more information about LSUFS Components 1 and 2, you can visit the LSU Future Scholars webpage.

Component 3: LSUFS-G - Graduate

Goals:

  • Increase the number of Louisiana students earning doctoral degrees from LSU.
  • Provide holistic academic, research, and professional development to support the successful completion of doctoral degree programs.
  • Prepare students to drive impact through leadership and research in Louisiana and beyond.

Application Details

The deadline for nominations is generally in early Spring. Application materials must be submitted via our InfoReady Award Portal.


Visit Infoready Award Portal

Program Benefits

  • $14,000 stipend to supplement Graduate Assistantship
  • Monthly Personal and Professional Development
  • Cohort-based Programming 
  • Mentorship Networking Opportunities 

Program & Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible, you must:

  • Have U.S. citizenship
  • Be admitted to or enrolled in a PhD program
  • Have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above (on a 4.0 grading scale)
  • Have a departmentally provided Graduate Assistantship 

Priority Criteria include:

  • Louisiana residency or connection 
  • STEM discipline 
  • First-generation college student or from an under-resourced background

Requirements as a Graduate Future Scholar include:

  • Maintaining a departmentally supported Graduate Assistantship at 50% effort 
  • Remaining in Good Academic Standing 
  • Attending required monthly professional development workshops 
  • Participating in mentorship programs with Undergraduate Future Scholars