Bridging Funds Request

For eligible candidates, bridging funds will cover twelve months of health insurance on the Graduate Assistant Health Plan (GAHP), if not already covered by the external fellowship award or program.

This request must be completed by the Director of Graduate Studies or designated program staff (not by the student).

The same username/password may be used to submit multiple nominations. Do not share access with your students.

To update existing requests or to add additional requests, log-in with your username and password.

Program 🛈

Student's First Name

Student's Last Name

Student ID

Student email address:

Eligibility:
All of the eligibility requirements must be met to qualify for bridging funds.

The fellowship award is from a selective competition, external to the University of Minnesota.

The recipient applied directly for the fellowship award, and is the named recipient of the award.

Fellowship tenure is for at least one academic year (2 semesters).

The fellowship stipend is equal to at least U.S. $25,000.

The fellowship stipend is administered through the University of Minnesota.

The student will be registered for credit in the University of Minnesota Graduate School during both semesters of fellowship tenure.

Attach Fellowship Award Letter Here
If you have difficulty attaching the file, please paste the web address for this page into a different browser. Please email gsfellow@umn.edu if you have questions. 🛈

Training grants and fellowships awarded to faculty PI are not eligible for bridging funds.

External Fellowship Details

Name of External Fellowship 🛈

Date Fellowship Begins (month/year): 🛈

Is this a multi-year award?

Yes

No

Number of years remaining (include current request year):

Fellowship benefits such as student fees, travel, research grants, or other benefits are not included in the qualifying minimum calculation and should not be included in the stipend, tuition, and health insurance fields below.

Does the fellowship include a stipend?

Yes

No

How much is the fellowship stipend? (yearly, US$) 🛈

Does the fellowship include a health insurance allowance? 🛈

Yes

No

How much is the health insurance allowance? (yearly, U.S.$) 🛈

How much are you requesting for health insurance coverage?

Students receiving a 50% assistantship do not qualify for bridging funds. The assistantship already provides full tuition and health insurance benefits.

Please indicate if the student will be receiving an assistantship:

No assistantship or unknown

less than a 25% assistantship

25% assistantship

50% assistantship

Indicate if assistantship is only for one semester: Indicate if assistantship is only for one semester:

Are there any additional notes significant to this application (optional)?

Graduate Program Contact Information

DGS Name

DGS Email Address

GPC/Program Staff Name

GPC/Program Staff Email Address