Nationally competitive Graduate Fellowships and Assistantships packages are available at CREOL, College of Optics & Photonics for qualified PhD students. Students wishing to pursue related PhD degrees at UCF with a college of Optics and Photonics research supervisor may also apply for our fellowships.

NSF IGERT Fellowships in Optical Communications and Networking
Stipend of $30,000 per calendar year.
For outstanding US citizens and permanent residents.

CREOL Research Fellowship
Stipend ranges from $20,000 to $26,000 per calendar year.
For outstanding US citizens and permanent residents and international students.

Applicants for CREOL Research Fellowships should fill out the Pre-application on this web site. For information on how to apply, go to the Application section.

Litton Foundation Fellowships
Schwartz Fellowships
Suchoski Fellowships
Provides an additional supplement to the CREOL research fellowships.
For outstanding US citizens and permanent residents.
There is no separate application for these fellowships. They are selected by the admissions committee from among optics graduate applicants.

Frances Townes Fellowship
Support living and tuition expenses.
For female student in Optics.

Full tuition, estimated at $23,500 per year, is provided to all Fellowship and Assistantship students. Fall Admission, applications should be submitted by January 15^th. Fellowship applications received after the deadline will be considered, subject to availability of positions. Fellowships are only occasionally given with spring admission.