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Fellowships
- Administers the OGSPS fellowships;
- Assists in the development and implementation of the University-wide fellowship program focused on recruitment and retention of graduate students through graduate training grants, fellowship endowments, and graduate student initiatives;
- Advises students on available funding opportunities
- Fosters advancement activities such as proposal development, gift cultivation, solicitation, stewardship and other activities supporting graduate student fellowships and Graduate School programs.
Contact Information:
Young Hall, Room 160
155 S. Grant Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2114
Phone: (765) 494-9256
Fax: (765) 494-0136
Email: fellowships@purdue.edu
![Melissa Franks, Ph.D.](../../images/people/staff/Melissa_Franks_2024.jpg)
Melissa Franks, Ph.D.
Director of Graduate Studies
mfranks@purdue.edu
(765) 494-2600
![Josie Hitchings](../../images/people/staff/Josie_Hitchings_2024.jpg)
Josie Hitchings
Manager of Fellowship
jhitchi@purdue.edu
(765) 494-5735