The CSU Chancellor's Doctoral Incentive Program (CDIP) is designed to increase the pool of faculty candidates with the qualifications, motivation, and skill to teach the diverse student body in the CSU. The initial emphasis was to encourage doctoral study in fields in which women and minorities are most underrepresented. Currently applicants in all fields where CSU campuses employ faculty are eligible for admission to this program regardless of gender or ethnicity.
The CDIP will lend participants who are full-time doctoral students up to $10,000 annually to a limit of $30,000 over a five-year period. The recipients may enroll in any approved doctoral program, at an accredited university in the United States or abroad. In addition to the loan provision, a full-time, tenure-track member of the CSU faculty formally sponsors participants.
After completion of the doctoral degree, a CDIP participant is extended a 12-month grace period before loan repayments begin. If the participant obtains a full-time instructional faculty position in the CSU, the loan principal and interest are "forgiven" at the rate of 20% for each year of service. After five years of full time faculty service, the entire loan amount can be forgiven. A system wide selection committee, composed of CSU faculty, campus administrators, and Chancellor’s Office administrators consider the campus nominees.
Applications are available in late November with an application deadline in February. Selection announcements are made in early May. For additional information on how to apply please visit the CSU's Chancellor's Doctoral Incentive Program page.
The website has several sections that contain information for:
1. Potential Applicants
2. Current Participants
3. Sponsors
4. Coordinators
Interested students can request an application through the website and current participants can contact the program with questions or updates. In addition, there is a Frequently Asked Questions section and a link to the most recent CDIP annual report.
The Chancellor's Doctoral Incentive Program Systemwide Selection Committee met during Spring 2009 to review the applications submitted by the campuses. San Jose State University is pleased to announce the winners from this campus and the institution that they plan to attend.
Sara Guido - Nursing at UC San Francisco
Christina Johnson - Business at Stanford University
Congratulations!!
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