Bunton-Waller Graduate Awards are generally assistantships granted to incoming students as part of the University's comprehensive educational opportunity program. The graduate admission application serves as the Bunton-Waller Graduate Awards application. Students must be nominated by their programs for consideration within their college. The Bunton-Waller Graduate Awards Program competition is open to incoming graduate degree candidates who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Applications are evaluated on scholarly promise and require matching commitments of financial support from recipients' graduate major programs.

Selection of Bunton-Waller Award recipients is determined at the college level. Interested prospective students should contact their graduate programs for details on funding deadlines, requirements, and procedures.