Fellowships for Continuing Graduate Students

If you are a continuing UC Davis graduate student in an academic degree program and would like to apply for UC Davis Internal Fellowships for academic year 2008-09, please use our convenient Online Fellowship Application System.
 
Eligibility

The UC Davis Internal Fellowship application system is for continuing students in an academic degree program.  
 
If you are a prospective graduate student interested in applying for admission to UC Davis, please see our Admissions Application.
 
The University of California, Davis, uses a variety of Internal Fellowship funds to support academic graduate students. Internal Fellowships can provide financial support in the form of a stipend (or "living allowance"), fees, nonresident tuition, research, travel or any combination of these. The value of the fellowships varies from $1,000 to as much as a $50,000/year award. Internal Fellowships are paid in a single academic year (October through July) unless otherwise noted.
 
Awards are a mark of honor, primarily on the basis of scholarship and promise of outstanding academic and professional contribution. In evaluating applications, consideration is given to the extent and quality of previous undergraduate and graduate work, evidence of ability in research or other creative accomplishment, evidence of intellectual capacity, and promise of productive scholarship. Items to be included in this evaluation are: graduate grade-point average (GPA), academic transcripts, statement of purpose essay, personal history statement essay, three letters of recommendation, and other documentation such as publications and awards. Students must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 in order to be considered for fellowships.
 
Due to funding restrictions, the following programs are not eligible for the fellowships included in the online application:
 
Agricultural Education
Clinical Research
Education Credential
Forensic Science
International Commercial Law
Master of Laws
Maternal and Child Nutrition
D.V.M. or M.P.V.M. through the School of Veterinary Medicine
J.D. through the School of Law
M.D. through the School of Medicine
M.B.A. through the Graduate School of Management
 
Application Deadline
The Fellowship Application deadline is January 15. All application materials must be filed by January 15. There are no exceptions. NOTE: IF THE PROGRAM TO WHICH YOU ARE APPLYING HAS AN EARLIER ADMISSIONS APPLICATION DEADLINE, THAT DEADLINE ALSO APPLIES TO YOUR FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION.
 
Notification of Decision
Official notification of Internal Fellowship decisions will be sent via U.S. postal mail beginning March 10, 2008.

Graduate Program Block Grant Awards

Each graduate program may offer eligible students fellowship support, including a living allowance, and/or in-state fees, and/or nonresident tuition. To be considered for this award you must let your program know that you are interested in being considered and obtain the correct application instructions from your program.

U.S. citizens, permanent residents or immigrants who are not legal residents of California are only eligible for a nonresident tuition fellowship in their first year. They can, and are expected to, establish residency. International students' eligibility for a nonresident tuition fellowship is not restricted to the first year. For information on establishing legal residence for tuition purposes contact the UC Davis Residence Deputy at (530) 752-4749.

Fellowships to Support Campus Diversity

The Dean of Graduate Studies at the University of California, Davis is committed to improving the quality and diversity of the student body, as the campus responds to the changing population and educational needs of California and the nation. The Academic Career Development Program is designed to facilitate the academic career development of students who show potential to become excellent faculty or researchers in institutions of higher education, as well as to foster multi-faceted diversity in graduate education at the University of California. Since diversity is critical to promoting lively intellectual exchange and the variety of ideas and perspectives essential to advanced research, and because graduate students form the pool of future academic leaders, high value is placed on achieving a diverse graduate student body and faculty as part of the endeavor to maintain academic excellence.

1. Demonstrated high potential and promise, with an interest in an academic career in teaching and research
2. United States citizens or permanent residents
3. Individuals from cultural, linguistic, and socioeconomic backgrounds who would otherwise not adequately be represented in the graduate student and faculty populations as demonstrated by:
   • Experience of situations or conditions which were an impediment to advancing to graduate study, such as the absence of a family member who attended college; matriculation in a school with poor financial or curricular support; having a physical or learning disability; or having worked long hours while attending school; or
   • Academic research interests focusing on cultural, societal or educational problems as they affect educationally disadvantaged segments of society; or
   • Evidence of an intention to use the doctoral degree toward serving educationally underrepresented segments of society.
4. ACDP participants may not simultaneously receive additional financial support awards in a similar or greater amount.

Awards are for a one-year period unless otherwise noted. Applicants will be considered for all awards for which they are eligible. To apply, complete the Internal Fellowship Application's relevant additional sections.