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Nominees considered for the Cota-Robles Fellowship must be recommended for admission to a program offering the Ph.D., D.M.A. and Ed.D. degree. In addition, nominations for the Cota Robles award must articulate outstanding academic merit for the field.
Nominees considered for the SEED Fellowship must be recommended for admission to a program offering the Ph.D., D.M.A., Ed.D, or M.F.A. degree, and must have attended a Minority Serving Institution.
Candidates for all three fellowships must have responded to at least two of the following optional prompts in the online application:
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The very strongest often demonstrate experiences more than one of these areas.
Nominations for the Cota Robles award must articulate outstanding academic merit for the field.
San Diego or Cota Robles Fellowship Award
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