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Fellowship Descriptions and Nomination Guidelines
UC President's Dissertation Year Fellowship
The Office of the President has allotted UCSD five (5) President's Dissertation Year Fellowships. The program is designed to identify doctoral candidates who have been educationally or economically disadvantaged or whose research or planned career direction focuses on problems related to disadvantaged segments of society. Dissertation Year Fellowships are to be awarded to promising students in the final stages of their doctoral work who demonstrate strong potential for university teaching and research. Because the President's Dissertation Year Fellowship is one of the University-wide fellowship programs for diversity, we hope to obtain a diverse pool of nominees.
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Five (5) candidates will be awarded the UC President’s Dissertation Year Fellowship. Each award will include:
- $23,500 stipendPayment of tuition and fees by the candidate's home department*
- $500 travel allowance, to be used for travel to another school or campus in California California
- The full cost of resident tuition** and fees must also be covered on the student’s behalf. The student’s degree-granting program is responsible for identifying the funding source and disbursing the tuition & fee payments.
This fellowship is a terminal support award. Nominated candidates must be projected to finish during the twelve-month award period (July 1 through June 30). Convincing evidence that the nominee can complete all degree requirements by June 30 will be an important consideration in the selection process. Awards will be made by the Dean of The Graduate Division.
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One (1) candidate will be selected for the Fletcher Jones Dissertation Fellowship. Each Award will include:
- $25$23,000 500 stipend*
- Payment The full cost of resident tuition and fees by the candidate's home department** and fees must also be covered on the student’s behalf. The student’s degree-granting program is responsible for identifying the funding source and disbursing the tuition & fee payments.
This fellowship is a terminal support award. Nominated candidates must be projected to finish during the twelve-month award period (July 1 through June 30). Convincing evidence that the nominee can complete all degree requirements by June 30 will be an important consideration in the selection process. Awards will be made by the Dean of The Graduate Division before the end of Spring Quarter.
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One (1) candidate will be selected for the Dissertation Year Fellowship funded by the Marye Anne Fox Endowed Fellowship Fund. Each award will include:
- Stipend of $23,500*
- Payment The full cost of resident tuition and fees by the candidate's home department. ** and fees must also be covered on the student’s behalf. The student’s degree-granting program is responsible for identifying the funding source and disbursing the tuition & fee payments.
Nomination Materials
All items are required for Fellowship consideration.
- Brief autobiographical sketch by the student (half page limit)
- Two-page dissertation synopsis written in a non-technical format for a "lay audience". The synopsis must address the relevance of the student's research within the academic field.
- Provide an academic Academic timeline for completion of the dissertation with a projected date of completion.
- Letter of support from the student's academic advisor.
- Completed nomination form with the signature of the department/program chair.
*The stipend provided will match the minimum annual support guaranteed by the Graduate Funding Reform. The student will receive an amended letter once the rates are finalized for the current year (the rate is driven by ASE contract negotiation).
**Students who have advanced to candidacy are usually within the UC non-resident supplemental tuition (NRST) waiver period. If a student has exceeded their waiver period, and are not eligible for extended coverage due to COVID-19, the student will be responsible for paying the NRST. The degree-granting department can elect to cover NRST on the student’s behalf but is not obligated to do so.
Deadline
In addition to the nomination materials specified above, attach the cover page below to each nomination packet. Each nomination packet should be combined into a single PDF and uploaded to the Google Application Form.
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