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titleEligibility Requirements
  1. A U.S. citizen or permanent resident, or a student who qualifies for nonresident tuition exemption under AB 540.

  2. Candidate must have advanced to candidacy for the Ph.D. degree at the time of nomination.

  3. Candidate must be making satisfactory progress towards completing the dissertation such that a dissertation-year award will be sufficient for the candidate to complete all Ph.D. degree requirements during the award year.

  4. Acceptance that the award precludes instructional employment in graduate academic titles for recipients during their tenure as Dissertation Year Fellows (with the exception of the time period spanning the conclusion of Spring courses to the first day of Fall courses). Additionally, supplemental Graduate Student Researcher (GSR) or research fellow appointments will be considered by exception request provided the research supports the Fellow’s dissertation work.

  5. Eligibility for student support through the award period. 

  6. All doctoral degree programs under the jurisdiction of the EVC-Academic Affairs are eligible.

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titleAwards

Five (5) candidates will be awarded the UC President’s Dissertation Year Fellowship. Each award will include:

  • $31,000 stipend

  • $500 travel allowance, to be used for travel to another school or campus in 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 Division of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs.

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titleEligibility Requirements
  1. A U.S. citizen or permanent resident, or a student who qualifies for nonresident tuition exemption under AB 540.

  2. Must demonstrate financial need.

  3. Candidate must have advanced to candidacy for the Ph.D. degree at the time of nomination.

  4. Candidate must be making satisfactory progress towards completing the dissertation such that a dissertation-year award will be sufficient for the candidate to complete all Ph.D. degree requirements during the award year.

  5. Acceptance that the award precludes instructional employment in graduate academic titles for recipients during their tenure as Fletcher Jones Fellows (with the exception of the time period spanning the conclusion of Spring courses to the first day of Fall courses). Additionally, supplemental Graduate Student Researcher (GSR) or research fellow appointments will be considered by exception request provided the research supports the Fellow’s dissertation work.

  6. Eligibility for student support through the award period.

  7. All disciplines offered by the General Campus are eligible, with the exception of Business Management. The disciplines offered in the Health Sciences are also eligible, with the exception of Medicine.

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titleEligibility Requirements
  1. Candidate must demonstrate a highly distinguished academic record for the field.

  2. Candidate must have advanced to candidacy for an academic doctoral degree at the time of nomination.

  3. Candidate must be making satisfactory progress toward completing the dissertation such that a dissertation-year award will be sufficient for the candidate to complete all doctoral degree requirements during the award year.

  4. Acceptance that the award precludes instructional employment in graduate academic titles for recipients during their tenure as Dissertation Year Fellows (with the exception of the time period spanning the conclusion of Spring courses to the first day of Fall courses). Additionally, supplemental Graduate Student Researcher (GSR) or research fellow appointments will be considered by exception request provided the research supports the Fellow’s dissertation work.

  5. Eligibility for student support through the award period.

  6. All disciplines doctoral degree programs under the jurisdiction of the VC EVC-Academic Affairs are eligible.  Business Management and Health Sciences are not eligible.

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titleAwards

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 $31,000

  • 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 Division of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs.

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