About the Dissertation Year Fellowships

Fellowship Descriptions and Nomination Guidelines

UC President’s Dissertation Year Fellowship

Fletcher Jones Dissertation Year Fellowship

Marye Anne Fox Dissertation Year Fellowship

**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.

Cover Page

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. 

Open

Deadline

Nominations for AY25-26 Dissertation Year Fellowships are now closed.

Awardees

2025 Fletcher Jones Fellowship:

Megan Demmel - Biology - Evolution, Behavior, and Ecology

2025 President’s Dissertation Year Fellowship:

Amira Noeuv - Ethnic Studies

Stephanie Leal - Biomedical Sciences

Benjamin Kennedy - Education Studies

Alessandro (Ollie) D'Amico - Cognitive Science

Nicolas Herard - Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

2025 Marye Anne Fox Endowed Fellowship:
Nishta Krishnan - Chemical & Nano Engineering