GEPA Fellowship Calls and Timelines

Below is a list of the calls and estimated timelines for AY 2024-2025 for the fellowships GEPA's Fellowship Team administers. Fellowships with an asterisk denote extramural opportunities (e.g. limited submissions and/or fellowships originating from outside UC San Diego). For intramural opportunities, the Fellowship Team will send the nomination call to departments 6 calendar weeks ahead of the nomination deadline. We will make every effort to do the same for extramural fellowships, though occasionally agencies will send us a call with a short turnaround or otherwise revises their review schedule, which in turn will impact our campus timeline.

Please note that while these are estimated timelines for this academic year, timelines may shift in future years. This list will be updated to reflect any such changes.

Fellowship NameEstimated Call Send DateEstimated Nomination Deadline
WAGS/ProQuest Awards*August

Fall (September)

DAAD Outbound Exchange*AugustFall (October)
Warren Alpert Distinguished Scholars Award*  (postdoctoral fellowship for current postdocs)
AugustFall (October)
NIH NCI F99/K00*AugustFall (October)
Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings*SeptemberFall (October)
Oceanids FellowshipsSeptemberFall (November)
Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fund Fellowship*NovemberFall (December)
Bouchet Graduate Honors Society Award*DecemberWinter (January)
UC President’s Pre-Professoriate Fellowship*DecemberWinter (January)
Friends of the International CenterDecemberWinter (January)
Katzin PrizeDecember and JanuaryWinter (1st deadline: February; 2nd deadline: March)
Rita L. Atkinson Graduate FellowshipJanuaryWinter (February)
Dissertation Year FellowshipsFebruarySpring (April)
ARCS Foundation Scholars*MarchSpring (April)
Jean Fort Dissertation PrizeMarchSpring (April)
Dean’s Fellowship for Social StudiesMarchSpring (April)
Google Fellowship*MarchSpring (April)
Guru Gobind Singh Fellowship*MarchSpring (April)
Schmidt Science Fellows*MarchSpring (April)
Judith & Neil Morgan Endowed FellowshipMarchSpring (May)
IBM PhD Fellowship Program*MaySpring (May)
Apple Scholars in AI/ML*JulySummer (August)
Davis, Noyes, and Stacey FellowshipsJulySummer (August)


Please visit the Academic Eligibility Page for FAQs: https://ucsdcollab.atlassian.net/wiki/x/sAc6Aw


Important Information

The Division of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs does not assume responsibility for errors or omissions in the applicant's submission.

We will do our best to review the format of the proposal; however, the final responsibility for format, content, and completeness always rests with the applicant.

A nomination is disqualified if a nominator submits a nominee packet that is missing any of the required nomination materials.

Please proofread the application fully and connect with both the Graduate Fellowships Team (gradfellowshipnoms@ucsd.edu) and your departmental fund manager for additional guidance prior to submission.