Congratulations to the Engineering graduate students who were awarded the GDDF and PDY Fellowships by the UCI Graduate Division Office!

Graduate Dean’s Dissertation Fellowship

The Graduate Dean’s Dissertation Fellowship (GDDF), aims to increase dissertation and thesis completion amongst doctoral and MFA students. The $5000 award will allow students to forgo their non-research related employment obligations to concentrate on completing their dissertation/degree during the summer of 2024.

Name	Department/Program
Ajinkya Desai	Civil and Environmental Engineering
Floranne Ellington	Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Guoduan Liu	Materials and Manufacturing Technology

President’s Dissertation Year Fellowship

The President’s Dissertation Year (PDY) Fellowship is intended for students in their final year of graduate study, who are planning to pursue teaching and research appointments after their dissertation fellowship year. This award assists graduate students with the completion of their dissertation and enhances their qualifications as candidates for university faculty teaching and research appointments by providing professional opportunities needed to successfully obtain a faculty appointment.

Name	Department/Program
Lexi Crowell	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

For additional information on current fellowships open for applications to Engineering graduate students, please visit our Active Fellowships page.