All graduate students are encouraged to apply for financial support through various fellowship and scholarship opportunities. Fellowships vary in amount and are an important source of funding designed to help students meet their educational and living expenses. The Graduate and Professional Studies office receives announcements for fellowships, both internal and external, this webpage will be updated as these fellowships are announced.
Due to the competitive nature of the fellowship application process, it is essential to plan ahead. Students should allow enough time to identify fellowship opportunities and prepare application materials.
Active fellowships (Accepting applications)
| Name | More Info | Source | Opened | Deadline | Submit to: | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
past fellowships (No longer Accepting applications)
SSoE Outstanding Graduate Student Awards (Closed)
2024-25 (Closed) Academic Year Fellowships
| Name | More Info | Source | Opened | Deadline | Submit to: | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Hills Foundation Scholarship | Graduate Division | 08/01/24 | 08/19/24 | Graduate Coordinator | Closed | |
| Holmes Fellowship | School of Engineering | 08/22/24 | 09/15/24 | Professor Andrei Schkel | Closed | |
| NCI Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award F99/K00 | Link | Graduate Division | 08/19/24 | 09/27/24 | Application Form | Closed |
| DAAD Graduate Scholarships for Study/Research in Germany | Link | Graduate Division | 08/19/24 | 09/27/24 | Application Form | Closed |
| Graduate Scholar Success Fund | Link | Graduate Division | 09/23/24 | 10/11/24 | Graduate Coordinator | Closed |
| National Science Foundation – Graduate Research Fellowship Program | NSF | 08/09/24 | 10/17/24 | Sponsor Website | Closed | |
| Chancellor’s Club Fund for Excellence Fellowship | Graduate Division | 09/23/24 | 10/21/24 | Graduate Coordinator | Closed | |
| Fletcher Jones Fellowship | Graduate Division | 09/23/24 | 10/21/24 | Graduate Coordinator | Closed | |
| Public Impact Fellowship | Link | Graduate Division | 09/23/24 | 10/31/24 | Graduate Division | Closed |
| UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | Link | Graduate Division | 09/23/24 | 11/01/24 | Graduate Division | Closed |
| Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship | Link | Graduate Division | 10/02/24 | 11/01/24 | Graduate Division | Closed |
| Otto W. Shaler Fellowship | Graduate Division | 10/22/24 | 11/06/24 | Graduate Coordinator | Closed | |
| Brython Davis Fellowship | Link | Graduate Division | 10/02/24 | 11/15/24 | Graduate Division | Closed |
| James Harvey Scholar | Link | Graduate Division | 10/02/24 | 11/15/24 | Graduate Division | Closed |
| Gordon Hein Scholarship | Link | Graduate Division | 10/02/24 | 11/15/24 | Graduate Division | Closed |
| La Verne Noyes Fellowship | Link | Graduate Division | 10/02/24 | 11/15/24 | Graduate Division | Closed |
| Miguel Velez Scholarship | Link | Graduate Division | 10/02/24 | 11/15/24 | Graduate Division | Closed |
| Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Program | Graduate Division | 11/07/24 | 12/27/24 | Website | Closed | |
| Faculty Mentorship Program (FMP) | Graduate Division | 03/03/25 | 04/04/25 | Graduate Coordinator | Closed | |
| Graduate Dean’s Dissertation Fellowship (GDDF) | Graduate Division | 03/03/25 | 04/04/25 | Graduate Coordinator | Closed | |
| President’s Dissertation Year Fellowship (PDY) | Graduate Division | 03/03/25 | 04/04/25 | Graduate Coordinator | Closed | |
| DTEI Summer Graduate Scholars Program | Link | Graduate Division | 02/26/25 | 04/04/25 | Graduate Division | Closed |
| Google PhD Fellowship Program | Link | Graduate Division | 03/18/25 | 04/18/25 | Graduate Division | Closed |
| Guru Gobind Singh Fellowship | Link | Graduate Division | 03/18/25 | 04/18/25 | Graduate Division | Closed |
| CGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award | Link | Graduate Division | 03/18/25 | 05/23/25 | Graduate Division | Closed |
| Rose Hills Foundation Scholarship | Graduate Division | 5/28/25 | 06/16/25 | Graduate Coordinator | Closed | |
| Graduate Division Completion Fellowships | Link | Graduate Division | 03/18/25 | 06/30/25 | Graduate Division | Closed |
| Doc 2A NRST Support | Link | Graduate Division | 03/18/25 | 06/30/25 | Graduate Division | Closed |
2023-24 (Closed) Academic Year Fellowships
| Name | More Info | Source | Opened | Deadline | Submit to: | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCS Foundation Scholar Award | Graduate Division | 05/04/23 | 05/30/2023 | Graduate Coordinator | Closed | |
| Rose Hills Foundation Scholarship | Graduate Division | 07/26/23 | 08/15/23 | Graduate Coordinator | Closed | |
| Paul and Beverly Holmes Fellowship | External | 08/10/23 | 09/01/23 | Professor Andrei Shkel | Closed | |
| Chancellor’s Club Fund for Excellence Fellowship | Graduate Division | 09/20/23 | 10/11/23 | Graduate Coordinator | Closed | |
| Graduate Scholar Success Fund | Graduate Division | 09/20/23 | 10/11/23 | Graduate Coordinator | Closed | |
| Fletcher Jones Fellowship | Graduate Division | 09/20/23 | 10/11/23 | Graduate Coordinator | Closed | |
| Public Impact Fellowships | Graduate Division | 09/20/23 | 10/11/23 | Graduate Coordinator | Closed | |
| NCI Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award F99/K00 | External | 09/29/23 | 10/13/23 | Turner Dahl | Closed | |
| National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF GRFP) | Graduate Division | 07/20/23 | 10/19/23 | Sponsor Website | Closed | |
| DAAD Study Scholarship & Long-Term Research Grants | External | 09/29/23 | 10/20/23 | Turner Dahl | Closed | |
| UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | External | 09/29/23 | 11/01/23 | Sponsor Website | Closed | |
| Otto W. Shaler Scholarship | Graduate Division | 10/13/23 | 11/01/23 | Graduate Coordinator | Closed | |
| Graduate Division Endowed Fellowship (5) | Graduate Division | 10/13/23 | 11/10/23 | Graduate Coordinator | Closed | |
| Leifur Eriksson Foundation | External | 10/06/23 | 11/17/23 | Sponsor Website | Closed | |
| HHMI Gilliam Fellows Program | External | 09/18/23 | 12/07/23 | Sponsor Website | Closed | |
| Dolores Zohrab Liebmann | External | 11/27/23 | 12/21/23 | Turner Dahl | Closed | |
| UC President’s Pre-Professoriate Fellowship | Graduate Division | 11/28/23 | 01/22/24 | Graduate Engineering | Closed | |
| L’Oréal USA For Women in Science | External | 02/05/24 | 02/16/24 | Sponsor Website | Closed | |
| Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program | External | 02/05/24 | 02/28/24 | Sponsor Website | Closed | |
| Tom Angell Fellowship | Graduate Division | 02/05/24 | 03/01/24 | Application Form | Closed | |
| Dean’s Leadership Council – Community Impact Fellowship | Graduate Division | 02/05/24 | 03/01/24 | Application Form | Closed | |
| Faculty Mentorship Program (FMP) | Graduate Division | 02/26/24 | 03/28/24 | Graduate Coordinator | Closed | |
| Graduate Dean’s Dissertation Fellowship (GDDF) | Graduate Division | 02/26/24 | 03/28/24 | Graduate Coordinator | Closed | |
| President’s Dissertation Year Fellowship (PDY) | Graduate Division | 02/26/24 | 03/28/24 | Graduate Coordinator | Closed | |
| Fulbright-Hayes Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program | External | 02/06/24 | 03/22/24 | Sponsor Website | Closed | |
| Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program | External | 02/06/24 | 05/01/24 | Sponsor Website | Closed | |
| Google PhD Fellowship Program | External | 03/08/24 | 04/08/24 | Application Form | Closed | |
| UC – National Laboratory In-Residence Graduate Fellowship | PDF | External | 04/30/24 | 05/30/24 | Sponsor Website | Closed |
| Graduate Division Completion Fellowship | Graduate Division | 04/30/24 | 07/01/24 | Application Form | Closed | |
| Randall Lewis Health & Policy Fellowship | Graduate Division | 06/05/24 | 07/11/24 | Application Form | Closed | |
| CSU Pre-Professor Program (UCI-PREPP) | External | 06/05/24 | 06/28/24 | Application Form | Closed |
Previous Fellowship Cycles
2024-25 SSoE FELLOWSHIP AWARDEES
| Fellowship | Awardee(s) |
|---|---|
| ARCS Foundation Scholar Award | Olivia Ritchie William Shaffer |
| Rose Hills Foundation Scholarship | Sarah Balaian Marquez Balingit Ashley Green Esther Hessong |
| Graduate Dean’s Dissertation Fellowship (GDDF) | Eshana Bethur Vincent Zaballa Lyla Zhang |
2023-24 SSoE FELLOWSHIP AWARDEES
| Fellowship | Awardee(s) |
|---|---|
| ARCS Foundation Scholar Award | Arash Abiri Kristina Bjegovic |
| Chancellor’s Club Fund for Excellence Fellowship | Nhi Quach |
| Graduate Dean’s Dissertation Fellowship | Floranne Ellington Guoduan Liu Ajinkya Desai |
| Holmes Fellowship | Saeid Alamdar Carles Diaz Abdelrahman Elmaradny Lois Meira |
| Miguel Velez Scholarship | Jenny Martinez |
| Public Impact Fellowship | Ajinkya Desai |
| President’s Dissertation Year Fellowship | Lexi Crowell |
| Rose Hills Foundation Scholarship | Esther Hessong Weilin Guan Austin Parrish Aaron Ramirez |