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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graduate Division Completion Fellowship | Graduate Division | 4/30/24 | 7/01/24 | Application Form | Active | |
| Randall Lewis Health & Policy Fellowship | Graduate Division | 6/5/24 | 7/11/24 | Application Form | Active | |
| CSU Pre-Professor Program (UCI-PREPP) | External | 6/5/24 | 6/28/24 | Application Form | Active |
past fellowships (No longer Accepting applications)
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 |
Previous Fellowship Cycles
2023-24 SSoE FELLOWSHIP AWARDEES
| Fellowship | Awardee(s) |
|---|---|
| ARCS Foundation Scholar Award | Arash Abiri Kristina Bjegovic |
| Rose Hills Foundation Scholarship | Esther Hessong Weilin Guan Austin Parrish Aaron Ramirez |
| Chancellor’s Club Fund for Excellence Fellowship | Nhi Quach |
| Public Impact Fellowship | Ajinkya Desai |
| Miguel Velez Scholarship | Jenny Martinez |
| Graduate Dean’s Dissertation Fellowship | Floranne Ellington Guoduan Liu Ajinkya Desai |
| President’s Dissertation Year Fellowship | Lexi Crowell |