Chateaubriand Science Fellowship — 2/1/2013 This fellowship program is designed for doctoral students enrolled in an American university who wish to achieve part of their doctoral research in a French laboratory for a period of four to ten months.
MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program Berkeley has its first crop of graduate and undergraduate students in the new the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program, which helps financially disadvantaged students from Sub-Saharan Africa. Meet the first three grad students, who hail from Ghana, Kenya, and Uganda.
Tinker Field Research Grants — 2/18/2013 Tinker Field Research Grants fund airfare to Latin America for pre-dissertation research and are available to UC Berkeley graduate students from all disciplines.
Switzer Environmental Fellowship — 1/10/2013 The Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation specifically seeks innovators and problem-solvers who have the ability, determination, and integrity to become environmental leaders in the 21st century.
A Graduate Division report card, graded by you We can always count on you to be very frank and thoughtful. We were on tenterhooks waiting for your survey answers to arrive and be compiled, and let out a big sigh of relief when we saw the results.
Larry L. Hillblom Foundation postdoc — 1/14/2013 This fellowship grant supports, up to a maximum of $60,000 per year, postdoctoral research training to qualified applicants studying either diabetes or aging.
2012 at Berkeley: a quick look back A year with leaping lizards and tailed robots, a $60-million-dollar institute for Berkeley, a theory proven 40 years later, a crucial election, and a transition at the very top of the campus food chain.
Tell an undergrad about grad school Sometimes undergraduates need an extra nudge to prompt them to consider applying to graduate school. It could come from you.
‘Tis the season: apply for those fellowships! Yes, Berkeley grad students do win these things, and gain thousands of dollars in funding as a result.
A quick guide to fellowships and grants Money doesn't grow on trees. But some of it is in fact available for picking, if you're willing to invest a bit of effort and persistence.
Synar Fellowships from IGS — 12/6/2012 Researching American politics? Consider a Mike Synar Graduate Research Fellowship. Apply by December 6, 2012.
ARC Fellows Program grants — 12/7/2012 ARC Fellows are self-nominated interdisciplinary pairs of faculty and grad students pursuing semester-long collaborative projects of their own design.
NASA Space Technology Fellowships — 11/13/2013 NASA sponsors research at its centers and R&D labs by graduate students who can contribute to its strategic goals and missions in the area of space technology.
National Physical Science Consortium (NPSC) Fellowships — 11/30/2012 The NPSC seeks a broad applicant pool for its multi-year fellowships, with special emphasis on underrepresented minorities and women.
Between now and next semester A short list of important dates, including deadlines for filing thesis and dissertation, for In-Absentia registration, and for nominating faculty members for mentoring honors. Oh, and holidays!
Center for Race and Gender seeks presentation proposals by November 19 Make a presentation --- an an individual or as part of a panel --- on emerging research on race, gender, and their intersections.
Ford Foundation Predoctoral/Dissertation/Postdoctoral Fellowship This is a three-year award for U.S. citizens or nationals who have demonstrated superior academic achievement, are committed to a career in…
Speciesism seminar November 15 and beyond A series of seminars and public outreach events aimed at inspiring a global dialogue on the relationships of humans to the rest of the natural world.
Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships –11/15/2013 These fellowships, for 12 months of full-time dissertation research and writing, are designed to encourage original and significant study of ethical or…
Building new research on how students learn into the ways they’re taught If you're going to teach, knowing how students really learn is an advantage.