February 2020

February 1, 2021

Arthur Rosenfeld Award for Energy Efficiency — 3/14/21

The Art Rosenfeld Award for Energy Efficiency is a $10,000 fellowship awarded to one UC Berkeley graduate student in a Ph.D., Masters, J.D. or professional program who is committed to research on energy efficiency. This includes technical, social science and policy research that can lead to reductions in the use…

March 12, 2020

Université Libre de Bruxelles Fellowship Exchange Program — 4/20/20

The Visiting Scholar and Postdoc Affairs (VSPA) Program Office is pleased to inform you that the call for applications to the Privileged Partnership Fellowship Program with the Free University of Brussels (Université Libre de Bruxelles or ULB) is now open! The ULB and UC Berkeley partnership exchange program is open…
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February 18, 2020

Building a Welcoming Community in Your Department

So much of graduate students’ experience at UC Berkeley comes down to the day-to-day — the faculty, staff, and student interactions that can both lift you up and bring you down. While my staff, myself and university leaders are collaborating to make university systems…

February 14, 2020

The Frank E. Ratliff Fellowship in Classical Antiquity — 3/25/20

The Frank E. Ratliff Fellowship in Classical Antiquity provides up to $31,000 in stipend as well as in-state fees and tuition to graduate students who demonstrate a high level of academic distinction within the College of Letters and Science at the University of California, Berkeley. Who may apply? Ph.D.

February 14, 2020

The Sydney Ehrman Fellowship — 3/25/20

Who may apply? The fellowship is open to candidates in any field of study who wish to pursue a course of study or research at King’s College in Cambridge and have a bachelor’s or master’s degree from UC Berkeley or have a bachelor’s degree from Yale University. The degree…
Natalie Reid

February 13, 2020

Workshops: How to Get Published in International Journals

Free 3-Part Workshop Series VSPA is always proud to sponsor the 3-part series, How to Get Published in International Journals: Writing Strategies for Non-Native English-Speaking Scholars. The lecture series presents specific approaches to help the writer recognize and work with linguistic and organizational cues not readily apparent to the untrained eye.Writing…

February 12, 2020

The Philip Brett LGBT Studies Fellowship — 3/25/20

The Philip Brett LGBT Fund is an endowment established in 2009 by members and friends of the UC Berkeley campus community to support graduate students working in LGBT Studies. It provides an award of $3,500 in spring 2020 to a UC Berkeley graduate student, regardless of sexual orientation or gender…

February 12, 2020

Apply to the L.A. Review of Books Publishing Workshop — 3/13/20

The Los Angeles Review of Books (LARB), the Berkeley Graduate Division, and the Doreen B. Townsend Center for the Humanities are pleased to invite applications from UC Berkeley Ph.D. students in the humanities and humanistic social sciences for funding to attend the…

February 12, 2020

Bay Area Water Quality Fellowship — 3/25/20

Who may apply? The fellowship is open to graduate students whose studies are related specifically to water quality issues that affect the San Francisco Bay. What is it for? This fellowship is intended to support scientific research in the following topics: the exposure or effect, if any, of…

February 12, 2020

David N. Kneightley Fellowship — 3/20/20

The David N. Keightley Fellowship will provide support for high-achieving graduate students in the College of Letters and Science at the University of California, Berkeley. Recipients shall be graduate students whose work focuses on China and/or Chinese subjects, with strong preferences for those whose research emphasis is on Neolithic to…

February 12, 2020

Paul J. Alexander Memorial Fellowship – 3/20/20

The Paul J. Alexander Memorial Fellowship was established to provide funding support for advanced Berkeley graduate students who are studying Byzantine, ancient, or medieval history. Students of Byzantine history are given first preference unless an applicant in ancient or medieval history is markedly superior, in which case the award will…

February 12, 2020

Dr. and Mrs. James C.Y. Soong Fellowship — 3/20/20

The Dr. and Mrs. James C.Y. Soong Fellowship for academic year 2020-2021 is open to graduate students from Taiwan who are enrolled full time at UC Berkeley in any field of study. Students must meet the following qualifications: Have graduated from a fully accredited, 4-year college or university…

February 12, 2020

Request for Proposals: CARE-UC Innovation Fellowship Program — 2/20/20

Request for Proposals: CARE-UC Innovation Fellowship Program The CARE-UC Innovation Fellowship Program is a research and training opportunity established by CARE USA’s Innovation Team and the University of California, in collaboration with the UC Blum Center Network. The fellowship is intended to strengthen the…

February 12, 2020

R. Kirk Underhill Graduate Fellowship — 3/15/2021

The R. Kirk Underhill Graduate Fellowship provides $30,000 to a UC Berkeley graduate student whose research focuses on Anglo-American affairs, including but not limited to issues involving foreign relations, politics, history, law, economics, and culture. Priority will be given to students whose work is centrally concerned with US-UK relations or…