All UC Berkeley graduate students in good standing who will formally advance to candidacy (will have satisfied all requirements of the Ph.D. except the dissertation) by the Fall of the fellowship term, may apply. Funds will not be available until the student has advanced to candidacy. Grants are intended to support research on campus or abroad. After completing their projects, grant recipients are required to submit a one-page report and give a brief presentation of their work at the IIS ABD Graduate Student Seminar held at the beginning of the Spring semester. Application Details Eligible students must submit an application that includes: A description of the research project (up to four pages, double-spaced, typeface no smaller than 12-point font); A CV (up to two pages); A budget plan; A list of other sources of financial support; An unofficial UC Berkeley transcript; The name of one faculty member who is willing to serve as a reference, preferably the dissertation adviser or presumptive adviser. Eligibility Open to any UC Berkeley graduate student in good standing who will formally advance to candidacy (will have satisfied all requirements of the Ph.D. except the dissertation) by the Fall of the fellowship term. Preference will be given to research proposals that are clearly focused on international studies, as described here. Students who are not sure if their project counts as international studies are encouraged to apply, and may also consider fellowship funding from GIAS. Students must be registered with Graduate Division for their award term. Students are eligible for support regardless of previous fellowships or fellowships from other sources. Student applications need to be compliant with human subject research requirements, if applicable. Requests for tuition and fee costs as separate items will not be considered. Applicants can receive a maximum of one IIS grant per year. Award Amount Up to $15,000. Grant amounts are at the discretion of the selection committee. Application Deadline March 15, 2022 The application webform can be found HERE.
All UC Berkeley graduate students in good standing who will formally advance to candidacy (will have satisfied all requirements of the Ph.D. except the dissertation) by the Fall of the fellowship term, may apply. Funds will not be available until the student has advanced to candidacy. Grants are intended to support research on campus or abroad. After completing their projects, grant recipients are required to submit a one-page report and give a brief presentation of their work at the IIS ABD Graduate Student Seminar held at the beginning of the Spring semester. Application Details Eligible students must submit an application that includes: A description of the research project (up to four pages, double-spaced, typeface no smaller than 12-point font); A CV (up to two pages); A budget plan; A list of other sources of financial support; An unofficial UC Berkeley transcript; The name of one faculty member who is willing to serve as a reference, preferably the dissertation adviser or presumptive adviser. Eligibility Open to any UC Berkeley graduate student in good standing who will formally advance to candidacy (will have satisfied all requirements of the Ph.D. except the dissertation) by the Fall of the fellowship term. Preference will be given to research proposals that are clearly focused on international studies, as described here. Students who are not sure if their project counts as international studies are encouraged to apply, and may also consider fellowship funding from GIAS. Students must be registered with Graduate Division for their award term. Students are eligible for support regardless of previous fellowships or fellowships from other sources. Student applications need to be compliant with human subject research requirements, if applicable. Requests for tuition and fee costs as separate items will not be considered. Applicants can receive a maximum of one IIS grant per year. Award Amount Up to $15,000. Grant amounts are at the discretion of the selection committee. Application Deadline March 15, 2022 The application webform can be found HERE.