Ken Mahru

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Director of Graduate Student Funding

  • Supervises Student Funding staff (i.e., Fellowships and Student Academic Appointments) and manages all operational functions related to the graduate student funding enterprise
  • Analysis, policy, and business process development related to graduate student funding for Berkeley campus; training and support for campus partners and departmental advisors
  • Leads divisional audit, compliance, and security functions related to student funding data, storage and access, and business process.

Office Information

Graduate Student Funding

Graduate Student Funding staff work with faculty and staff in your department to help you fund your graduate education. Discover university funded and external fellowships on our website.

Responsibilities are divided by department/program. Contact your program's fellowships administrator.

Address

318 Sproul Hall #5900
Berkeley, CA 94720

Hours

9 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-4 p.m.
Remote: Monday and Friday;
In person: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.

Ken Mahru
Gina Farales Blanco
Deanne Rivera, EdD
Michael Sacramento
Lilian Gathua
Ken Mahru

Director of Graduate Student Funding

  • Supervises Student Funding staff (i.e., Fellowships and Student Academic Appointments) and manages all operational functions related to the graduate student funding enterprise
  • Analysis, policy, and business process development related to graduate student funding for Berkeley campus; training and support for campus partners and departmental advisors
  • Leads divisional audit, compliance, and security functions related to student funding data, storage and access, and business process.
Gina Farales Blanco

Fellowships Administrator

Administers the following funding programs:

  • Berkeley Fellowship (by department)
  • Chancellor’s Fellowship (by department)
  • Doctoral Completion Fellowship (by department)
  • Fulbright U.S. Student Program (IIE)
  • Mentored Research Award
  • Taiwan-UC Berkeley Fellowship
  • Tuition Support for External Fellowships (by department)
  • UC President’s Pre-Professoriate Program Fellowship
Deanne Rivera, EdD

Professional Student Funding Specialist

Administers the following fellowship programs:

  • Graduate Opportunity Program Master’s Fellowship
  • Graduate Division Student Parent Grant
  • Graduate Division Caregiver Grant
Michael Sacramento

Fellowships Administrator

Administers the following funding programs:

  • Berkeley Fellowship (by department)
  • Chancellor’s Fellowship (by department)
  • Doctoral Completion Fellowship (by department)
  • Tuition Support for External Fellowships (by department)
  • UC Dissertation-Year Fellowship
Lilian Gathua

Fellowships Program Coordinator

  • Responsible for Fellowship Program management including outreach, tracking, and awarding.
  • Serves as the one of the Coordinating Officials for the NSF GRFP (Graduate Research Fellowship Program).
  • Administrates Fellowship and Block Grant Allocation Tracking.
  • Travel Grant Administration.
  • Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fellowship
  • Paul J. Alexander Memorial Fellowship
  • Jim Fahey Safe Homes for Women Fellowship
  • Dr. and Mrs. James C.Y. Soong Fellowship
  • The David N. Keightley Fellowship