Ph.D. Student Nitin Kohli Awarded for Excellence in Teaching
For Nitin Kohli, teaching goes beyond just fulfilling his requirements as a graduate student instructor.
Graduate Fellowship
Guru Gobind Singh Fellowship — 5/23/2019
The Guru Gobind Singh Fellowship is intended for graduates of universities in specific areas of India and Pakistan who are currently pursuing a graduate degree at the University of California. To be eligible, a student must: Be committed to returning … Continued
Kirk Underhill Graduate Prize — 5/31/2019
The Kirk Underhill Graduate Prize of $250 will be awarded for the best research paper on a British Studies topic by a UC Berkeley graduate student prior to advancing to candidacy. Papers must be nominated by a faculty member by May 31. Please … Continued
Grants from the Center for Race and Gender — 4/1/2019
The Center for Race & Gender welcomes proposals from graduate students to support research or creative projects. Project topics should be consonant with CRG’s mandate to support critical student research on race, gender, and their intersections in a wide variety of social, … Continued
Jim Fahey Safe Homes for Women Fellowship — 4/1/2019
The Jim Fahey Safe Homes Fund for Women endowment was established in 2007 to provide scholarships for graduate students at UC Berkeley with demonstrated financial need and a strong aptitude in relevant subjects as well as a deep commitment to combating … Continued
Dr. and Mrs. James C.Y. Soong Fellowship — 3/28/2019
Soong Fellowships provide financial support for graduate students from Taiwan who are enrolled full-time at UC Berkeley, in any field of study.
Philip Brett LGBT Studies Fellowship — 3/15/2019
The Philip Brett LGBT Fund will provide an award of up to $3,500 in the spring or summer of 2019 to a UC Berkeley graduate student who is conducting research related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or queer studies in any … Continued
Mellon/ACLS Public Fellows Competition for Recent PhDs — 3/13/2019
ACLS invites applications for the ninth competition of the Mellon/ACLS Public Fellows program. This year the program will place up to 21 recent PhDs from the humanities and humanistic social sciences in two-year term staff positions at partnering organizations in government … Continued
California Science and Technology Policy Fellowships — 2/28/2019
Work hands on with policymakers to develop solutions to complex scientific and technical issues facing California through your interaction with the legislative process.
Frederick Douglass Teaching Scholars Fellowship — 2/1/2019
The Frederick Douglass Institutes of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education offer teaching opportunities to graduate students who are pursuing careers as university faculty and who are entering the final year of terminal degree and/or doctoral programs. These fellowships are … Continued
Sydney Ehrman Fellowships — 2/22/2019
The Sydney Ehrman Fellowship is open to candidates in any field of study who wish to study 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 … Continued
Clark Foundation $10,000 “Investment in Community” Graduate Fellowship — 1/31/2019
The Clark Foundation $10,000 “Investment in Community” Graduate Fellowship is awarded each year to one (or more) deserving graduate student(s) born, raised and/or living in Monterey County and who intends to be of service and provide leadership to the coastal communities … Continued
Two Grants from IES Center for British Studies — 2/1/2019
The Center for British Studies Dissertation Research Grant of $2,000 will be awarded to graduate students who have defended their dissertation prospectus to finish research in the UK and aid them in completing their dissertation. The application deadline is February 1, … Continued
Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fellowships — 1/7/2019
Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fellowships are awarded to candidates who have outstanding undergraduate records, have demonstrated a need for financial assistance, are citizens of the United States of America, are enrolled in accredited colleges and universities in the United States and have … Continued
Phi Beta Kappa Fellowship — 1/29/2019
Alpha of California is pleased to announce that it will grant a limited number of graduate fellowships in 2019. These fellowships will be awarded to members of Phi Beta Kappa who are doctoral students at UC Berkeley during the 2018–19 academic year. Preference … Continued
Chateaubriand Fellowship for STEM — 1/8/2019
The Chateaubriand Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics & Health for doctoral students aims to initiate or reinforce collaborations, partnerships, or joint projects between French and American research teams. This fellowship supports Ph.D. students registered at an American university who wish … Continued
Boren Fellowships — 1/30/2019
Boren Fellowships, an initiative of the National Security Education Program, provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. graduate students to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests, and underrepresented in study abroad, including Africa, Asia, Central … Continued
Symantec Research Labs Graduate Fellowship — 11/30/2018
Symantec will award Symantec Research Labs (SRL) Graduate Fellowships to outstanding Ph.D. students who meet the eligibility criteria listed below. A key goal of the program is to fund innovative research that has real-world value, in areas where Symantec conducts … Continued
NEH Senior Research Fellowship Program — 1/24/2019
National Endowment for the Humanities Senior Research Fellowship Program The CAORC National Endowment for the Humanities Senior Research Fellowship Program supports advanced research in the humanities for U.S. postdoctoral scholars and foreign national postdoctoral scholars who have been residents in … Continued
Mike Synar Graduate Research Fellowship — 1/30/2019
The Institute of Governmental Studies will award three Synar Graduate Research Fellowships of up to $3,000 each. The Mike Synar Graduate Research Fellowship is awarded to distinguished UC Berkeley graduate students who are writing their dissertations on an aspect of American politics, … Continued
Mellon Fellowships for Dissertation Research in Original Sources — 12/4/2018
The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) is pleased to offer fellowships generously funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for dissertation research in the humanities or related social sciences using original sources. The program offers about fifteen competitively awarded … Continued
Application Workshop: National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program — 9/24/2018
Monday, September 24, 2018 10:30 – Noon, 309 Sproul Hall This workshop will provide tips for strengthening a GRFP application. Speakers will include a Berkeley faculty member and former GRFP reviewer, plus current Berkeley GRFP fellows. The NSF GRFP is … Continued
American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT) — 11/1/2018
The American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT) supports and administers programs of fellowships for scholarly research and for language study in Turkey. Programs for scholars and graduate students based in the U.S. and Canada include the ARIT, the ARIT National Endowment … Continued
Townsend Graduate Fellowships — 11/9/2018
Townsend Dissertation Fellowships Townsend Dissertation Fellowships are awarded to PhD students whose dissertation projects significantly involve humanistic material or problems that have a significant bearing on the humanities. More information is available on the Townsend website. The deadline is Friday, November 9, 2018. … Continued
AAUW’s International Fellowship Program — 11/15/2018
International Fellowships are awarded for full-time study or research in the United States to women who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Both graduate and postgraduate studies at accredited U.S. institutions are supported. Applicants must have earned the equivalent … Continued
Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies Scholarships — 10/1/2018
This program is open to all recent Ph.D. recipients and doctoral candidates in the social sciences or law. The Academy Scholars Program identifies and supports outstanding scholars at the start of their careers whose work combines disciplinary excellence in the … Continued
Ford Foundation Predoctoral, Postdoctoral, and Dissertation Fellowships — 12/6/2018
Through its Fellowship Programs, the Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors … Continued
Frank E. Ratliff Fellowship in Classical Antiquity — 3/15/2019
The Frank E. Ratliff Fellowship in Classical Antiquity provides up to $31,000 in stipend and in-state tuition and fees to graduate students who demonstrate a high level of academic distinction within the College of Letters and Science at the University … Continued
Switzer Environmental Fellowships — 1/7/2019
The Switzer Environmental Fellowship Program offers one-year Fellowships to highly talented graduate students in New England and California whose studies and career goals are directed toward environmental improvement and who clearly demonstrate leadership in their field. The Switzer Fellowship provides: … Continued
George Bennett Fellowship in Writing — 11/30/2017
The purpose of the George Bennett Fellowship is to provide time and freedom from material considerations to a person seriously contemplating or pursuing a career as a writer. It provides for one academic year a stipend (currently $15,260), as well … Continued
ARC Fellows Program — 12/16/16
The ARC Fellowship program advances interdisciplinary research in the arts at UC Berkeley, providing support for six self-nominated pairs of UC Berkeley faculty members and graduate students to work together on research projects of mutual interest. This year’s cohort leader C. … Continued
Kang Family Graduate Fellowship for Biotechnology — 3/3/2017
A competitive award to provide funding for academic doctoral students in all fields of point-of-care diagnostics. The grant may be used to conduct dissertation or pre-dissertation field research.
Mildred E. Mathias Graduate Student Research Grants — 10/26/2015
The University of California Natural Reserve System provides research grants to graduate students enrolled at any University of California campus other than San Francisco and who are using one or more of the 38 sites in the UC Natural Reserve System
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program — 10/26/15
The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) helps ensure the vitality of the human resource base of science and engineering in the United States and reinforces its diversity. The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported … Continued
Ford Foundation Dissertation Diversity Fellowship Program — 11/13/2015
Applicants must be U.S. citizens or nationals and permanent residents of the U.S. who have demonstrated superior academic achievement, are committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level, show promise of future achievement as … Continued
SSRC Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowships — 10/15/2015
The Social Science Research Council offers Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowships (DPDF) to enable early-stage doctoral students in the humanities and social sciences to formulate effective doctoral dissertation proposals for their academic departments or funding agencies. Fellows participate in two proposal preparation workshops. The … Continued
The Hellman Fellows Fund Announces a Second Generation of Graduate Award Recipients
What does education equality, safe water access for the urban poor and solar energy systems all have in common? These are just some of the incredible projects that this year’s cohort of Hellman Fellows are pursuing.
Fellowship Offers Outstanding Research Opportunities in Social-Behavioral Sciences
The annual Hornaday Graduate Fellowship allows students to conduct research related to social and emotional well-being.
University of California Postdoctoral Fellowship — 11/01/2014
The Berkeley Chancellorʹs Postdoctoral Fellowship Program offers postdoctoral research fellowships and faculty mentoring to outstanding scholars in all fields whose research, teaching, and service will contribute to diversity and equal opportunity at the University of California. The contributions to diversity … Continued
Humanity in Action: Diplomacy and Diversity Scholarship — 10/30/2014
Humanity in Action has opened applications for the 2015 Diplomacy and Diversity Fellowship, a graduate-level educational fellowship. This transatlantic program brings together 24 American and European graduate students to study international relations and global diversity in a collaborative setting. The program … Continued
University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship — 11/01/2013
The UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program was established in 1984 to encourage outstanding women and minority Ph.D. recipients to pursue academic careers at the University of California. It offers postdoctoral research fellowships, professional development and faculty mentoring to outstanding scholars … Continued
One Year Paid Employment Opportunity with NNSA — 10/20/2014
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Graduate Program provides unique hands-on experience to prepare exceptional graduate students to become next-generation leaders in domestic and global nuclear security. During the 12-month, full-time, salary-plus-benefits terms, Fellows work alongside NNSA experts in Washington, … Continued
UNCF Merck Graduate Science Research Dissertation Fellowship — 1/9/2015
The UNCF Merck Science Initiative awards 12 scholarships to help African American graduate students complete their coursework, conduct research, and prepare the dissertation in a biomedically relevant life or physical sciences and engineering program. Each fellowship provides up to $53,500 for … Continued
Health for America Fellowships — 5/12/2014
Health for America announces a fellowship program for six fellows interested in health innovation. They will work with patients, providers, payers and local communities to understand their perspectives. Fellows will use entrepreneurial techniques, with support from seasoned mentors to prototype and … Continued
Edward Hildebrand Fellowship Fund — 5/9/2014
From the bequest of Edward Eric Hildebrand, the Edward Hildebrand Graduate Fellowship has been established for the 2014 – 2015 year. The fellowship is open to graduate students enrolled in Berkeley pursuing a course of study in a field related to … Continued
William Barton Graduate Scholarship — 7/31/2014
The American Heraldry Society has recently established scholarships up to $1,500 to support masters or doctoral students in the preparation and completion of a thesis or dissertation relevant to the use of heraldry within the present territory of the United States … Continued
USP Global Fellowship Awards Program — 5/2/2014
The mission of the United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) is to improve global health through public standards and related programs that help ensure the quality, safety, and benefit of medicines and foods. USP offers annual fellowship awards of up to … Continued
11th Hour Food and Farming Journalism Fellowship – 3/1/2014
The UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism is offering eight $10,000 postgraduate 11th Hour Food and Farming Journalism Fellowships. The new program established by Michael Pollan, the John S. and James L. Knight Professor of Journalism at UC Berkeley, is … Continued
Phi Beta Kappa Fellowship – 2/4/2014
Alpha of California announces a limited number of Graduate Fellowships to be awarded to UC Berkeley doctoral students who are members of Phi Beta Kappa during the 2014-15 academic year. Preference will be given to students who have nearly completed … Continued
White House Fellow – 1/15/2014
White House Fellows typically are full-time, paid assistants to senior White House staff, the Vice President, Cabinet secretaries, and other top-ranking government officials. These are demanding assignments, requiring a capacity for quick learning and a willingness to work hard, often … Continued
Mabelle McLeod Lewis Fellowships — 1/23/2015
The Mabelle McLeod Lewis Memorial Fund provides grants directly to advanced doctoral candidates at Northern California universities and colleges for study and research in the humanistic disciplines. These dissertation grants are awarded to bring about the completion of a scholarly dissertation … Continued
Larry L. Hillblom Foundation Fellowship – 1/17/2014
The Larry L. Hillblom Foundation grants fellowships of up to $60,000 per year of postdoctoral research on diabetes or aging. The fellow must be highly promising based on performance during prior training with a demonstrated productivity in research and will be required … Continued
Whitaker Program’s Summer Grants Program — 2/4/2014
The Institute of International Education (IIE) has announced the 2014-2015 Whitaker International Fellows and Scholars Program competition. The program funds emerging U.S.-based leaders in biomedical engineering/bioengineering to conduct a study and/or research project abroad, with the underlying objective of increasing … Continued
Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program – 1/15/2014
To encourage access to its collections, staff specialties, and reference resources, the Institution offers in-residence appointments for research and study using its facilities and the advice and guidance of its staff members in fields relevant to the Smithsonian Institution. Such … Continued
Berkeley Recognized as “Top Producer” of Successful Fulbright Program Applicants
In the latest funding cycle, 18 Berkeley students — 11 graduate students and seven undergraduate students — were awarded Fulbright fellowships.
New Faculty Reception
The Graduate Division hosted the New Faculty Reception for 63 newly hired faculty, many of whom gathered at the Morrison Reading Room to become acquainted with resources available to faculty working with graduate students.
National Defense and Science Engineering Fellowships — 12/20/2013
The National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship benefits selected U.S. citizens and nationals who intend to pursue a doctoral degree in one of 15 supported disciplines. Intended for students at or near the beginning of their doctoral studies, the … Continued
Study Abroad at Cambridge (UK) this Summer — 3/11/2016
The University of New Hampshire is sponsoring its thirty-eighth annual faculty-led summer program in the UK at the University of Cambridge. The program will be accommodated at Gonville and Caius College, one of the oldest and best known of the … Continued
DAAD German Studies Research Grant –11/01/2013
This specialized program from the German Academic Exchange Service offers up to ten German Studies Research Grants to highly qualified undergraduate and graduate students who are nominated by their department/program chairs. The grant may be used for short-term research (one … Continued
DAAD Conference Funding in German Studies—10/31/2013
The German Academic Exchange Service is now accepting applications to receive co-funding to organize workshops, seminars and conferences that embrace the interdisciplinary and/or comparative study of the history, politics, economics, law, society, culture and the arts of Germany. The deadline … Continued
Fellowships and Research Opportunities in African Studies
Information Session on African Studies-related fellowships and deadlines October 18, 2013, 12-1 pm 103 Stephens Hall Martha Saavedra from the Center for African Studies will discuss fellowships and other resources for UC Berkeley graduate and undergraduate students, including: Foreign Language and Area … Continued
Fellowship Opportunities in Canada for Women in Masters or PhD Programs – 11/01/13
The Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) is accepting applications for their 2014-2015 Fellowships and Awards. The competition is open to women who are enrolled in Master’s or Ph.D. programs and plan to study in Canada. The deadline for mailing … Continued
Funding Opportunity in France for Seminar on Chemical Analysis — 11/01/2013
The French Office for Science and Technology is offering eight scholarships to Ph.D. students from U.S. laboratories to attend a seminar on chemical analysis.The 2-day “Nanoscale” seminar will take place at Cemes in Toulouse, France, in March 2014. The event … Continued
Chateaubriand Fellowship Opportunity in France for PhD Students — 12/16/13 & 01/31/14
The Chateaubriand Fellowship is a grant offered by the Embassy of France in the United States and funds individuals in the Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) as well as in the Humanities & Social Sciences (HSS). The Chateaubriand Fellowship program … Continued
Center for the Right-Wing Studies Mini-grant Program — 11/08/2013
The Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies invites UC Berkeley students to apply for small grants to assist with the development of student research projects on issues related to right-wing movements in the U.S. and other regions of the world. Established … Continued
Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Humanities — 11/14/2013
The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences is accepting applications for the Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Humanities for three fellows to be appointed to a one year term beginning July 1, 2014. The Mellon Postdoctoral Program encourages … Continued
2014 Mellon IDRF Competition Now Accepting Applications — 11/05/2013
The Mellon International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) offers nine to twelve months of support to graduate students in the humanities and humanistic social sciences who are enrolled in PhD programs in the United States and conducting dissertation research on non-US topics. Eighty … Continued
Schweitzer Fellowship Continues at Berkeley
Albert Schweitzer Fellowship has consistently chosen UC Berkeley health-focused graduate students to provide health care to the medically underserved.
Lawrence Postdoctoral Fellowship — 11/01/2013
The Lawrence Fellowship is a highly-competitive postdoctoral position at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory that is open to all technical disciplines. Fellowships are awarded to candidates with exceptional talent, scientific track records, and potential for significant achievements. Typically, two to four fellowships are awarded … Continued
ADDF “Young Investigator Scholarships” — 7/19/13
Scholarship opportunity to attend and present at the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation’s international conference.
Prestigious fellowship offers funding, flexibility
Each year, ARCS Foundation Fellowships support a dozen University of California, Berkeley Ph.D. candidates in science and engineering. These fellowships come with an added benefit to students: more flexibility to follow their interests when choosing a research project.
J-School student wins Dorothea Lange Fellowship
Molly Oleson, a student in the Graduate School of Journalism, is this year’s winner of the Dorothea Lange Fellowship, on the merits of a five-photograph submission.
Brett Fellow explores LGBT theology and Filipino queerness
Second annual award from the Philip Brett LGBT Fund, to support a Berkeley graduate students pursuing LGBT-related scholarship in any field, is made to Ethnic Studies Ph.D. student Darren Arquero.
New York State Senate Fellowships — 4/22/13
Four different kinds of fellowships are available, the majority of which are legislative fellowships, which bring a $33,000 grant-in-study stipend, plus certain benefit options. Applications from a wide range of interests and disciplines are welcomed.
CIEE Ping Fellowships in Support of Study-Abroad Doctoral Research — 5/15/13
Ping Doctoral Research Fellowships provide support for doctoral research focused on U.S. undergraduate study abroad. The award will replace a Fellow’s academic year remuneration as a GSI, enabling the Fellow to make more rapid progress toward successful completion of the doctoral degree.
Asian Sorority Creates New Graduate Fellowship
The Sigma Omicron Pi Sorority, Inc., Fund for Graduate Fellowships will be used to support high-achieving female graduate students.
BELS Fellowship — 4/3/13
The Center for the Study of Law and Society (CSLS) at Berkeley Law announces its fellowship for doctoral studies drawn from a wide range of disciplines across the UC Berkeley campus, including those in the social sciences, arts and humanities, biological sciences, international studies and area studies, schools of public health, business, public policy, natural resources, engineering and law. Ten fellows are selected annually.
Shinnyo Fellowship — 4/1/13
The Shinnyo Fellowship provides advising and monetary support to undergraduate and graduate students who desire to implement a service, peace-building, and/or sustainable social change project locally, nationally, or globally. Project proposals should be innovative, action-oriented, and emphasize peace-building.
Phi Beta Kappa Graduate Fellowships — 2/26/2013
The Berkeley chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha CA, announces its Graduate Fellowships for the 2012-13 academic year. These awards are for students who have exhausted other sources of funding as they enter the final stage of their endeavor. Please … Continued
Students and scholars bring Fulbright recognition for the campus
The Berkeley campus quietly received some pleasant news in early January and two Graduate Division staff members played key roles in the reason behind it.
University of California Human Rights Fellowship — 2/21/2013
The Human Rights Center is holding its annual competition for student fellowships in partnership with organizations working on human rights issues. Registered students at UC Berkeley and the Graduate Theological Union are eligible, with priority given to graduate and returning students.
Clark Investment in Community Graduate Fellowship — 1/31/2013
From the Monterey Peninsula, committed to public service, and planning to return there? The Clark Foundation may be able to help you with grad school.
SSRC Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowships — 1/31/2013
Mid-stage humanities and social science Ph.D. students: receive up to $5,000 to support your research and help you formulate an effective dissertation proposal.
Interested in being a White House Fellow? Apply by January 15.
One year can change your life. In that time, White House Fellows typically are full-time, paid assistants to senior White House staff, the Vice President, Cabinet secretaries, and other top-ranking government officials. These are demanding assignments, requiring a capacity for … Continued
Ms. Cowan gets a Una Fellowship — and, for one brief evening, Una’s necklace
Although from a small high school in Kentucky that was not academically oriented, Sarah Cowan applied to top colleges around the country, utilizing “a tenacity and hunger than overshadowed fear, uncertainty, and perhaps common sense.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 teaching and research at the college or university level, show promise of future achievement as scholars and teachers, … Continued
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 religious values in all fields of the humanities and social sciences, and particularly to help Ph.D. candidates in … Continued
UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program — 11/1/2012
Since 1984, this program has provided research opportunity and career development for scholars whose work will enhance the diversity of the academic community at the University of California.
CSU Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program — 2/2013
The California State University provides loans to students pursuing doctoral degrees who thereafter would like to teach in the CSU, the largest higher education system in the United States.
It takes a partnership: alumni, professors, corporations say thank you to Berkeley
How gratitude turns into fellowships and other opportunities for new generations of graduate students
International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) Program — 11/7/2012
The IDRF offers 9 to 12 months of support. Fellowship amounts vary depending on the research plan, with a per-fellowship average of $20,000. Eighty fellowships are awarded annually for empirical and site-specific research that advances knowledge about non-U.S. cultures and societies.
Berkeley leads the way in NSF fellowships
The National Science Foundation fellowship is a crown jewel of graduate student awards. And Berkeley students lead the nation in capturing these prestigious and highly competitive grants. Here are 6 of this year’s recipients.
Inspired by the Intersection Between Science and Humanities
Jessica Ling, Ph.D. candidate in English, was awarded the Yoshiko Uchida Endowed Scholarship, which assists Asian graduate students who want to become writers. With the help of her fellowship, Jessica is pursuing research on the nineteenth-century novel.
Important information for grad students receiving fall fellowships at UC Berkeley
Technical things, but important: you need to be registered; when to expect stipend payments; setting up Electronic Funds Transfer; international students need to complete tax forms.
The assignment of a lifetime
Peter Soler, a chemical engineering grad student, with the help of an NSF research fellowship, is helping build an artificial kidney that may be a game-changer for two million patients.
Other upcoming funding opportunities
Fellowships with deadlines in September and October 2012.