Thank you for choosing UC Davis. We hope that you find your time as an Aggie intellectually stimulating and personally rewarding. The process of earning a graduate degree is filled with significant academic, professional, and personal challenges. For most students, graduate school is a period of intense learning and scholarly achievement. It can also be a period of continued personal growth and maturation. Best wishes as you embark on this next phase of your educational journey!

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Fellowships for Continuing Graduate Students

If you are a continuing UC Davis graduate student in an academic degree program and would like to apply for UC Davis Internal Fellowships for academic year 2008-09, please use our convenient Online Fellowship Application System

Eligibility

The UC Davis Internal Fellowship application system is for continuing students in an academic degree program.

If you are a prospective graduate student interested in applying for admission to UC Davis, please see our Admissions Application.

The University of California, Davis, uses a variety of Internal Fellowship funds to support academic graduate students. Internal Fellowships can provide financial support in the form of a stipend (or "living allowance"), fees, nonresident tuition, research, travel or any combination of these. The value of the fellowships varies from $1,000 to as much as a $50,000/year award. Internal Fellowships are paid in a single academic year (October through July) unless otherwise noted.

Awards are a mark of honor, primarily on the basis of scholarship and promise of outstanding academic and professional contribution. In evaluating applications, consideration is given to the extent and quality of previous undergraduate and graduate work, evidence of ability in research or other creative accomplishment, evidence of intellectual capacity, and promise of productive scholarship. Items to be included in this evaluation are: graduate grade-point average (GPA), academic transcripts, statement of purpose essay, personal history statement essay, three letters of recommendation, and other documentation such as publications and awards. Students must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 in order to be considered for fellowships.

Due to funding restrictions, the following programs are not eligible for the fellowships included in the online application:

Agricultural Education
Clinical Research
Education Credential
Forensic Science
International Commercial Law
Master of Laws
Maternal and Child Nutrition
D.V.M. or M.P.V.M. through the School of Veterinary Medicine
J.D. through the School of Law
M.D. through the School of Medicine
M.B.A. through the Graduate School of Management

Application Deadline

The Fellowship Application deadline is January 15. All application materials must be filed by January 15. There are no exceptions. NOTE: IF THE PROGRAM TO WHICH YOU ARE APPLYING HAS AN EARLIER ADMISSIONS APPLICATION DEADLINE, THAT DEADLINE ALSO APPLIES TO YOUR FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION.

Notification of Decision

Official notification of Internal Fellowship decisions will be sent via U.S. postal mail beginning March 10, 2008.

New Students

It is a pleasure and an honor to welcome you to the University of California, Davis. We hope that you find your time as an Aggie intellectually stimulating and personally rewarding. The process of earning a graduate degree is filled with significant academic, professional, and personal challenges.

Graduate Student Guide

Together, the Office of Graduate Studies, the Division of Student Affairs, and the Graduate Student Association are committed to making your experience at UC Davis as productive, healthy and fulfilling as possible. This guide is designed to provide you with valuable information that you will need in the next few years.

Forms

A repository for many of the forms you will need as a graduate student.

Information for Degree Candidates

Congratulations on being advanced to candidacy! Graduate Studies has prepared "survival" information to assist you in this phase of your graduate career.

Calendar and Deadlines

A current academic calendar as well as filing deadlines for both master's and doctoral students.

Employment

Working as a Graduate Student Researcher, Teaching Assistant, or Associate In_ is a good way to gain professional experience and advance your career, as well as earn a paycheck and obtain fee remissions.

Professional Development

Information for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars interested in the professional development resources we offer, including the Professional Development Series, AGEP, Professors for the Future, and Professors of the Future.