Important dates and deadlines for graduate school award deadlines for those attending UCLA.

Award Application Timeframes for Continuing Graduate Students

Updated November 2024 – Subject to Revision

Continuing Student Awards

Award Name	Application Portal	Date Available	Student Application Deadline	Department Nominations Close	Recipients Announced
Graduate Summer Research Mentorship (GSRM); students self-nominate	Continuing Student Award Application – Slate	November 15, 2024	February 14, 2025 at 4pm PST	N/A	April 7, 2025
Graduate Research Mentorship (GRM)	Continuing Student Award Application – Slate	November 15, 2024	February 14, 2025 at 4pm PST	March 14, 2025	April 28, 2025
Privately Endowed Awards (for continuing students)	Continuing Student Award Application – Slate	November 15, 2024	February 14, 2025 at 4pm PST	March 14, 2025	Beginning in late-April
Dissertation Year Award (DYA)	Continuing Student Award Application – Slate	November 15, 2024	February 14, 2025 at 4pm PST	March 21, 2025	May 23, 2025
Undocumented Graduate Student Award (UGSA)	Continuing Student Award Application – Slate	November 15, 2024	February 14, 2025 at 4pm PST	N/A	Beginning in mid-May

Award Activations (recipients of multi-year awards requiring activation)

Award Name	Application Portal	Date Available	Student Application Deadline	Department Nominations Close	Recipients Announced
Cota-Robles 2 Activation (formerly Cota-Robles GRM)	Continuing Student Award Application – Slate	November 15, 2024	February 14, 2025 at 4pm PST	June 6, 2025	July 3, 2025
Graduate Dean’s Scholar Award (GDSA) Summer Activation (summers 1 and 2)	Continuing Student Award Application – Slate	November 15, 2024	February 14, 2025 at 4pm PST	May 16, 2025	June 1, 2025