As part of our commitment to graduate education, UCLA provides substantial support for its graduate students through awards, traineeships, and teaching and research assistantships. Financial support information and application forms for campus-wide award programs are available below.

If you have questions or would like more information about financing your UCLA graduate education, please visit the Fellowships & Financial Services Office located at 1228 Murphy Hall or contact us at askgrad@grad.ucla.edu.

Information

Graduate Student Financial Support
This booklet has been prepared to acquaint you with the range of opportunities to support your graduate study at UCLA.

Application Forms

2025-26 Award Application for Continuing Graduate Students

Used to apply for:

• Privately Endowed Awards – Application deadline is February 14, 2024 at 4pm PST
• Graduate Summer Research Mentorship Program – Application deadline is February 14, 2024 at 4pm PST

• Graduate Research Mentorship Program – Application deadline is February 14, 2024 at 4pm PST
• Dissertation Year Award – Application deadline is February 14, 2024 at 4pm PST
• Undocumented Graduate Student Award – Application deadline is February 14, 2024 at 4pm PST

Doctoral Student Travel Grants for Conferences, Professional Development and Off-Campus Research

Graduate Work Study Program
Learn more about Graduate Work Study opportunities.

General Conditions for Student Travel
Guidelines for award recipients and instructions for requesting travel reimbursements.

Student Research & Travel Reimbursement Form
Exclusively for University of California-Historically Black Colleges & Universities (UC-HBCU) award recipients and University of California-President’s Pre-Professoriate award recipients to request reimbursements for professional development, research and travel expenses.

Summer Mentored Research Fellowship (SMRF)
Instructions, procedures, and frequently asked questions.