The fellowship application is to be used by all continuing UCLA graduate students who wish to be considered for UCLA merit-based awards in 2023-24. Awards are not automatically renewable. Students must apply yearly, as applicable. If you are a US citizen or permanent resident, we urge you also to apply for need-based financial aid. Complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) available from the Financial Aid and Scholarships Office or at studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa.

Please note that students in self-supporting programs are not eligible to apply for any Division of Graduate Education fellowships. Those programs are:

• Architecture – Master’s of Science in Architecture and Urban Design (MS AUD SUPRASTUDIO)
• Chemistry & Biochemistry – Master of Applied Chemical Sciences (MACS)
• Data Science in Biomedicine (MS)
• Dentistry – Professional Program for International Dentists
• Economics – Master of Applied Economics (MAE)
• Economics – Master of Quantitative Economics (MQE)
• Education Leadership Program (EdD)
• Engineering – Master of Engineering (MEng)
• Engineering Online Master’s Programs (MSE, all)
• Geography – Master of Applied Geospatial Information Systems & Technologies (MAGIST)
• Management – Executive MBA (EMBA)
• Management – Full-time MBA
• Management – Fully Employed MBA (FEMBA)
• Management – Global Executive MBA for Asia Pacific (GEMBA)
• Management – Master of Financial Engineering (MFE)
• Management – Master of Science Business Analytics (MS)
• Nursing – Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
• Physics & Astronomy – Master of Quantum Science and Technology (MQST)
• Public Health – Executive Master’s of Public Health (EMPH)
• Public Health – Master’s of Public Health for Health Professionals (MPH)
• Public Health – Master’s of Healthcare Administration (MHA)
• School of Law – Master of Laws (LLM)
• School of Law – Master of Legal Studies (MLS)
• Social Science – Master of Social Science (MSS)
• Statistics – Master of Applied Statistics (MAS)

Instructions

1. Before starting an application, please review the eligibility requirements detailed in Graduate Student Financial Support.
2. Complete all the items on the application that pertain to the fellowship for which you are applying. You will be INELIGIBLE if items are left blank and information is called for but not provided.
3. You may apply for graduate merit-based awards in only one major department.
4. At the end of the application you will be presented with a list of additional materials required to complete your application. Please submit them in the order specified, as a single PDF, using the Supplemental PDF File Upload option at the bottom of the page. If you upload multiple, separate documents, each upload will overwrite the previous file, and thus your application will be incomplete. If there is a document that should be in landscape position and it is in portrait position, please rotate the document before you combine it into the single, combined PDF.

Deadlines

Please consult your department for the deadlines for items 2, 3, and 4.

1. January 23, 2023 (this date is firm) – Graduate Council Diversity Fellowship
2. February 1, 2023 (this date is firm) – Graduate Summer Research Mentorship (GSRM)
3. Privately Endowed Fellowships
4. Graduate Research Mentorship Program
5. Dissertation Year Fellowship

Apply

Please apply below if you are currently an enrolled eligible graduate student. Application is for privately endowed fellowships, the Graduate Council Diversity Fellowships, the Graduate Summer Research Mentorship Program, the Graduate Research Mentorship Program, and the Dissertation Year Fellowship.

The information you submit using the online application is through a secured server that utilizes Secured Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol and a Secure Server Digital ID to protect your privacy. Access the application using your UCLA Logon ID.

Notification of Awards

Students are notified via e-mail as soon as award decisions are made, from Spring through early Fall. Do not expect notification before April. If applicants have not received an email after the published Decision date, they should contact their staff graduate advisor/Student Affairs Officer.

Decision Status

If you received an e-mail notification, please check your decision status below.