Continuing Student Central Fellowships for 2024-25
As in the past, there are two categories of awards:
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By-Nomination Fellowships
There are two major fellowship types: (a) Dissertation-Level, and (b) General. Within each of these areas, an award may be merit only or merit-and-diversity. The fellowships are distributed across these categories as shown:
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From 2023-24, departments no longer need to submit an additional ranking sheet for the Graduate Division Dissertation Fellowship, and the Humanities Research Assistantship Fellowship.
Support Package Details
2024-25 Continuing Student Fellowships will provide the following packages of financial support:
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Note that these fellowships do not include Non-Resident Supplemental Tuition.
Number of nominations per department
To see the number of available Continuing Student Fellowship Nomination for your department, please visit the Reports section in the GradPoint Financial Portal and review the “Graduate Division Allocations Report”. A user guide on this report can be found here.
Submission instructions
Departments can preview the pdf versions of the fellowship cover sheets by clicking the icons below. Nominations can be submitted electronically utilizing the DocuSign PowerForms that have been created for the competition (links below).
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The form initiator attaches the application materials (LOR is attached in step 2).
The initiator may also attach the letter of recommendation as a part of step 1, or choose to route it to the faculty who will attach the letter of recommendation themselves. If the initiator is attaching the letter, enter the initiator name/email under "Student's Faculty Advisor who will submit letter of recommendation" in the DocuSign
The form is then routed to the department chair for signature approval of the complete application
Then finally to the Graduate Division for official entry into the competition.
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By-Student Application Fellowships
Eligible students may apply directly for the following set of fellowships: Olivia Long Converse, Brython Davis, Humanities/Social Science Research grant, Broida-Hirschfelder, and Kline awards. Applications for these awards are posted on our website under Central Campus Fellowships. The deadline for electronic submission to the Graduate Division is also .
If you have any questions about any aspect of the fellowship process,please contact Kelly Crowell (Kelly.crowell@graddivGraduate Division Financial Unit (financial@graddiv.ucsb.edu) in the Graduate Division.
Chart Listing Features of Each Fellowship Opportunity
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Rubrics for Fellowship Review
Graduate Division Dissertation Fellowship
For the 2024-25 competition year, we are asking members of the continuing fellowship selection committees to holistically review nominations by using the following rubric. We ask reviewers to provide scores of High, Medium, or Low for each of the four areas identified below and to record those rankings on a spreadsheet. Each of the four areas represent important aspects of nominees’ profiles that should be considered as part of their assessments. Reviewers are asked to determine whether each nominee scores as High, Medium, or Low generally for each area, not to provide a ranking for each attribute in each list. The lists of attributes are not intended to be exhaustive, nor will there be evidence of every attribute in every file. The lists are provided to help reviewers think broadly about each nominee. Rankings should be determined relative to other students in the nomination pool; reviewers should utilize all three scores (H/M/L).
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We also ask reviewers to bring their spreadsheets to the committee meeting to use as a reference during the deliberation on nominees. The Graduate Division staff will lead a discussion on this rubric at the end of the committee meeting and consider whether to continue, discontinue, or modify it in future years.
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Graduate Opportunity Fellowship / GRMP
For the 2024-25 competition year, we are asking members of the continuing fellowship selection committees to holistically review nominations by filling out the following rubric. We ask reviewers to provide scores of High, Medium, or Low for each of the four broad (and overlapping) areas identified below and to record those rankings on a spreadsheet. Each of the four areas represent important aspects of nominees’ profiles that should be considered as part of their assessments. Reviewers are asked to determine whether each nominee scores as High, Medium, or Low generally for each area, not to provide a ranking for each attribute in each list. The lists of attributes are not intended to be exhaustive, nor will there be evidence of every attribute in every file. The lists are provided to help reviewers think broadly about each nominee. Rankings should be determined relative to other students in the nomination pool; reviewers should utilize all three scores (H/M/L).
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We also ask reviewers to bring their spreadsheets to the committee meeting to use as a reference during the deliberation on nominees. The Graduate Division staff will lead a discussion on this rubric at the end of the committee meeting and consider whether to continue, discontinue, or modify it in future years.
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Humanities Research Fellowship Program
For the 2024-25 competition year, we are asking members of the continuing fellowship selection committees to holistically review nominations by using the following rubric. We ask reviewers to provide scores of High, Medium, or Low for each of the four broad (and overlapping) areas identified below and to record those rankings on a spreadsheet. Each of the four areas represent important aspects of nominees’ profiles that should be considered as part of their assessments. Reviewers are asked to determine whether each nominee scores as High, Medium, or Low generally for each area, not to provide a ranking for each attribute in each list. The lists of attributes are not intended to be exhaustive, nor will there be evidence of every attribute in every file. The lists are provided to help reviewers think broadly about each nominee. Rankings should be determined relative to other students in the nomination pool; reviewers should utilize all three scores (H/M/L).
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We also ask reviewers to bring their spreadsheets to the committee meeting to use as a reference during the deliberation on nominees. The Graduate Division staff will lead a discussion on this rubric at the end of the committee meeting and consider whether to continue, discontinue, or modify it in future years.
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President’s Dissertation Year Fellowship
For the 2024-25 competition year, we are asking members of the continuing fellowship selection committees to holistically review nominations using the following rubric. We ask reviewers to provide scores of High, Medium, or Low for each of the four broad (and overlapping) areas identified below and to record those rankings on a spreadsheet. Each of the four areas represent important aspects of nominees’ profiles that should be considered as part of their assessments. Reviewers are asked to determine whether each nominee scores as High, Medium, or Low generally for each area, not to provide a ranking for each attribute in each list. The lists of attributes are not intended to be exhaustive, nor will there be evidence of every attribute in every file. The lists are provided to help reviewers think broadly about each nominee. Rankings should be determined relative to other students in the nomination pool; reviewers should utilize all three scores (H/M/L).
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