Department of Chemistry Graduate Affairs Announcements

Graduate Division: Continuing Student Fellowships – Due April 29

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The Chemistry Department’s internal deadline for these three fellowships has been set for Wednesday, April 29th, 2020. Please note that this deadline is earlier than the one set by Graduate Division.

If you are interested in applying, please submit all materials for the intended fellowship by this date. Also, be sure to review award info and eligibility on Graduate Division’s funding website.

Faculty Mentor Program Fellowship
  • Students must submit the FMP Fellowship application form electronically to the department, along with the following:
    • Personal statement (1000 words)
    • A brief (2-4 page) Mentoring Plan that includes a schedule of training goals and activities for the 12-month time period
    • A letter of recommendation from the faculty member who will serve as the mentor
    • Unofficial transcripts including most recent winter quarter grades
    • Student curriculum vitae (CV)
    • A detailed listing of all funding support received by student
  • Save FMP Fellowship application forms as “FMP APP– SID# (FMP APP-12345678)
Graduate Dean’s Dissertation Fellowship

Students: complete and submit the GDDF application form electronically to their academic department, along with the following:

  • Student Statement (500 word max)
    • Brief description of status of research and progress to date
    • Detailed plan & timeline for completion
    • Explanation of how fellowship will help complete degree within timeframe
    • Description of past employment while a graduate student
    • Listing of all extramural, departmental, and Graduate Division fellowships or other financial support received, inclduing pending applications with year and amount
  •  Supplemental Documents
    • Current version of the student’s Curriculum Vitae (CV)
    • UCI unofficial academic transcript (with Winter 2020 grades)
    • Letter of support from student’s committee chair
    • Save the GDDF Fellowship application form  as “GDDFApp_Last Name_SID#.doc”, e.g. “GDDFApp_Gilman_12345678.doc”
President’s Dissertation Year Fellowship
  • Students: must submit the PDY Fellowship application form electronically to the department, along with the following (please clearly label each section):
    • The student’s dissertation prospectus (max 4 pages, double spaced), which is a timeline for the completion of your dissertation
      • Provide a brief introduction of your dissertation project
      • Provide a summary for each of your dissertation chapters. Include dates of completion and/or prospective completion dates, and plans for completing unfinished chapters.
      • Include a plan for completing the writing and submitting of your dissertation to your committee for review, and when you plan to defend
    • Personal Statement
    • A brief statement of intent from the student regarding career objectives
    • Mentoring plan that includes a timeline of expected progress for completion of the dissertation (this should be co-written by both the student and advisor)
    • Student curriculum vitae (CV)
    • Unofficial transcripts including winter quarter 2020 grades
    • A list of proposed seminars (minimum of two) in which the student will present his/her research during the dissertation year
    • A detailed listing of all funding/support received by student
    • Include a written reference from the dissertation advisor
  • Save PDY Fellowship application forms as “PDY APP–SID# (PDY APP-12345678)” and send to your department prior to the department deadline

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