Student support at UCR is provided to "new" graduate students in a variety of forms: fellowships, traineeships, teaching assistantships (TAs) and graduate student researcher (GSR) appointments. Financial need-based support is provided in the form of loans and grants-in-aid through the Financial Aid Office. It is likely that, over the course of the doctoral program, students will receive a combination of these types of support.

Dean’s Fellowships are among the most prestigious awards offered and provide student support to outstanding entering Ph.D. students. The first year of support is (usually) provided by the Graduate Division with a stipend plus fees. The second, third or fourth years of support are provided by the department in the form of a fellowship, teaching assistantship, or graduate student researcher appointment. Students may receive a fifth year of fellowship support during the dissertation-writing year.

Eugene Cota-Robles Awards (ECRA) are funded jointly by the Office of the President of the University of California and the UCR Graduate Division. This award supports a limited number of students and is intended to support students from diverse backgrounds who are entering Ph.D. programs and interested in university teaching and research. For the first year, the ECRA pays $15,000 stipend plus registration fees. Recipients will receive a second year ECRA during their third, fourth or fifth year. During the years not funded by the ECRA, students are supported by salaried positions as teaching assistants, graduate student research appointments or on traineeships.

Additionally, individuals must be from a cultural, linguistic, geographic and/or socioeconomic background where under-representation is present in graduate education. The intent of this prestigious fellowship is to provide access to higher education for students who might otherwise find it difficult or impossible to successfully pursue graduate study.

One objective of the ECRA is to release recipients from employment or loan obligations that might delay progress in graduate study. Another is to place students on a "fast-track" for academic careers, and thereby to increase the number of highly qualified candidates for faculty positions at the University of California.

• Must be a citizen or permanent resident of the U.S.
• Recipient must enhance the diversity of the department.
• Nominee must be recommended for admission to the Ph.D.; or a Master’s program as the requisite of the Ph.D., where the Ph.D. is the ultimate goal of the nominee (e.g., English, History, Spanish at UCR).
• Must have a designated faculty mentor.
• Must demonstrate high potential and promise and indicate an interest in an academic career in teaching and research.
• Must complete the Supplemental pages 4a and 4b of the Admission Application [link].
• Recipient may not simultaneously hold another fellowship award of similar or greater amount.

• Multi-year funding: two years of fellowships and two years of guaranteed departmental support as a TA/GSR position.
• Recipient will receive an ECRA fellowship of $15,000 stipend (plus fees, non-resident tuition first year only) for each "fellowship" year, beginning with Year 1.
• TA/GSR appointments (of at least equivalent funding level) to be provided for Years 2-3 or Years 2-3-4.
• A second year of ECRA fellowship is awarded in either Year 3, 4 or 5 (the dissertation-year).
• Recipient must work closely with faculty mentor. The mentor guides the ECRA Fellow through development of a curricular plan, and the acquisition of knowledge and skills that will permit the selection of an appropriate dissertation topic leading to the completion of the doctoral degree.

The Graduate Division is seeking departmental/program nominations for fellowship competitions for continuing graduate students.

Student may be nominated for the following fellowships:

Students must complete all applicable information and submit to their program’s Graduate Advisor by April 4, 2008. Note that the application materials should be submitted to the Graduate Advisor for Continuing (Enrolled) Students if the program has more than one graduate advisor. Graduate Advisors must rank all applications for students in their program (please see page 1 of the application) and submit four complete copies of each application as a packet to the Dean of the Graduate Division, University Office Building. Room #100 by April 18, 2008.

Students need submit only a single application to be considered for both DYFA and C&CDF funding. Note that international students are only eligible for C&CDF funding.

Guidelines for Graduate Research Mentorship Programs (GRMP)
Diversity Award – Domestic Students Only

Award Profile:
The Graduate Research Mentorship Programs (GRMP) include the Research Assistantship/Mentorship Program (RAMP) and Humanities Research Assistantship (HRA) and are intended to enhance the mentoring of doctoral students during their second, third or fourth years of graduate study. Recipients are eligible for one, two or three quarters of support to conduct their research (includes summers).

Eligibility Criteria:
1. Ph.D. student.
2. Citizen or permanent resident of the U.S.
3. Recipient must enhance the diversity of the department/graduate program
( HYPERLINK "http://www.ucop.edu/gps/acdp.html" www.ucop.edu/gps/acdp.html).
4. Must be actively engaged in scholarly research leading to the dissertation.
5. Must not have more than 7 units of incomplete grades.
6. Must be making acceptable progress toward the degree.

Application Procedure:
In addition to the departmental or program Nomination Form (page 1 of the application), the applicant must see that the following forms are completed and submitted by April 4, 2008 to his/her Graduate Advisor:

1. Diversity Form (page 2)
2. Research Summary Form (page 3)
3. Two letters of recommendation from faculty, one of whom must be the mentor/dissertation advisor
(page 5).

Support:
$4,500 stipend per quarter (summer, fall, winter, spring); 1-3 quarters, plus *fees for students NOT advanced to candidacy for the Ph.D.

$4,800 stipend per quarter (summer, fall, winter, spring); 1-3 quarters, plus *fees for students advanced to candidacy for the Ph.D.

(*Applicable fall, winter and spring terms only)

Supplementation:
Employment supplementation is permitted only with prior approval of the Graduate Dean.

Guidelines for Dissertation-Year Fellowship Awards (DYFA)
Diversity Award – Domestic Students Only

Award Profile:
The DYFA are intended to provide support to graduate students who are nearing completion of their dissertation research and expect to complete their dissertation within the academic year in which student receives the award. Recipients normally receive support during their final academic year. Applicants should demonstrate high potential and promise and should indicate an interest in an academic career in teaching and research.

Mentors are responsible for assisting students with arrangements for two dissertation research presentations: one in the appropriate department or graduate program on campus and the other at another UC, CSU campus or a private institution.

Eligibility Criteria:
1. Ph.D. student.
2. Citizen or permanent resident of the U.S.
3. Interest in university teaching and research.
4. Recipient must enhance the diversity of the department/graduate program
( HYPERLINK "http://www.ucop.edu/gps/acdp.html" www.ucop.edu/gps/acdp.html).
5. Must be advanced to candidacy within 12 quarters after entry into Ph.D. program.
6. Must not have more than 7 units of incomplete grades.
7. Must be making acceptable progress toward the degree (acceptable progress for a Ph.D. student is
represented by the normative time to degree for the particular program plus one year).

Application Procedure:
In addition to the departmental or program Nomination Form (page 1 of the application), the applicant must see that the following forms are completed and submitted by April 4, 2008 to his/her Graduate Advisor:

1. Diversity Form (page 2)
2. Research Summary Form (page 3)
3. Timeline Form (page 4)
4. Two letters of recommendation from faculty, one of whom must be the mentor/dissertation advisor
(page 5).

Support:
$15,000 stipend per academic year ($5,000 per quarter) plus fees.
Research expenses of up to $500
Travel funding (up to $470) to support visits to another university for presentation of dissertation research.

Guidelines for Chancellor’s & College Dissertation Fellowships (C&CDF)

Award Profile:
Chancellor’s & College Dissertation Fellowships are intended to support students with distinguished academic records who will complete their dissertation within a year after receiving this fellowship.

Eligibility Criteria:
1. Ph.D. student.
2. Both domestic and international students are eligible.
3. Must be able to complete dissertation within two years.
4. Must be advanced to candidacy within 12 quarters after entry into Ph.D. program.
5. Must not have more than 7 units of incomplete grades.
6. Must be making acceptable progress toward the degree (acceptable progress for a Ph.D. student is represented by the normative time to degree for the particular program plus one year).

Application Procedure:
In addition to the departmental or program Nomination Form (page 1 of the application), the applicant must see that the following forms are completed and submitted by April 4, 2008 to his/her Graduate Advisor:

1. Research Summary Form (page 3)
2. Timeline Form (page 4)
3. Two letters of recommendation from faculty, one of whom must be the mentor/dissertation advisor
(page 5).
4. Domestic students being considered for DYFA as well as C&CDF support need to include the
Diversity Form (page 2).

Support:
$6,666 stipend per quarter (1-3 quarters) plus fees.

Deadline:
April 18, 2008

Award Notification:
After May 1, 2008