University of California, Riverside
Graduate Division
Regulations for Graduate Fellowship Holders

Recipients of campus fellowships, including department block awards, must adhere to the following regulations:

  • Must maintain a 3.50 GPA
  • Must enroll in and complete a full course load (12 graduate units or the equivalent)
  • Must have no more than 7 units of Incomplete grades
  • If in the Ph.D. program, must be advanced to candidacy within 12 quarters after entry
  • Must be making acceptable progress toward the degree
  • For these purposes, acceptable progress for a Ph.D. student is represented by the normative time to degree for the particular program plus one year
  • For most Master's students, acceptable progress is represented by enrollment for not more than two years
  • Graduate students may not be employed more than 50 percent time or 20 hours per week during the academic year in any combination of appointments. During quarter breaks and in the summer they may be employed full-time.
  • Any change in student status (leave of absence, withdrawal, etc) must be reported immediately to the Graduate Division (Karen Smith, x3315).
  • Changes in degree objective and/or degree program may, in some cases, affect the studentsŐ eligibility for fellowship awards.
  • Fellowships are awarded to students to free them from the need for employment. Awards with a stipend of greater than or equal to a $10,000 stipend can be supplemented with prior approval of the Graduate Dean. The Graduate Adviser in your department must make this request to the Dean in writing. Fellowship awards with a stipend of less than $10,000 may be supplemented without prior approval. Fellowships that do not allow supplementation are the GAANN, Eugene Cota-Robles Award, Dissertation Year Fellowship, Humanities Research Assistantship, and Research Assistantship/Mentorship Program. Please see Fellowship Regulations for rules and regulations of fellowship supplementation. --
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