Click on the name of the award to see a full description and additional parameters of the award. Note that the number of awards and stipend amounts are subject to change based on available funding.

AWARDnumber
of awards
eligible
programs
yr in program
as of 9/2026
candidacy
required?
citizenship
requirements

stipend
amount

(2026-2027)

resident
tuition
non-resident
tuition
ARCS (Achievement Rewards for College Scientists) Scholarship112Basic Sciences1-6noU.S.$17,917nono
Eugene Cota-Robles Fellowship21Social Sciences1noU.S./Perm Res/AB 540$33,000yesno
Fletcher Jones Fellowship2all2-6yesnone$15,000nono
Graduate Research Mentorship Fellowship22all2-6noU.S./Perm Res/AB 540$10,000yesno
Julius and Patricia Krevans Fellowship2all1-6nonone$10,000nono
Lloyd Kozloff Fellowship1all1-6nonone$10,000nono
Matilda Edlund Scholarship2all1nonone$15,000nono
Ralph Kellogg Endowed Chancellor's Fellowship1Basic Sciences1nonone$28,000nono
Rosenberg-Hill Graduate Research Fellowship3, 52Social Sciences3-6nonone$52,044yesno
Shurl and Kay Curci Foundation PhD Scholarship55Basic Sciences1-2nonone$52,044yesyes
UC Dissertation-Year Fellowship Program41all3-6yesU.S./Perm Res/AB 540$21,000yesno

1 Former recipients may be nominated for an additional year of support.

2 Offered during the annual admissions cycle; awardees notified in April. Two-year award; automatically renewed for year 2.

3 Graduate Division Dean's Office chooses recipients.

4 Includes a $1,000 travel allowance for presenting research (mandatory).

5 Stipends for Rosenberg-Hill Graduate Research Fellowship and Shurl and Kay Curci PhD Scholarship are subject to change through ongoing Graduate Student Researcher collective bargaining.

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