Purpose
This competitive fellowship rewards excellence in research and selection is based on research accomplishments. Prior academic achievements and potential for future contributions to the health science field also are considered. Fellowship recipients must be registered and devote themselves to full-time research and/or dissertation writing during the award period.
Eligibility
- PhD students who are already advanced to candidacy
- Entering second to sixth year of study as of the upcoming fall term
- No citizenship requirements
- In any graduate academic program
Required Nomination Documents/Information
- Statement of Interest (5 MB limit, PDF file)
- Formatted CV (5 MB limit, PDF file in CV template format)
- Unofficial UCSF Transcript (5MB limit, PDF file)
- Advisor Letter (5 MB limit, PDF file)
- PI/Advisor Name
Support
- Two awards
- $14,000 stipend divided equally over a twelve month period, September-August, for the 2024-25 cycle
- The award does not include tuition or fees
- The award is not renewable
Awardees
2024-2025
Leah Koenig – Epidemiology and Translational Science
Kate LaForge – Sociology
2023-2024
Jean Digitale – Epidemiology and Translational Science
Erin Huiting – Biomedical Sciences
Learn more about how this and other internal fellowships are awarded.
