Graduate Program - Fellowships &
Awards
New
Students
Fellowships
Applications
New graduate students with outstanding qualifications are nominated by
the Department for one of the fellowships in the linked list. A student
who holds one of these fellowships enters graduate school as a graduate
student researcher rather than a teaching assistant. In order to be
eligible for departmental and campus-wide graduate fellowships, UCSB graduate
applicants must have submitted their entire application for admission
by January 15th.
General
Fellowship and Awards Information
For additional information please visit the UCSB graduate division financial/fellowship
website by clicking the link above.
Continuing Students
Fellowships
Applications
Continuing graduate students with outstanding qualifications are nominated
by the Department for one of the fellowships in the linked list.
Awards
Applications
Fellowship and grant descriptions and applications for continuing graduate
students. You are encouraged to download the applications and review the
submission deadlines.
- B. R. Baker Memorial Fellowship in Chemistry is awarded to graduate students who have given strong indication that they will make continued and substantial contributions to the progress of organic, medicinal, or biological chemistry.
- Jarrod Davidson Memorial Scholarship is for the benefit of graduate students studying chemistry at UCSB and facing special challenges raising a family.
- Robert H. DeWolfe Teaching Fellowship is awarded to a graduate student in organic chemistry who has demonstrated excellence in undergraduate instruction.
- John H. Tokuyama Memorial Scholarship is awarded annually to a graduate student in organic chemistry who has demonstrated special dedication and skill in carrying out his or her research project.
- Roche Bioscience Award is awarded each year to the graduate student who has demonstrated outstanding progress in organic systhesis.
- Sam L. Nguyen Fellowship in Organic Chemistry is awarded each year.
- Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society Outstanding Teaching Assistant.
External Grant Applications
for New and Continuing Students
For external support of your graduate research, you are encouraged to
apply for fellowships from the NIH and NSF. Please investigate potential
awards on the following databases. Note some applications must be submitted
by October of the year preceding enrollment in the Department.
The Internship
Program of the National Academies
is designed to engage graduate and postdoctoral students in science and
technology policy and to familiarize them with the interactions among
science, technology, and government.
California Sea Grant State Fellow
Program
California Sea Grant's State Fellow Program provides a unique educational
opportunity for graduate students who are interested both in marine resources
and in the policy decisions affecting those resources.
Lawrence Livermore Postdoctoral Fellowship
Program
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has established a prestigious postdoctoral
fellowship program. The purpose of this Fellowship is to allow Fellows
to pursue cutting-edge science and to stimulate ideas for cross-fertilization.
David Boren Graduate Fellowships
NSEP David Boren Fellowships are for a minimum of one and a maximum of
six academic semesters (24 months). NSEP emphasizes a diverse range of
fields of study, including business, political science, religion, international
affairs, science, engineering, health, law, economics, anthropology, language,
history, cultural studies and other social sciences. All Graduate students
are eligible and should apply for this every fall quarter.