Financial Support & Fellowships

Department Financial Support

The majority of PhD students in the UCSB Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry graduate program are financially supported throughout their course of study. Admitted students will receive an annual graduate student salary of $37,000. Sources of support include teaching assistantships, graduate student researcher and/or fellowships. Support continues beyond the first year of study as long as you remain in good academic standing.  All continuing students are encouraged to discuss funding opportunities with their research advisors in advance of the quarter funding is needed.

Financial support includes the payment of tuition, fees and health insurance. A Summary of Quarterly Fees and Expenses can be found on the Office of the Registrar's website.

The department nominates newly admitted students with outstanding qualifications for UCSB campus based fellowships. In order to be eligible graduate applicants must have submitted all application materials by the priority deadline.

Further details regarding Student Financial Support can be found on the Graduate Division website.


Fellowship Opportunities