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Ester TrujilloFunding Peer Advisor
fundingpeer@graddiv.ucsb.eduEster.n.trujillo@gmail.com
Worko Teaching Assistanto Research Assistanto Other Campus Positions
Fellowships◦ Central (from the university)◦ Extramural (from outside agencies)
These all *typically* cover your tuition/fees, health insurance, and a salary or stipend.
LoansoDirect Unsubsidized LoansoDirect PLUS LoansoSince 2012 all grad student loans now accrue
interest; no more subsidized loans.oFederal government currently deciding interest
rates, between 5.6% and 9.5%
Work StudyoAwarded based on need through the financial aid
office
Dissertation Fellowships◦ Funds for one or two years of dissertation writing.
These awards are usually for students in their final stages of writing. Typically not awarded to students who have not yet advanced to candidacy.
Funders may expect winners to present their results at a conference and to graduate at the end of the award period.
Research Grants◦ Funds for specific research needs (supplies,
participant compensation, equipment) requested through a detailed budget. These awards are usually for students in the exploratory and
active research phases of a project.
CV builder Often leads to increased salary upon
hiring Makes you more competitive to programs
that see your plans to apply, honorable mentions, or previous awards
Important component of life as a researcher and tenure at a research institution!
One grant or fellowship often leads to more!
Graduate Program Advisors Faculty Advisors and Mentors; professional
associations in your field Peers: Graduate Students in your field and
department Graduate Division Internet Resources and search engines
Central- through student application
Central- through department nomination
Department Awards
Travel Grants, childcare grants,
dissertation awards, UC centers and
research units
Center for U.S. Mexican Studies (USMEX) Institute of European Studies Natural Reserve System Pacific Rim Research Program UC MEXUS University of CA Institute for Research in the
Arts UC Center for New Racial Studies UC California Studies Consortium
Some Major Pre-doctoral Fellowships:◦ NSF GRFP – Graduate Research Fellowship ◦ NDSEG – Defense Science and Engineering ◦ DOE SCGF –Dept of Energy Science Graduate
Fell◦ EPA Star-Science Research in Environmental
Studies◦ Hertz-Physical, Biological and Engineering
Sciences
Some Major Pre-doctoral Fellowships:◦ Ford Foundation Pre-doctoral Fellowship
◦ American Indian Graduate Center (AIGC) Academic Year Fellowship
◦ Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives (SCLI)
◦ U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): Pre-doctoral Fellowship Awards for Minority Students
◦ Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
◦ Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Funding Search Aids and Databases◦UCSB GradPost www.gradpost.ucsb.edu
◦UCSB Source www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/source/
◦UCLA GRAPEs www.gdnet.ucla.edu/grpinst.htm
◦COS http://pivot.cos.com