Jack Baskin & Peggy Downes Baskin Fellowship (Two Fellowships Available)
The Jack Baskin & Peggy Downes Baskin Fellowship is based on academic merit and designed to enable an engineering Ph.D. candidate to make swifter progress on their dissertation research. This academic year-long fellowship provides a stipend of $34,000 plus in-state tuition remission. Non-resident tuition is not included. One fellowship is available.
To be eligible for the award, a student must:
- Have completed all Ph.D. coursework (at the time of application)
- Be within normative time and in good academic standing
President’s Dissertation-Year Fellowship (One Fellowship Available)
The Presidential DYF is based on both academic merit and diversity criteria: the academic achievement of the nominee, the potential for success in academia, and the extent to which the nominee contributes to the diversity among doctoral degree recipients in the division. To qualify, you must be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or an undocumented student who qualifies for nonresident supplemental tuition exemptions under AB 540, and MUST be in a position to complete the dissertation by June 2026. It is required that all nominees be advanced to candidacy as of Summer 2024. This academic year-long fellowship provides a stipend of $33,000 plus payment of resident tuition for the academic year. Non-resident tuition is not included.
Chancellor’s Dissertation-Year Fellowship (One Fellowship Available)
All PhD students regardless of citizenship are eligible for this fellowship. This award is based on academic merit. The nominee MUST be in a position to complete the dissertation by June 2026. It is required that all nominees be advanced to candidacy as of Summer 2024. This academic year-long fellowship provides a stipend of $33,000 plus payment of resident tuition for the academic year. Non-resident tuition is not included.
Dissertation-Year Fellowship (5 Year-Long Fellowships Available, and 10 Quarter-Long Summer 2025 Fellowships Available)
All PhD students regardless of citizenship are eligible for this fellowship. This award is based on academic merit. The nominee MUST be in a position to complete the dissertation by June 2026. It is required that all nominees be advanced to candidacy as of Summer 2024. These year-long fellowships provide a stipend of $33,000 (1-quarter Summer 2025 fellowship stipend is $8,000, Summer Session tuition not included) plus payment of resident tuition. Non-resident tuition is not included.
Application
Timeline for review:
April 23, 2025 @ 11:59pm (PST): DEADLINE to Apply
April 28, 2025: Deadline for faculty advisors to submit the required letter of support for their advisee
April 30, 2025: Deadline for Graduate Director/Department to submit final nominations (one presidents, one chancellor’s, and two DYF)
May 5, 2025: Deadline for Graduate Fellowship Review Committee to select DYF recipients
If you have any questions please direct them to grad-fellowship@soe.ucsc.edu.
Additional resources
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Dissertation-Year Fellowships ↗︎
In addition to the two Dissertation-Year Fellowships (presidential and chancellor’s), 41 dissertation quarter fellowships will be awarded based on divisional doctoral enrollment.
Fellowship through the UCSC Graduate Division ↗︎
Fellowships are one of the best ways to fund graduate education. The UCSC Division of Graduate Studies encourages all graduate students to apply.