FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES 

$50K Innovator Fellowship
Deadline: Nov. 13 | Learn more and apply
Ph.D.s and postdocs: Work with the Innovation Institute for Food and Health’s venture-capital partners in an immersive, hands-on experience in a food and health investment environment, gaining real-world business and entrepreneurial skills while using your scientific expertise to evaluate food and health startups. The program provides winning Innovator Fellows up to $50,000 in funding. 

AAUW International Fellowships 
Deadline: Nov. 15 | Learn more and apply
International Fellowships are awarded for full-time study or research in the United States to women who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Both graduate and postgraduate studies at accredited U.S. institutions are supported. Recipients are selected for academic achievement and demonstrated commitment to women and girls. Recipients return to their home countries to become leaders in business, government, academia, community activism, the arts and sciences. 

Critical Language Scholarship Program
Deadline: Nov. 16 @ 8 p.m. EST | Learn more and apply
The scholarship provides funding for eight to 10 weeks of intensive language study abroad over the summer. Instruction is offered in15 languages including Arabic, Hindi, Punjabi, Korean, Persian, Russian, Turkish and Urdu. Students of diverse disciplines and majors are encouraged to apply. 

NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Deadline: Nov. 17 @ 5 p.m. EST | Learn more and apply
The fellowship provides $70K to support non-residential postdoctoral proposals that make significant scholarly contributions to the field of education. 

Public Scholars for the Future
Deadline: Nov. 21 | Learn more and apply
Public Scholars for the Future supports UC Davis doctoral students who are interested in or actively pursuing community-engaged research. The program includes a graduate-level class on public scholarship and funding for community-engaged scholarship.

DOD SMART Scholarship
Deadline: Dec.1 @ 3 p.m. PST | Learn more and apply
The SMART scholarship-for-service program provides funding to masters and Ph.D. students pursuing in STEM disciplines. Students receive full tuition, monthly stipends, health insurance and book allowances, and summer internships at DOD labs and agencies. After graduation scholars work in a civilian position at the sponsoring facility. Citizens of the U.S., Australia, Canada, New Zealand or the United Kingdom may apply.

NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein Individual NRSA Fellowship 
Deadline: Dec. 8 | Learn more and apply
NIH NRSA awards support the training of biomedical, behavioral and clinical researchers through individual pre- and postdoctoral fellowships. The fellowship provides a stipend and partial tuition and fee support.

Ford Foundation Fellowship
Deadline: Dec. 9 and 16 | Learn more and apply
The foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students. Dissertation and postdoctoral fellowship applications are due Dec. 9; predoctoral fellowship applications are due Dec. 16.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Graduate Student Career Development Assistance Award
The UC Davis Internship and Career Center is taking applications for a $1,000 award that is available to current UC Davis graduate students who completed an unpaid internship between June-Sept. 2022. Apply by Nov. 14. Learn more and apply.

Call for Proposals: 2023 Graduate Public Scholars
UC Davis Humanities Institute invites doctoral and MFA students to join the 2023 cohort of Graduate Public Scholars. The programs introduces graduate students to the aspects of collaborating with members of the public through their scholarship. Applications due Nov. 18 at 5 p.m. Learn more or apply.

Emergency Grant Program
New this academic year, Graduate Studies is offering a grant program to help graduate students experiencing a crisis. The Graduate Student Emergency Grant Program provides support for graduate students experiencing unexpected challenges that impede their progress toward their degrees. Learn more.

Call for Nominations: Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award
This award recognizes the contributions of graduate students to teaching and learning at UC Davis. Currently enrolled graduate students who have been employed on this campus as Teaching Assistants and/or Associate Instructors are eligible. Any member of the university community having direct experience with the student's teaching may nominate, including undergraduate students. Nominations are due March 10, 2023. Learn more or submit a nomination. 

Skill Up with Micro-Credentials from GradPathways
The GradPathways Institute for Professional Development's micro-credential pathways program enables graduate students and postdocs to track their skill development and goal achievement in relation to their professional development. Build skills in conflict competence, teaching, global leadership and more. Explore these credentials and get started on your Pathways journey today.

2022-23 Commencement June 15
Graduate Studies is excited to announce the Spring 2023 Commencement ceremony will be held on June 15, 2023. Time and location are TBD. Graduate Studies does not host a Fall Commencement Ceremony. 

Events
Migrant Feelings, Migrant Knowledge
Nov. 10 I Noon - 1:15 p.m. I Hybrid I Learn more or register
This presentation, hosted by the book's editor, Robert McKee Irwin, will feature a panel of four UC Davis graduate student contributors to the volume: Lizbeth De La Cruz, María José Gutiérrez, Brooke Kipling and Kyle Proehl.

Finding & Organizing Your Secondary Sources Writing Retreat
Nov. 10 I 9:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. I Walker Hall, Loury Studio I Learn more and register
Ph.D. student and 2022 Grad Slam winner Alice Dien will present tools for finding and organizing your secondary sources and help you build a consistent methodology for research success. After a short presentation, Dien will be available for one-on-one assistance and advice on your work. There is no need to stay for the full three-hour workshop.

Creating an Inclusive Classroom
Nov. 14 I 2:10- 3 p.m. I Teaching & Learning Complex I Learn more or register 
This workshop for graduate students and postdocs will include both reflective exercises on how students’ identities and background can affect their university learning experience, as well as practical strategies to create a more inclusive classroom.

Open Access Publishing: How the UC Davis Library Can Support You
Nov. 15 | Noon -1 p.m. | Online I Learn more and register
Preparing to publish? Get financial support and help with the open access publishing process through this virtual workshop offered by the UC Davis Library. 

Senior Career Appointments for Grad Students and Postdocs
Tuesdays Nov. 15 - Dec. 13 I 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. I Walker Hall I Learn more
Meet with Senior Career Advisor Armani Peterson to discuss your career plans, have applications reviewed or explore career opportunities. Office hours will be offered each Tuesday from 11am-1pm in 1121 Walker Hall throughout fall quarter. Email Armani to schedule a time [email protected] or drop by. Sponsored by the Internship and Career Center and the GradPathways Institute (Graduate Studies).

Applying to NIH and NSF Fellowships Workshop
Nov. 22 I 9:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. I  Loury Studio, Walker Hall I Learn more and register
This retreat will support students in crafting well-organized and effective NIH and NSF fellowship applications. Attendees will receive tips on how to write an effective statement of purpose, research statement and supporting documents for STEM fellowship proposals.

No Kid-stractions Study Hall
Dec.1 I 5-7 p.m. I 1210 Dutton Hall I Learn more and register
Come and study at the Transfer and Reentry Center, 1210 Dutton Hall, while your children participate in fun activities. All are invited to join in and study with us! Pre-registration is encouraged.