<div dir="ltr">Hello everyone, just sending the deadline reminder for these fellowship nominations. <div>Happy Holidays!</div><div>Perla</div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">GradAwards GradAwards</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:gradawards@ucr.edu">gradawards@ucr.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, Nov 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM<br>Subject: [Gradfacultystaff] Announcement: DCFA, DYFA & UC–HSI DDI PPPF Fellowship Applications Now Open<br>To:  <<a href="mailto:gradfacultystaff@lists.ucr.edu">gradfacultystaff@lists.ucr.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><div id="m_5251089409854586314m_2517093704097451290m_-5754538247224213998m_-709157455000278879gmail-WACViewPanel_ClipboardElement" style="overflow:hidden;direction:ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:17.2667px">Dear Graduate Directors, Advisors, and Coordinators, </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:17.2667px"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:17.2667px">Happy Friday!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:17.2667px"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin:0px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">I hope the Fall quarter is going smoothly. I am writing to share that the following <u>three</u> fellowships are now open, with a deadline of <font color="#990000"><b><u>January 16, 2026</u></b><u>:</u></font></span></p><ul dir="ltr"><li style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b>Dissertation Completion Fellowship Award (DCFA) – Round 2</b></span></p></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b>Dissertation Year Fellowship Award (DYFA)</b></span></p></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b>UC–HSI DDI President’s Pre-Professoriate Fellowship (UC-HSI DDI PPPF)</b></span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Please note that these are <b>not first-year fellowships</b>. Instead, they are competitive opportunities for continuing PhD students to receive recognition for their academic achievements and support as they focus on completing their dissertations. The goal of these programs is to relieve students of teaching or equivalent responsibilities so they can progress toward timely degree completion.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">These opportunities are available to <b>PhD students who have advanced to candidacy</b>. Attached to this email, you will find a document with full eligibility details and application guidelines.  Each graduate program will need to conduct its own internal selection process to determine nominees. Nominations may be submitted by the Graduate Advisor or Graduate Program Coordinator/Student Affairs Staff via Slate.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Please encourage your students and their faculty mentors to take advantage of these opportunities.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b>Student Application Link:</b> <a href="https://grad.ucr.edu/portal/current_fellow_apps" rel="noopener" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" target="_blank">https://grad.ucr.edu/portal/current_fellow_apps</a><br><b>Staff/Faculty Slate Link:</b> <a href="https://grad.ucr.edu/manage/reader/" rel="noopener" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" target="_blank">https://grad.ucr.edu/manage/reader/</a></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">If you have questions about the fellowships or need support with Slate, please email <b><a href="mailto:gradawards@ucr.edu" target="_blank">gradawards@ucr.edu</a></b> and cc <b>Maria Pimentel</b>, who will serve as your primary point of contact for these awards. To keep this message concise, we will send a separate training email providing detailed Slate guidance.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b>A few reminders based on recent inquiries:</b></span></p><ul dir="ltr"><li style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Please verify that your nominated student's application has been routed to the correct <b>nominated bin</b> in Slate.</span></p></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><u>Only</u> nominated applications should be moved into the nominated bin.</span></p></li></ul><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">An announcement will also be sent to students informing them of these fellowship opportunities and directing them to contact their graduate program regarding any program-specific nomination process.</div><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Wishing you all the best as the Fall quarter comes to a close. We truly appreciate your time and attention.</span></p><div id="m_5251089409854586314m_2517093704097451290m_-5754538247224213998m_-709157455000278879gmail-WACViewPanel_ClipboardElement" style="overflow:hidden;direction:ltr"><div id="m_5251089409854586314m_2517093704097451290m_-5754538247224213998m_-709157455000278879gmail-WACViewPanel_ClipboardElement" style="overflow:hidden;direction:ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:17.2667px">All best,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:17.2667px"><br></span></p><div dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Emma H. Wilson</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><i>Associate Dean of the Graduate Division</i></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><i>Professor of Biomedical Sciences</i></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">UC Riverside</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">CA 92506</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Lab: 951 827 4328</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Grad Div: 951 827 6115</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,99,193)"><u><a href="mailto:emmaw@ucr.edu" id="m_5251089409854586314m_2517093704097451290m_-5754538247224213998m_-709157455000278879m_-2449965671046270499OWA6a12fb51-dc41-2a1f-f89c-c05ee8da6d46" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">emmaw@ucr.edu</a></u></div></div></div></div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Thank you,</div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">
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