[Physics-grads-announce] HSI fellowship

[Vivek Aji]

Dear Graduate Students,

The HSI fellowship is program whose goal is to enhance faculty pathways for historically underrepresented groups, particularly Latinx, African Americans, American Indians/Native Americans, Filipinx, and Pacific Islanders in all disciplines; women in STEM; and Asian Americans in the humanities and social sciences. The intent of the program is to provide fellowships for domestic historically underrepresented minorities from California HSIs. For purposes of this fellowship, AB540 students are eligible. International students are not eligible for this fellowship.

Eligibility Criteria

Must be a Ph.D. student. 
Must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States (AB540 status is ok).
Must be exceptional students (as demonstrated by their research achievements).
 Must have received their undergraduate or a terminal master's degree (i.e. not en route as part of an enrolled PhD program) from a California Hispanic Serving Institution (CA HSI) - public or private.
Must have advanced to candidacy prior to being selected for the fellowship.
Must have letters of support from Faculty Advisor (s) that address the student's performance and potential as an exceptional academic, and comment on the likelihood that the student will pursue a professoriate path after receiving their Ph.D.
Must have demonstrated record of advancing issues of inclusion, equity, and diversity; actively supporting underrepresented communities; and shows commitment to pursuing these efforts throughout their career.
Must be actively engaged in scholarly research leading to the dissertation.
Must not have more than 7 units of incomplete grades.
Must be making acceptable progress toward the degree. (For these purposes, acceptable progress for a Ph.D. student means advanced to candidacy within 15 quarters after entry and must complete the degree by the normative time to degree for the particular program plus 1 year at time of degree.
Can be on leave to apply but must be enrolled as a full-time student (12 units) during tenure of fellowship.
If any of you meet these requirements please apply. Do confirm with Derek or me. The department deadline is Jan 13th 2023 but if additional time is required please let me know. Applications are to be submitted at

HSI: https://grad.ucr.edu/register/HSI_Award_App <https://grad.ucr.edu/register/HSI_Award_App>

Wish you all a very enjoyably holiday season and a Happy New year,
Sincerely,
Vivek Aji
Professor & Graduate Advisor
Department of Physics & Astronomy
University of California Riverside
Riverside CA 92521






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