<div dir="ltr"><div>FYI -- I've served on the selection committee for this fellowship in the past and while it's quite competitive, there are strategies you can put in place to increase your chances. I'm happy to meet with students who want to apply to this program this year, and my colleague in the Music department who is an alumna of the program says she will be glad to answer questions.</div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="1" color="#000000">Kim Yi Dionne, Ph.D.<br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000" size="1" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:19px">Associate Professor of Political Science, </span>UC Riverside</font></div><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="1" color="#000000"><a href="mailto:kdionne@ucr.edu" target="_blank">kdionne@ucr.edu</a></font></div><div><font size="1" face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"><a href="https://sites.google.com/ucr.edu/kyd" target="_blank">https://sites.google.com/ucr.edu/kyd</a></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Xochitl Chavez</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:xochitlc@ucr.edu">xochitlc@ucr.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, Aug 29, 2025 at 1:10 PM<br>Subject: Fwd: 2026-27 Call for Applications - UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program<br>To: Xochitl Chavez <<a href="mailto:xochitl.chavez@ucr.edu">xochitl.chavez@ucr.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="auto"><div>Hello colleagues, please share this call with your departments. I am happy to answer any questions. </div><div><br></div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><font face="arial, sans-serif">Xóchitl C. Chávez, Ph.D.</font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font color="#666666" size="1" face="arial, sans-serif">Associate Professor, UC Riverside Department of Music</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font size="1" color="#666666" face="arial, sans-serif">Faculty Advisor for <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bf_ucr/" target="_blank">Ballet Folklorico de UCR</a></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font color="#741b47" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:x-small"><b>Appt. Request</b></font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:x-small"> </span><a href="https://drxochitlchavez.youcanbook.me/" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="drxochitlchavez.youcanbook.me" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:x-small;vertical-align:bottom;display:inline-block" target="_blank"><span style="color:var(--text-inherit);font-weight:var(--fonts-normal);margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:var(--fonts-small-line-height)"><span style="display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;max-width:100%;vertical-align:bottom">drxochitlchavez.youcanbook.me</span></span></a><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><a href="http://www.xochitlchavez.com/" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:x-small" target="_blank">www.xochitlchavez.com</a><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><br></p></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#666666" size="1" face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font color="#666666" size="1" face="arial, sans-serif"><b>News Spotlight:  </b></font></div><div><font size="1"><a href="https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2024/10/09/mexican-philharmonic-music-comes-uc-riverside" target="_blank">E</a><a href="https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2024/10/09/mexican-philharmonic-music-comes-uc-riverside" target="_blank">ncuentro de Musíca Oaxaqueña: Raíces y Ramas</a> </font></div><div><font color="#666666" face="arial, sans-serif" size="1"><b><a href="https://news.ucr.edu/ucr-magazine/winter-2024/the-land-of-musicians?utm_source=UC+Riverside+Master+List&utm_campaign=425fdc1e6d-newsletter-ucr-magazine-winter-2024&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-518ad7af21-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D" target="_blank">Land of Musicians UCR Magazine</a></b></font></div><div><font color="#666666" face="arial, sans-serif" size="1"><a href="https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2022/05/18/neh-grant-helps-research-puebl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