<div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><br></div>Dear grad students,<div><br></div><div>Please consider applying for this fellowship, if you think your project has a fit with the program's interests.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Kevin<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">Stewart, Marie</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:mthiveos@ucsd.edu">mthiveos@ucsd.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Dec 8, 2025 at 11:53 AM<br>Subject: UC Doctoral Student Funding Opportunity: 2026–27 IGCC Dissertation Fellowship Competition Now Open<br>To: <br></div><br><br><div class="msg-8360414590172179388">
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The <a title="https://ucigcc.org/" href="https://ucigcc.org/" target="_blank">UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC)</a> is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the
<b>2026–27 IGCC Dissertation Fellowship competition</b>. IGCC will award up to seven fellowships, each providing a nine-month, $15,000 stipend to support doctoral students whose research closely tracks current global security priorities and IGCC's mission and
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We would greatly appreciate your help in sharing this opportunity with your students. Doctoral candidates enrolled at any UC campus are eligible to apply, including those in JD/PhD, MD/PhD, or MD programs with a thesis component. Applicants must advance to
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The RFP is attached. To apply, please visit: <a style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" href="https://ucigcc.org/funding/dissertation-fellowship/" target="_blank">
https://ucigcc.org/funding/dissertation-fellowship/</a></p>
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The application deadline is <b>February 6, 2026</b>.</p>
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Thank you for helping us share this opportunity.</div>
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Best, </div>
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