Eugene Cota-Robles Fellowship

Fellowship details

Application Status
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Closed
Deadline
04/15/2026
Amount
$42,000
Period of Funding
The academic year beginning October
Citizenship Requirements
U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident, AB540 Status
Contact

Overview

The Eugene Cota-Robles (ECR) Fellowship is the most prestigious fellowship offered at UC Irvine. This award is used to release recipients from employment or loan obligations that might delay progress in graduate study. The fellowship is designed to place students interested in careers in academic teaching and research on a fast track towards completing their doctoral degree, and to increase the number of qualified candidates for University of California faculty positions. Fellowship is intended for students that have overcome significant social or educational obstacles to achieve a college education, and whose backgrounds equip them to contribute intellectually among the graduate student population. The Eugene Cota-Robles Fellowship is named in honor of one of the earliest Mexican American professors in the University of California system. 

Award Information

The Graduate Division will provide: 

 

  1. Fellowship stipend for 9 months in the amount of $42,000 for Year 1. 
  2. Student Fees 
    1. Non-Resident Supplemental Tuition (NRST) if the student is a non-resident of California 
  3. $8,000 professional development stipend  

The department/school will be required to support the following:  

  1. Guarantee support during non-fellowship years at normative levels (Years 2-5) outlined in bargaining agreements.

Funding levels listed above apply to incoming Fall 2026 fellows. 

Important Dates

Deadline:  April 15

If you would like to be considered for this award, contact the staff coordinator of the program in which you are interested.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Awardee must indicate an interest in an academic career in teaching and research.
  • Awardee must demonstrate significant experience teaching or mentoring students from higher education or the community. 
  • Awardee must demonstrate strong interest in conducting research that supports diverse communities or have prior experience conducting research that supports diverse communities  
  • Awardee must be admitted to a doctoral program at UC Irvine.
  • Awardee may not have ever been or currently enrolled in a doctoral program at UC Irvine.
  • Awardee must demonstrate high potential and promise.
  • Awardee must be a United States citizen, permanent resident, or AB540 eligible
  • Awardee must have a minimum 3.0 cumulative undergraduate and master’s (if applicable) GPA.
  • Awardee must have a pending SIR at the time of nomination.
  • Awardee must be interviewed during the admissions process by the department in order to be considered for this fellowship. Method of interview can be in-person, by phone, or Zoom, etc. Email correspondence is NOT acceptable. 

Contact

Award process is administered at the school and/or department level. If you would like to be considered for this award, contact the staff coordinator of the program in which you are interested. 

Graduate Division Contact:  Questions can be directed to Mariela Menendez at   fellowships@exchange.uci.edu

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