Brython Davis Fellowship

Fellowship details

Application Status
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Anticipated
Deadline
11/14/2025
Amount
$12,000 stipend + resident fees
Period of Funding
Spring Quarter
Citizenship Requirements
U.S. Citizen
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Overview

The Brython Davis Fellowship provides financial support to graduate students who demonstrate outstanding past academic achievement as well as future promise, have financial need, are U.S. citizens, and whose parent(s) is or was a regular member of either the US Navy or Marine Corps.

Award Information

This award provides resident fees and a stipend of $12,000 during Spring Quarter of the academic year of the award.  Nonresident supplemental tuition and professional degree supplemental tuition are not included.

Important Dates

Application Open:  October 1, 2025
Submission Deadline: November 14, 2025 by 11:59PM PST

Eligibility Criteria

  • Students must be U.S. citizens pursuing a Ph.D. or master’s degree. Students enrolled in self-supporting programs are not eligible
  • Must be in good academic standing and have completed at least 3 quarters of graduate coursework at UCI
  • Must satisfy the minimum eligibility criteria for fellowships
  • Must demonstrate financial need
  • Students whose parent(s) is or was a regular member of either the US Navy or Marine Corps.

Application Process

Students prepare the following materials and submit via the application link:

  1. Student Statement of Financial Need
    1. Provide a Statement of Financial Need below of less than 300 words. In this statement, list all funding you are receiving in AY 2024-2025 and outline any financial needs not currently being met.
  2. Student Profile
    1. Provide a biographic student profile less than 300 words. Include, where applicable, undergraduate university and previous degrees, research interests, current projects, honors, work experience, outside interests, and any special characteristics or activities.
  3. Student Research Statement
    1. Provide a research statement describing your research project in less than 500 words, written for a committee of non-specialists in the field.
  4. Recommendation letter from faculty advisor or department chair
    1. Upload form:  https://uci.questionpro.com/t/AaSycZ4LQL
  5. Current Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  6. Proof of eligibility – copy of parent’s current military I.D. or honorable discharge papers, and a copy of the student’s birth certificate. Retired or honorably discharged members qualify.  Members of the Reserve or dishonorably discharged members do not.

Forms

Stipulations

  • Students should review the Terms and Conditions to ensure that they are eligible to receive fellowship or scholarship funding before applying.
  • For students already receiving financial aid, acceptance of additional funding may affect their overall financial need-based support package. In such cases, students are strongly encouraged to consult with the UCI Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships.

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