Katherine and Robert Phalen Endowment
Fellowship details
Application Status

Open
Deadline
03/03/2025
Amount
$3,000 & $500
Period of Funding
Spring Quarter
Citizenship Requirements
No requirement
Contact
The Katherine and Robert Phalen Endowment is intended to highlight and support doctoral students whose current laboratory research shows future promise for preventing, treating, or understanding human disease.
One $3,000 award and two $500 honorable mention awards for Spring or Summer quarter. Doctoral students from the School of Public Health and the School of Medicine are eligible to apply directly for this fellowship.
Applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Have a minimum graduate-level UCI GPA of 3.7 (at least 3 quarters of graduate coursework completed at UCI)
- Must satisfy the minimum eligibility criteria for fellowships
- Be a current, full-time doctoral student enrolled in either the School of Public Health or the School of Medicine
- Demonstrate financial need
- Involved in laboratory research that shows future promise for preventing, treating or understanding human diseases
Students may apply directly. Be prepared to provide the following information:
- Financial Need & Impact Statement (300 word maximum)
- Description of your financial need and how this fellowship would be utilized (300 word maximum)
- Research Statement (500 word maximum)
- Description of your laboratory research and how it shows future promise for preventing, treating or understanding human diseases
- A current Curriculum Vitae
- Letter of recommendation from a faculty advisor/mentor
- Letters may be submitted in the application or confidentially by the recommender via the upload form
- Letters should address:
- Applicant’s role and direct contributions to their laboratory research
- Applicant’s academic qualifications & noteworthy qualities and characteristics
- Letter should not address:
- The applicant’s personal circumstances
- 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.