The Rose Hills Foundation Fellowship is intended to recognize and reward highly meritorious graduate students pursuing advanced degrees in the life sciences, natural sciences, or engineering. This fellowship supports students in STEM who demonstrate exceptional academic achievement, financial need, and strong leadership potential, consistent with the mission of the Rose Hills Foundation to develop and support the next generation of scientific and technical leaders.

Past Awardees: https://grad.uci.edu/funding/rose-hill-awardees/

Award Information

Up to $10,000 stipend annually with the possibility of renewal.

Important Dates

Internal Nomination Deadline: July 1, 2025

Eligibility Criteria

The Rose Hills Foundation Scholarships will be awarded to meritorious graduate student who meet the following criteria:

Are pursuing a graduate degree (PhD, Masters or co-Terminal Masters) in the life or natural sciences, or engineering;
Are U.S. Citizens; and
Whose permanent address is in Southern California and reside South of the Tehachapi Mountains
Only students with University cumulative grade point averages of 3.5 or higher should be considered

Emphasis for these scholarships will be placed on merit of the applicant.

Nomination Process

Applicable schools will be contacted in early May of each year with instructions regarding the nomination process.

Stipulations

Each scholarship grant must be fully expended in one academic year.

Contact

fellowships@rgs.uci.edu or contact Turner Dahl at tdahl@uci.edu