Fletcher Jones Fellowship
Fellowship details
This prestigious award is intended to provide financial support to doctoral students that will allow them to fully focus on their dissertation research. As this fellowship is intended to support doctoral degree completion, students demonstrating a clear plan and strong likelihood of filing their dissertation by the summer dissertation filing deadline at the end of the award year will be given the strongest consideration.
Information on the Fletcher Jones Foundation can be found at http://www.fletcherjonesfdn.org/.
Fellows will be awarded with a dissertation completion fellowship in the amount of approximately $12,000 to be used as a stipend during Winter quarter.
Please note that this fellowship does not include tuition and fees. The awardee’s School is expected to cover the cost of the awardee’s tuition and fees for selected quarter of award.
Application Open: September 14, 2026
Internal School/Dept. Deadlines: applicants should contact their program or department
School Submission Deadline: Novembe 6, 2026 by 5:00pm PST
Please note that Schools and Departments set earlier internal deadlines for limited submission or “school nominated” fellowships such as this. Therefore, interested students should contact their program or department regarding deadlines that pertain to them.
Each School may nominate one outstanding doctoral student who meets the following minimum criteria:
- Shows financial need
- Exhibits excellent interpersonal and leadership abilities
- Has a UCI GPA of 3.8 or better
- Has advanced to candidacy for the Ph.D. by application deadline of November 6, 2026
- Is making satisfactory academic progress toward their degree
- Is a U.S. citizen, permanent resident or AB540 status
- Note: Students planning to file their dissertation in Spring 2027 or Summer 2027 will receive the strongest consideration.
Each School’s materials should be submitted by (or on behalf of) the School’s Associate Dean and must include:
- Completed & signed by Applicant: Fletcher Jones Student Application 2026-27 with the following items:
- 100-word statement of financial need (note any gaps in support, dependents, etc.)
- 100-word student profile
- 500-word statement by the nominee describing their research project, progress to date, and plan for completion. Nominees should describe their research in terms that are accessible to a general audience since the reviewers may not be in their field.
- Completed & signed by School Admin: Fletcher Jones School Nomination Form 2026-27
- A current CV
- Letter of recommendation from the following:
- The student’s faculty advisor/mentor (this letter should address the student’s financial need, interpersonal and leadership abilities, satisfactory academic progress, and expected date of degree completion)
School Admin: Submit a nomination by uploading these documents here: https://uci.questionpro.com/t/AaSycZ680c
- 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.
- Recipients may not hold a student employment appointment during the fellowship award period. The fellowship is intended to provide financial support in lieu of employment, allowing recipients to devote full attention to their academic and research progress.
fellowships@rgs.uci.edu or contact Turner Dahl at tdahl@uci.edu