La Verne Noyes Fellowship
Fellowship details
Application Status
Closed
Deadline
11/15/2024
Amount
$5,000 stipend
Period of Funding
Spring Quarter
Citizenship Requirements
U.S. Citizen
Contact
The La Verne Noyes 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 are descendants of World War I U.S. Army or Navy veterans.
This award provides a stipend of $5,000 during Spring Quarter of the academic year of the award. There will be up to 3 awards for 2024-25.
- 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
- Must be the direct descendant of a World War I U.S. Navy or Army veteran. Note that the veteran must have served for at least four months between April 6, 1917 and November 11, 1918. Priority will be given to descendants of those killed in action.
Students prepare the following materials and submit via the application link:
- Student Statement of Financial Need
- 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.
- Student Profile
- 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.
- Student Research Statement
- Provide a research statement describing your research project in less than 500 words, written for a committee of non-specialists in the field.
- Recommendation letter from faculty advisor or department chair
- Current Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Copy of birth certificate (of applicant) and family tree showing the relationship to the WWI veteran with qualifying service
- Copy of the veteran’s active duty or honorable discharge document, or other documentation showing qualifying service for at least four months between April 6, 1917 and November 11, 1918, including documentation that the relative died in combat (if applicable).
- 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.