The Humanities Center helps graduate students in the School of Humanities find and apply for external fellowships and grants to support their graduate studies. Our Ph.D. students have been awarded Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Abroad fellowships for China, Japan and Brazil; Fulbright Student awards for Taiwan, South Korea, Japan and India; the Luce/ACLS Fellowship in American Art; the American Association of University Women Dissertation Fellowship; and other nationally prestigious awards.

Anat Schwartz, Research Development Coordinator, can assist with finding funding opportunities, planning when to apply for external funding, and preparing proposal materials. Contact Amanda Swain at ajswain@uci.edu to set up an appointment.

Events in AY 24-25

Check back in Fall 2024.

Research Support Resources for Graduate Students

“I recommend having the Statement of Grant Purpose Essay and Personal Statement Essay completed well in advance so that the applicant can send their essays to their letter writers / proofreaders for feedback. I think having my letter writers provide feedback on earlier drafts of both essays helped me to submit clear and concise arguments that resulted in successful applications.” - Christopher Chacon, Fulbright Student Award to India (2021)

“I also recommend working on the application in a small cohorts of 2-3 people. It makes the process a lot easier in terms of remembering / setting deadlines and just having someone to talk to about your application.” - Christopher Chacon, Fulbright Student Award to India (2021)

“The one piece of advice I would share is to look at examples of past fellowship winners' applications. Checking out—and emulating—model texts helped me understand my intended audience and what they would be looking for in my application.” - Allison Dzuiba, AAUW Dissertation Fellowship (2021)

Grad Division Grants - Most grants require ABD status. Check the Funding Timeline PDF for their general deadlines. For questions about GD grants, email Geneva Lopez-Sandoval, Director, Office of Graduate Study (lopezg@uci.edu).

School of Humanities Grants - Conference travel, summer dissertation writing support, summer language study, and outstanding TA awards.

* Please note these grants are internal to UCI but not managed by the Humanities Center.