Diversity Fellowships
San Diego Fellowship Diversity Programs
This program is restricted to U.S. citizens and permanent residents.
Applicants who believe that their presence on the campus or in the department would enhance diversity are eligible to apply. Applicants who have successfully overcome a significant challenge in the pursuit of their education are also eligible to apply. Applicants from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds are encouraged to apply. However, all qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, gender, color, or national origin.
Persons interested in applying for this program should complete the San Diego Fellowship application as a part of the online Graduate Admission application. For some departments/programs you may choose not to use the online application. In this case you may download the San Diego Fellowship Application form and guidelines. If you do not complete the San Diego Fellowship application with the Online Application, mail it directly to the department.
Tribal Membership Initiative
The Tribal Membership Initiative is a new endeavor by UC San Diego's Office of Graduate Studies to increase diversity, by providing fellowships to prospective students from federally recognized tribes or of Native Hawaiian ancestry. All tribal members or native Hawaiians admitted under this initiative and enrolling in a UCSD MEng, MEd, MBA, MPIA, MS, MA, MFA, PhD, DMA, or EdD degree program will be eligible to receive a two year fellowship.
An admitted candidate must be able to document their affiliation as follows:
- Native Americans must be able to document membership in a federally recognized tribe or entity. This can be done through ID cards, certificates of membership, letters from governing councils, or other valid documentation.
- To verify native Hawaiian ancestry candidates must be able to provide a copy of a certified birth certificate stating Hawaiian race which can then link you to your Hawaiian ancestry. You may obtain original birth documents from the Hawai'i State Department of Health (DOH), or contact the state vital statistics office wherever the birth took place.
Please go to Tribal Membership Initiative for more information on eligibility and the application process.
