Financial Assistance
UC Davis offers various types of graduate student support. Both need-based and merit-based funds are available. Eligibility criteria may vary and graduate student academic employment, such as teaching or research assistantships, are administered by individual departments.
General Financial Aid Information
Includes loans, grants, and workstudy employment and is administered by the Financial Aid Office on the basis of demonstrated financial need. Students must file a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) to determine eligibility. Applications are available from the Financial Aid Office after December 1 and should be filed by early March. For more information, visit the campus's financial aid Web site at http://financialaid.ucdavis.edu
Funding Sources for Teacher Credential Candidates
Cal Grant TCP: This award is for individuals in a professional teacher preparation program. The awardee must have a bachelor's degree and plan to attend a program endorsed by the state Commission on Teacher Credentialing. For more information, visit http://www.csac.ca.gov/doc.asp?id=913
APLE: The Assumption Program of Loans for Education (APLE) is a state-funded competitive teacher incentive program administered by the California Student Aid Commission. The APLE program is designed to encourage outstanding students to become teachers and serve in critical teacher shortage areas in California public elementary and secondary schools. For more information, visit http://www.csac.ca.gov/doc.asp?id=111
Funding Sources for Graduate Degree Students
Teaching Assistantships: The School of Education offers teaching assistantships for several courses offered during the academic year. The call for Teaching Assistantships will be announced on the edgrads listserv and an electronic application will be provided with the call. Students must be registered as full-time students and have a minimum GPA of 3.0 in order to hold a T.A. appointment. Students may not hold a TA appointment after 10 quarters of enrollment unless they have advanced to candidacy.
Research Assistantships: Individual faculty in the School of Education offer research assistantships during the year. A research assistantship provides students the opportunity to gain experience working with faculty on specific research projects. There is no standard deadline for research assistantships since they are driven by faculty grants having variable starting and ending dates. Research assistantships are normally for 25% or 50% time employment on a quarterly basis. RAs offer a full fee remission and a monthly stipend. To learn about the availability of RA ships, students should speak with their faculty adviser about their interest in working as an RA, as well as seek out faculty whose research they find interesting and in which the student has some expertise. Students must be registered as full-time students and have a minimum GPA of 3.0 in order to hold an R.A. appointment. Available research assistantships are also often posted on the edgrads listserv.
Teacher Educator Fellowship
Applicants to the Ph.D. program for the 2007-08 academic year are invited to apply for a competitive fellowship opportunity. This three-year fellowship will support a Ph.D. student whose career goals are to be a teacher educator/scholar and assume a position in a college or university. The selected fellow will receive fee remissions as well support through half-time TA, Graduate Student Researcher, or Associate-In appointments. More information and application...
Workstudy Research Assistantships: To be eligible for workstudy RA ships, students must have financial need equivalent to the stipend and fees paid by the RA. The procedure for finding work as a workstudy RA is the same as for the standard research assistantship.
Student Employment: If a student wishes to supplement resources while studying, the Internship and Career Center can help you find part-time or full-time positions, both on and off campus. If you have received a letter of acceptance but have not yet registered, you may use these services during the quarter or summer prior to enrollment.
UC Davis Fellowships and Graduate Scholarships are awarded primarily on the basis of scholarship and promise of outstanding academic and professional contribution. If you are a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident you are eligible for most of the awards. The minimum required GPA is 3.5. Students who are U.S. citizens permanent residents or immigrants must file a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) to be awarded any Graduate Studies fellowship. Fellowship applications and more information may be found at the Graduate Studies Web site.
Professors of the Future: Professors for the Future is a year-long competitive fellowship program designed to recognize and develop the leadership skills of outstanding graduate students and postdoctoral scholars who have demonstrated their commitment to professionalism, integrity, and academic service. This unique program sponsored by the Office of Graduate Studies focuses on the future challenges of graduate education, postdoctoral training, and the academy. Directed by Associate Dean Rosemarie H. Kraft, Professors for the Future (PFTF) is designed to prepare UC Davis doctoral students and postdoctoral scholars for an increasingly competitive marketplace and a rapidly changing university environment. PFTF Fellows receive a $3,000 stipend. more information may be found at the Graduate Studies Web site.
Chancellor's Teaching Fellowship: Deadline is in early January each year. This fellowship is offered through the UC Davis Teaching Resources Center. Proposals are invited from graduate student - faculty member pairs for one-quarter collaborative teaching projects involving an undergraduate course that the faculty member is regularly scheduled to teach. The class, preferably one that that the graduate student might be expected to teach as a newly appointed faculty member, must be offered during the following academic year. For more information, visit the Teaching Resources Center Web site.
External Fellowships: Many external fellowships exist to support study at the doctoral level. Visit the Graduate Studies Web site for more information.