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2020 Dissertation Year Fellowship Award Recipients

The Graduate Fellowship and Award Review Committee has identified the following doctoral students for the 2020-2021 Dissertation Year Fellowship awards.

FLETCHER JONES FELLOWSHIP: Supported by gifts received from the Fletcher Jones Foundation of Los Angeles, this fellowship is one of the University of California's most prestigious and generously funded fellowships and includes a $25,000 stipend plus tuition and fees.

Samantha Streuli - Anthropology

UC PRESIDENT’S DISSERTATION YEAR FELLOWSHIP: Awarded to promising students in the final stages of their doctoral work who demonstrate strong potential for university teaching and research, the UC President’s Dissertation Year Fellowship includes a $22,000 stipend plus tuition and fees.

Sean Bearden - Physics
Elizabeth Clausing - Anthropology
Sam Mitchell - Theatre and Dance
Tashiana Osborne - Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Belinda Ramirez - Anthropology

MARYE ANNE FOX ENDOWED FELLOWSHIP: Awarded to students with highly distinguished academic records, the stipend for the dissertation year fellowship funded by the Marye Anne Fox Endowed Fellowship Fund is $22,000 plus tuition and fees.

Qiaowan Chang - NanoEngineering

The time and effort of the students, faculty, and staff who wrote and submitted nomination materials was greatly appreciated. We wish these seven awardees great success in the completion of their graduate studies.

James Antony Dean, Graduate Division