UC San Diego Campus Notice
OFFICE OF THE DEAN – GRADUATE DIVISION
June 15, 2021
Geisel library at sunset
ALL ACADEMICS, STAFF AND STUDENTS AT UC SAN DIEGO (Including UC San Diego Health)

2021 Dissertation Year Fellowship Award Recipients
The Graduate Fellowship and Award Review Committee has identified the following doctoral students for the 2021-2022 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.
  • Brianne Itaya - Visual Arts
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 $23,500 stipend plus tuition and fees.
  • Alexia Arani - Anthropology
  • Dang Do - Political Science
  • Olga Lazitski Torres - Communication
  • Sydney Plummer - Scripps Institution of Oceanography
  • Daniela Zarate - Biological Sciences
MARYE ANNE FOX ENDOWED FELLOWSHIP: Awarded to students with highly distinguished academic records, the stipend for the dissertation year fellowship is funded by the Marye Anne Fox Endowed Fellowship Fund is $23,500 plus tuition and fees.
  • Uyen Mai - Computer Science and Engineering
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
University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093