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The FIC student support program began with a single award in 1975 and at its peak, before the pandemic of 2020, awarded 41 scholarships to undergraduate students and 32 fellowships to graduate students. Over the life of the FIC student support program, it has awarded over $1 million to UC San Diego scholars. Upon the dissolution of FIC in 2021, a new endowment fund was created to support graduate student fellowships in perpetuity. The Graduate Division will be awarding Friends of the International Center (Friends) will again be awarding scholarships fellowships to UC San Diego graduate students for 2022-23.
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- The selection of students for the 2022-23 scholarships will be made by the Friends Scholarship Committeea committee, in consultation with a representative from the former FIC.
- Up to 30 graduate scholarships to 15 graduate scholarships of $2,000 each will be awarded for 2022-23.
- Each graduate academic program may nominate a maximum of three outstanding graduate students for the Friends awards
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- Nominees must be enrolled full-time in a UC San Diego matriculating graduate degree conferring program.
- UC San Diego graduate students planning to conduct research or study abroad. (The Scholarship Committee review committee is aware that the coronavirus pandemic has significantly impacted travel and will consider future intention to conduct research or study abroad as fulfilling this criterion.)
- Foreign graduate students in residence at UC San Diego during 2022-23.
- Students must have a distinguished academic record.
- The student must have completed one year of full-time graduate study for the Ph.D., D.M.A., M.F.A., or M.P.I.A. at UCSD by the time of award.
- Students must be registered for a full-time program of study and research in 2022-23 at UC San Diego or, in the case of foreign student nominees, will be on campus at UC San Diego in 2022-23.
- Students who promote international friendship, understanding, and cooperation in a meaningful way.U.S. graduate students participating in a University of California EAP program should apply through the Study Abroad office (http://studyabroad.ucsd.edu/ ).
- The following degree programs are not eligible:
- School of Medicine M.D. (currently listed)
- Skaggs School of Pharmacy Pharm.D. and Masters Degree in Drug Development & Product Management
- Rady School of Management M.B.A.
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- Monday, March 28, 2022
- Only department submissions will be accepted; students and faculty must work with their departments and may not self-nominate.
- Generally, the call for nominations happens annually in February, this past year's process was delayed due to the pandemic and staffing transitions.
- Scholars will be selected and notified shortly thereafter
- Department representatives should submit nominations via the Google Form linked below:
- To see a sample of the nomination form click here to view the form.
- Questions can be directed to the Student Services and Support Portal, write the name of the fellowship in the subject line.
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