Call for Nominations
Purpose
Davis/Noyes/Stacey Fellowships are provided from University endowment income and are generally awarded to continuing graduate students with special qualifications. Eligible students may receive a maximum of one quarter of resident tuition/fees per academic year. For Academic Year 2022-23 the maximum award is $5,794.66, however, award amounts vary depending upon the availability of funds.
Eligibility
Students who meet the following criteria are eligible to be nominated:
- Brython Davis Fund: Student whose parent is, or was, a regular member of either the United States Navy or Marine Corps. Proof of eligibility must be provided. Proof of eligibility includes a copy of a current military i.d. or a copy of military discharge papers and a copy of the student’s birth certificate.
- La Verne Noyes Fund: Student who is a United States citizen who is a direct blood descendant of a United States Army or Navy World War I veteran, who served for at least four months prior to November 11, 1918, and whose military service was terminated by death or an honorable discharge. Proof of eligibility must be provided. Proof of eligibility includes a copy of proof of military service or discharge papers, and a description of the student’s relationship to the veteran.
- Malcolm R. Stacey Memorial Fund: Student who is of Jewish descent and has financial need. Preference is given engineering students - specifically, aeronautical engineering. Proof of eligibility must be provided. Proof of eligibility includes a written statement from the student sharing that they are of Jewish descent and have financial need. Admissions essays that include this information are acceptable.
Previous awardees are eligible for renewed support; however, priority will be given to those not previously funded by these endowments. Eligible students must be re-nominated for subsequent years of funding.
Nominations
This year the students' sensitive documents such as DD-214, Birth Certificates, etc. shall be provided to and validated by nominator.
After careful review we realize a student who is eligible may submit for all three individual fellowships, however the student can only be awarded one fellowship per academic year.
Please submit a separate Nomination Form for each nominee/award (Single Sign-On is required) and upload all required supporting documentation as a single .pdf file at the end of the Google form. Questions about eligibility can be directed to gradadvisor@ucsd.edu.
Please note students are not permitted to "self nominate".
Deadlines
Nominations for 2022-23 are due on July 27,2022, .
Past Recipients
2020-2021
Fellowship Recipient | Fellowship | Nominee Academic Home Department |
Alexander Braddock | Brython Davis Fellowship | Chemistry & Biochemistry |
Alicia Romero | Brython Davis Fellowship | UCSD Division of Biological Sciences |
Christian Pelayo | Brython Davis Fellowship | Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
Joshua Baumgart | Brython Davis Fellowship | Biomedical Sciences |
Joshua Savage | Brython Davis Fellowship | Chemistry & Biochemistry |
Peter Berube | Brython Davis Fellowship | Biological Sciences |
Seth Patton | Brython Davis Fellowship | School of Global Policy and Strategy |
Steven Beardsley | Brython Davis Fellowship | Literature |
Summer Bales | Brython Davis Fellowship | School of Global Policy and Strategy |
Timothy Shaw | Brython Davis Fellowship | Biological Sciences |
Aileen Button | La Verne Noyes Fellowship | Chemistry & Biochemistry |
Hannah Rutledge | La Verne Noyes Fellowship | Chemistry & Biochemistry |
Joseph Riley | La Verne Noyes Fellowship | Visual Arts |
Luke Sanford | La Verne Noyes Fellowship | Political Science |
Matthew Ehrlich | La Verne Noyes Fellowship | History |
Matt Zaslansky | Malcolm R. Stacey Memorial Fellowship | Linguistics |
Nina Semushina | Malcolm R. Stacey Memorial Fellowship | Linguistics |
Sydney Smith | Malcolm R. Stacey Memorial Fellowship | Neurosciences Graduate Program |
Wendy Wagner | Malcolm R. Stacey Memorial Fellowship | Political Science |