Eligibility

Students who meet the following criteria are eligible to be nominated (proof of eligibility must be provided to and validated by the nominator):

• Brython Davis Fund: Student whose parent is, or was, a regular member of either the United States Navy or Marine Corps. 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 before November 11, 1918, and whose military service was terminated by death or an honorable discharge. Proof of eligibility includes a copy of proof of military service or discharge papers and a description of the student’s relationship with the veteran.
• Malcolm R. Stacey Memorial Fund:  Student who is of Jewish descent and has financial need.  Preference is given to engineering students - specifically, aeronautical engineering. Proof of eligibility includes a written statement from the student sharing that they are of Jewish descent and have financial needs. 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. An eligible student may be nominated for all three individual fellowships, however, the student can only be awarded one of the three fellowships per academic year.

Nominations

This year the student nominee's sensitive documents such as DD-214, Birth Certificates, etc. should be provided to and validated by ONLY the nominator. Please do NOT email these sensitive documents or submit them via the Nomination Form. 

Please submit a separate Nomination Form for each nominee/award (Single Sign-On is required). Questions about eligibility can be directed to gradadvisor@ucsd.edu.

Please note students are not permitted to self-nominate, a department representative must submit the form on behalf of a student nominee.

Deadlines

Nominations for 2022-23 are due on July 27, 2022

We will announce selected awardees shortly thereafter by posting their names/departments below.

Please submit nominations via this Google Form: https://forms.gle/iumiwGQCsUG6j5oC8

If you have any questions please send an email to gradadvisor@ucsd.edu which will create a support ticket.

Payment Details

Attention nominators and nominees, please note fellowship funds may not be used as a stipend. You may use this award in conjunction with a GSR appointment. If you are employed or plan to obtain a GSR or IA appointment please ensure you annotate this in the application as it will require GEPA - FSU additional time to process the Fellowship payment for Tuition and Fees. The fellowship must be used in the Academic Year it is awarded there is no option to defer to another academic year. Please also note if the nominee is covered by an private or extramural fellowship for the academic year and the fellowship covers tuition and fees,the student does not have a financial need (tuition and fee's).  Fellowship is intended for students with a financial need to pay tuition and fees, priority will be given to students that have a financial need.

Current & Past Recipients

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