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GRMP/DYP Application 2015/2016
To be completed by the student
Students: submit your completed application electronically by January 12, 2015, as a
Word document, to your graduate advisor (for enrolled students) and copied to your
program’s graduate assistant. Name your application as follows: Program
abbreviation_your last name _GRMP (or DYP, as appropriate). For example, Joe
Smith in Anthropology applying for a GRMP award would submit an application named:
anth_smith_grmp.docx
Graduate Advisors: Attach the proper letters of recommendation to each application
and then upload each file by January 23, 2015 on the iLearn course “Graduate Division
GRMP/DYP Fellowship Program 2015-2016”.
Name: __________________________________________________________
SID: ____________________________________________________________
Program:________________________________________________________
Mentor/Dissertation Chair: ___________________________________________
Advanced to Candidacy for PhD:
Yes_____ Date ___________________
No______, which quarter do you expect to advance? ________________
Fellowship Applying (select only one):
Graduate Research Mentorship Programs (GRMP)______
Dissertation-Year Programs (DYP)______
Citizenship:
US Citizen/Permanent Resident ________ International ______
Length of Fellowship Requested : (Funds cannot be carried forward to Academic Year
2016/17)
1 Quarter____ 2 Quarters_____ 3 Quarters_____
Anticipated date of completion of the dissertation: (mm/yy)__________________
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DIVERSITY FORM
To be completed by all domestic students
In order for Graduate Division to make best use of all funding sources, we ask all
domestic students to complete this form.
Name:
First/Primary Language Spoken in the Home: ___________________
Father’s Occupation_________________ Highest grade/degree completed ________
Mother’s Occupation________________ Highest grade/degree completed __________
Are you a single parent?
_____ Yes
Did a single parent raise you? _____ Yes
_____ No
_____ No
Did you attend an inner-city high school or impoverished high school? _____ Yes
_____ No
Eligibility for a diversity award as defined by the UC Office of the President:
a) Experience of situations or conditions which were an impediment to advancing to
graduate study, such as the absence of a family member who attended college;
matriculation at a school or schools with poor financial or curricular support; having a
physical or learning disability; or having worked long hours while attending school; or
b) Academic research interests focusing on cultural, societal or educational problems
as they affect educationally disadvantaged segments of society; or
c) Evidence of an intention to use the doctoral degree toward serving educationally
under represented segments of society.
Please provide any information that you believe would qualify you for a diversity award. Limited
to one page, single spaced, 12 point font, 1 inch margins.
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RESEARCH STATEMENT
To be completed by the student
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What is the intellectual merit of your dissertation research?
What are the broader impacts of your dissertation research
What are your research accomplishments at UCR to date?
What will your dissertation activities entail during the coming year?
What are your career goals?
Each question should be followed by your response. All together, the questions with
your responses are limited to 2 single spaced pages, 1 inch margins, 12 point font.
You may use up to one additional page to include references cited.
Please keep in mind; faculty in your graduate program will not review your application.
As part of your professional development, you need to learn to justify and explain your
research to an educated lay audience. If these reviewers do not understand your
responses, you will likely receive a low score and will not receive funding.
You are encouraged to seek writing assistance from the Graduate Writing Center
(http://gwrc.ucr.edu) in the Graduate Success office.
Professional Activities
To be completed by the student
1. TIMELINE
TO BE COMPLETED BY STUDENTS APPLYING FOR DISSERTATION YEAR PROGRAM SUPPORT ONLY.
Please provide a timeline for completion of your dissertation, noting specifically when you
expect to finish all research projects and when you expect to begin and complete writing the
dissertation.
2. LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
Please list PUBLISHED papers only on which you are an author. You must include the
complete citation with inclusive pagination and all authors listed in the order in which they
appear in the publication. Please do NOT include manuscripts that have not yet been accepted
for publication. Do NOT include published abstracts.
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3. LIST OF PRESENTATIONS
Please list all talks or posters presented at regional, national or international meetings or
conferences. Indicate the name, location and date of the meeting/conference. Provide the title
of your presentation, the list of authors as they appear in the conference proceedings, and
indicate which author presented the work. Do NOT include UCR graduate program symposia.
4. EXTERNAL FUNDING
Provide a list of all proposals that you have written and submitted for extramural funding. For
each proposal, indicate the agency to which it was submitted, the date of submission, whether
the proposal has been funded, and, if so, the amount of funds awarded. If your dissertation
mentor is the PI on any of these proposals, explain why you have included that proposal here.
5. HONORS/AWARDS
List all honors/awards received during graduate school at UCR.
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LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION FORM
for GRMP and DYP Graduate Fellowship applicants
Student: Please fill in this box and then provide an electronic copy of this page to two faculty
members to complete, one of whom should be your mentor/dissertation advisor.
Name of applicant:
Ph.D program:
Applying for: ____GRMP
____DYP
Graduate Advisor for the program:
(if the program has more than one graduate advisor, this should be the Graduate Advisor for
enrolled/continuing students)
Recommender: If you are the applicant’s dissertation advisor, please indicate the date by
which you expect the student to complete the dissertation
Name & Position of recommender:
Relationship of recommender to applicant:
The student is applying for a Graduate Research Mentorship Program (GRMP) or a Dissertation
Year Program (DYP) fellowship. These fellowships provide stipends and fees for continuing
graduate students and are awarded competitively. Please evaluate this applicant’s qualifications
and research accomplishments critically. Provide data to support any superlatives you use in
your letter. Recipients of fellowships should be those students likely to become the successful
contributors to their fields upon graduation. Please limit letters to no more than two pages.
Recommender: Submit your letter ELECTRONICALLY by January 12, 2015 to the
appropriate Graduate Advisor (named in the box above) for the student’s program. Please use
the student’s last name to name this file so that the advisor can readily attach your letter to the
correct application.
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GUIDELINES FOR GRADUATE RESEARCH MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS (GRMP)
DIVERSITY AWARD – DOMESTIC STUDENTS ONLY
The Graduate Research Mentorship Programs (GRMP) awards are intended to
enhance the mentoring of doctoral students during their third, fourth, or fifth years of
graduate study. Recipients are eligible for one, two or three quarters of support to
conduct their research (includes summers).
Eligibility Criteria
1. Must be a Ph.D. student
2. Must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States
3. Must enhance the diversity of the department/graduate program
4. Must have completed 2 years of graduate school at UCR by Fall 2015
5. Must be actively engaged in scholarly research leading to the dissertation
6. Must not have more than 7 units of incomplete grades
7. Must be making acceptable progress toward the degree (acceptable progress for
a Ph.D. student is represented by the normative time to degree for the particular
program plus 1 year at time of degree completion).
8. Can be on-leave to apply but must be in regular standing during tenure of
fellowship
Application Procedure
The following forms will need to be completed and submitted electronically by January
12, 2015 to the applicant’s Graduate Advisor:
1. Applicant Information Form
2. Diversity Form
3. Research Statement
4. Professional activities
5. Two letters of recommendation from faculty, one of whom must be the
mentor/dissertation advisor
Support Summary
Students NOT ADVANCED TO CANDIDACY for the Ph.D.:
$5,100 stipend per quarter (Summer ’15, Fall, Winter, Spring); up to 3 quarters plus
fees*
Students ADVANCED TO CANDIDACY for the Ph.D.:
$5,400 stipend per quarter (Summer ‘15, Fall, Winter, Spring); up to 3 quarters plus
fees*
* Applicable Fall, Winter, and Spring terms only
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GUIDELINES FOR DISSERTATION YEAR PROGRAMS (DYP):
The DYP awards are intended to provide support to graduate students who are nearing
completion of their dissertation research and expect to complete their dissertation within
the academic year in which the student receives the award.
Eligibility Criteria
1. Must be Ph.D. student advanced to candidacy by January 23, 2015
2. Must not have more than 7 units of incomplete grades
3. Must be able to complete the dissertation by June 2017. Priority will be given to
those students able to complete the dissertation prior to Fall Quarter, 2016
4. Must be making acceptable progress toward the degree (acceptable progress for
a Ph.D. student is represented by the normative time to degree for the particular
program plus 1 year at time of degree completion).
Application Procedure
The applicant must complete and submit electronically the following forms to his/her
Graduate Advisor by January 12, 2015:
1. Applicant Information Form
2. Diversity Form (domestic students only)
3. Research Statement
4. Professional Activities
5. Two letters of recommendation from faculty, one of whom must be the
mentor/dissertation advisor
Support Summary
$7,200 stipend per quarter (Summer ’15, Fall, Winter, Spring), up to three quarters, plus
fees (fees applicable FWS only). Students in absentia receive stipend but no fees.
Both international and domestic students are eligible to apply. Some awards are
funded by UCOP monies available only to domestic students who meet diversity
criteria. It is important that all domestic students complete the diversity form so
that Graduate Division can determine an appropriate funding source for each
awardee.
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