BERKELEY • DAVIS • IRVINE • LOS ANGELES • MERCED • RIVERSIDE • SAN DIEGO • SAN FRANCISCO
Dept. of
University of California, Davis
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616
January 31, 2015
Name
Address
City, state ZIP
SANTA BARBARA • SANTA CRUZ
PHONE: (530)752-
FAX: (530)752-
Dear ________,
Congratulations! We are pleased to recommend to the Dean of Graduate Studies your admission to the
__________________________ Ph.D. program. We are hope that you will be completing your Statement of
Intent to Register online soon.
We look forward to meeting you our Open House _____ through ________; you will find further details regarding travel plans and reimbursements in the enclosed invitation.
On behalf of the ___________________ Department (or Graduate Group), we are pleased to offer you a full financial support package for four years of graduate study for your Ph.D. The total value of this four year support package is approximately $183,512.40.
For 2015-16 our Ph.D. students will receive a stipend of at least $26,000.00 paid over twelve months and full payment of your California resident Tuition & Fees (currently $16,102.60 per year), including major medical health and dental insurance coverage through the University of California Student Health Insurance Plan. This stipend may be paid as salary from any combination of fellowships and/or Graduate Student Researcher (GSR) and Teaching Assistantships (TA) throughout your graduate studies. The doctoral degree requirements include service as a Teaching Assistant (TA) at least three times during your graduate study.
If you hold a competitive, multi-year fellowship, from this university or from other sources, you may have the potential of receiving a supplemental stipend during your studies, making your total financial support greater than the standard stipend above. Please inform us immediately if you should be awarded a fellowship.
We would also like to offer you a full Graduate Program Nonresident Supplemental Tuition Fellowship (currently
$15,102) for your first year of graduate study. As a U.S. citizen, you can establish California residency after one year. California residents are not assessed nonresident supplemental tuition; although they are assessed in-state
Tuition & Fees.
Please refer to the attached enclosures that outline our University and campus regulations which must be maintained for fellowship holders including satisfactory academic progress towards a Ph.D. Tax information is also provided in these enclosures. Please note that fellowships do not disburse until you enroll in classes.

NAME OF APPLICANT
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All students admitted to graduate studies at UC Davis, whether in state or out of state students, are required to submit a Statement of Legal Residence (SLR) with the University Registrar by July 1 st
, 2015. The Statement of
Legal Residence can be completed online at http://registrar.ucdavis.edu/tuition/residence/processes/slr- basics.cfm . All questions regarding residency should be directed to the Residency Deputy at (530)752-4749 or residencedeputy@ucdavis.edu
.
A variety of student financial aid is available for all income levels. Whether or not students think they are eligible, we encourage them to apply for financial aid each year. Applying begins with the Free Application for
Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or the California Dream Act Application . Both applications are free. The financial awards detailed here are not dependent upon the financial need determined from the FAFSA data. The priority deadline for graduate students to file the FAFSA is March 2, 2015.
The Tuition & Fees listed above are approximations as Tuition & Fee levels are subject gubernatorial, legislative, and Regental action, adjustments will be made to your award for actual 2015-16 Tuition & Fee amounts which can be found at http://budget.ucdavis.edu/studentfees/ . Your resident Tuition & Fees will be covered in full; any unused fee awards will not generate a refund to you. Your billing statement should reflect a credit for full
Tuition & Fees. If there is a discrepancy, please contact ____________________, Graduate Programs
Administrator by phone at (530)752-, or email at _____________@ucdavis.edu .
Please accept or decline this financial support by indicating your decision on the following page, then signing and returning a copy of this letter at your earliest convenience to __________________, Graduate Programs
Administrator, University of California Davis, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616. You may send a scanned copy via email. Please be sure to keep a copy for your records. Failure to respond by April 15, 2015, will be interpreted as a declination and this award offer will be withdrawn.
On behalf of the _________________ Department, I hope you are able to accept our offers for admission to our
Ph.D. program and financial support for you to pursue your graduate studies. UC Davis is internationally noted for the excellence of its faculty and graduate programs, strong student-faculty relationships and superior research facilities.
Please do not hesitate to contact me by email at @ucdavis.edu if you have any further questions.
Sincerely,
Chair, Graduate Affairs Committee
Department or Graduate Group or Graduate Program
Encl.: Invitation to UC Davis
Regulations for Graduate Students Receiving Fellowships
Council of Graduate Schools Resolution
Alternatively you can send the links to the sites as on the other two examples.
Cc: _________Graduate Program Office
And you could email to the applicant as well.

NAME OF APPLICANT
Academic Year 2015-16 through Academic Year 2018-19*
Resident Fees & Tuition $16,102.60
Stipend at least $26,000.00
Academic Year 2015-16
Non Resident Supplemental Tuition $15,102.00
*The annual stipend is expected to increase incrementally each year reflective of the cost of living.
All fellowships are subject to maintaining satisfactory academic progress toward your Ph.D. degree, and finding a major professor with a funded research project by the end of Fall quarter 2015. In the first year of Ph.D. study, satisfactory progress includes maintaining a 3.25 or higher grade point average and successfully passing the Preliminary Exam in the Spring quarter 2016.
If you accept this financial support, your signature also serves as verification that you have read and accept the terms of the Regulations for Graduate Students Receiving Fellowships document enclosed with this offer.
I hereby accept / decline the above financial support package.
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Signature Date

Thursday, March 19 th
- Saturday, March 21 st , 2015
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ,
You are invited to visit the Graduate Program Open House at UC Davis from Thursday, March 20 th through
Saturday, March 22 nd
, 2015.
As a prospective graduate student, we realize the decision you are about to make is a very important one for your career and future, so we would like to provide you with as much information as possible about our graduate program and our campus to help you in making that decision. It is our pleasure to invite you to UC
Davis for the Graduate Program Open House at our expense.
We are presently working out the detailed agenda; however, our overall plan is for you to arrive at the
Sacramento Airport (SMF) by 12:00 noon on Thursday March 19 th
. Thursday afternoon you will attend a luncheon (please let us know if you have any dietary restrictions or food allergies) and a short orientation followed by faculty research presentations and departmental facility tours. Thursday evening we will host an informal dinner on campus with current graduate students and faculty. Friday you will participate in faculty meetings, visit with continuing graduate students, as well as potential fellow classmates, and attend a poster session. This will give you an excellent opportunity to learn about the research activities of our program. Friday evening you will have dinner in the home of a faculty member. You will be able to depart Saturday morning.
Dress is casual, bring good walking shoes.
We will handle all arrangements while you are in Davis including hosted meals, transportation from and to the
Sacramento Airport (SMF), and lodging at the Hallmark Inn ( www.hallmarkinn.com ) in downtown Davis.
Students will be paired with another visiting student during their hotel stay. However, we ask that you make your own flight arrangements before February 28 th
, and we will reimburse you up to $350 towards the cost of your airline ticket. You will receive your reimbursement within three weeks after your visit. If you cannot find a flight within that budget, please contact ______________________ as soon as possible to work through potential solutions.
As soon as you have your airline reservations confirmed, please E-mail your itinerary to ________ at
@ucdavis.edu . Reminder, we would like you to arrive at Sacramento Airport (SMF) by approximately 12:00 PM
on Thursday.
We hope you can join us, note this is our only planned Open House.
If you have any questions regarding the visit please call or e-mail Alisha Bartolomucci at (530)752-XXXX or
@ucdavis.edu .

GENERAL REGULATIONS
 It is the student’s responsibility to report, in writing, any change in status to the fellowship awarding agency (e.g. your Graduate program or the Office of Graduate Studies) within 30 days of the change.
Changes in status include (but are not limited to): major, program, deferring admissions after receiving an award, below minimum GPA, reduction in enrollment units, or multiple fee awards (including fee awards paid by a GSR or TA Appointment).
 Fellowship recipients are expected to devote full time to graduate study and/or research. To be considered full time, graduate students must be enrolled in, and maintain, 12 units each quarter (any combination of upper division or graduate course units, group study [298], and research [299] as permitted by the graduate programs).
 Students taking Planned Education Leave (PELP), going on Filing Fee, or withdrawing from the university are not eligible for fellowships.
 Fellowships do NOT transfer from one program to another. (e.g., a student enrolled in the Mathematics graduate program is awarded a fellowship. The student becomes ineligible to keep that fellowship if the student transfers to Economics.)
 Each year, all U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and immigrants are required to file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) before receiving funding from Graduate Studies (this includes departmental funding and internal fellowships).
 Students are required to meet and maintain minimum GPA criteria, established by Graduate Council. The minimum GPA required for students receiving living allowance (stipend), fee and tuition fellowships, nonresident supplemental tuition fellowships (NRSTFs), or an academic appointment is 3.0.
 Continued eligibility for this fellowship depends on your maintaining satisfactory academic progress.
 A student can only accept a single stipend in excess of $10,000.
 Students who receive research or travel awards will have their funds transferred to their graduate program. Students are responsible for submitting receipts to their programs for all allowable expenses in accordance with Policy & Procedure Manual (P&PM) sections referenced below. o Research funds may be used only for specific needs vital to the success of the research.
Allowable supplies and expenses may include laboratory supplies, office supplies, photocopying, equipment, etc. UC Davis P&PM 350-21 Departmental Purchase Delegations http://manuals.ucdavis.edu/ppm/350/350-21.pdf
. o Travel funds may be used for transportation expenses, registration, incidentals, meals, lodging, etc. UC Davis P&PM 300 – Travel and Transportation http://manuals.ucdavis.edu/ppm/contents.htm#300.
CALIFORNIA RESIDENCY FOR PURPOSES OF TUITION
U.S. citizens and permanent residents are eligible for nonresident supplemental tuition fellowships only for their first three quarters at UC Davis. Information about how to establish California Residency for Tuition Purposes and inquiries regarding residence requirements, determination and/or recognized exceptions may be found at http://registrar.ucdavis.edu/tuition/residence/index.cfm
. Students who are not U.S. citizens may receive a nonresident supplemental tuition fellowship in their first and subsequent years.
Rev. 12/13 This version supersedes any earlier revisions. GS-501 1

FELLOWSHIP EMPLOYMENT REGULATIONS
A reasonable amount of teaching or similar activity constitutes a valuable part of the education experience for our graduate students. Students with fellowships may be permitted to receive additional funds from UC sources through academic appointments not to exceed 50% of full time during the period of the award, provided the appointment does not hinder progress toward the degree.
STUDENTS MAY BE APPOINTED INTO AN ACADEMIC TITLE APPOINTMENT UP TO 50% DURING THE
ACADEMIC YEAR. TOTAL APPOINTMENTS DURING THE SUMMER MAY NEVER EXCEED 100% ( students who hold fellowships that stipulate restrictions to employment are excluded from this rule – please refer to your particular award letter for possible fellowship / employment restrictions ).
Students who have been awarded a fellowship with a financial eligibility component may lose that fellowship support if additional funding is accepted.
PETITION FOR EXCEPTION TO POLICY
Requests for exceptions to these policies need to be made in writing
( http://gradstudies.ucdavis.edu/forms/GS317_PetitionExceptionToPolicy.pdf
) to the Associate Dean of Graduate
Studies by the Graduate Program Chair or Department Chair, with concurrence by the Graduate Adviser.
Consideration will be given for one or more of the following situations:
 The fellowship recipient has unusual personal or family expenses; e.g. medical or dental bills, or is supporting a family. Documentation must be provided.
 The department’s teaching or research needs can only be met by this fellowship recipient.
 The fellowship recipient has incurred extraordinary expenses in pursuit of the degree program that are not supported by the department’s instructional budget; e.g. programs in painting, wood or metal sculpture, etc. Documentation must be provided.
TAX INFORMATION
Some scholarships, grants, fellowships, traineeships, and other forms of gift aid that exceed the costs of tuition, fees, required books, and supplies are taxable. For information about taxes related to education, review IRS
Publication 970 at http://www.irs.gov/publications/p970/index.html
. More Information is available at http://studentaccounting.ucdavis.edu/taxes/index.cfm
.
 International students – Fellowship stipends are paid through the payroll office and taxes are withheld and reported to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the State of California, Franchise
Tax Board. Certain individuals from countries with which the United States has a tax treaty may be exempted from federal withholding. More information is available from Services for International
Students and Scholars (SISS) at http://siss.ucdavis.edu/taxation.cfm and Tax Accounting at http://accounting.ucdavis.edu/Glacier/ .
These policies (except filing the FAFSA), also apply to students who hold awards from outside agencies (e.g. National Science Foundation
Fellows, Ford Fellows, etc.) unless the agency stipulates otherwise.
Rev. 12/13 This version supersedes any earlier revisions. GS-501 2

Acceptance of an offer of financial support *(such as a graduate scholarship, fellowship, traineeship, or assistantship) for the next academic year by a prospective or enrolled graduate student completes an agreement that both student and graduate school expect to honor. In that context, the conditions affecting such offers and their acceptance must be defined carefully and understood by all parties.
Students are under no obligation to respond to offers of financial support prior to April 15; earlier deadlines for acceptance of such offers violate the intent of this Resolution. In those instances in which a student accepts an offer before April 15, and subsequently desires to withdraw that acceptance, the student may submit in writing a resignation of the appointment at any time through April 15. However, an acceptance given or left in force after April 15 commits the student not to accept another offer without first obtaining a written release from the institution to which a commitment has been made. Similarly, an offer by an institution after April 15 is conditional on presentation by the student of the written release from any previously accepted offer. It is further agreed by the institutions and organizations subscribing to the above Resolution that a copy of this Resolution or a link to the URL should accompany every scholarship, fellowship, traineeship, and assistantship offer.
The following list includes CGS member institutions that indicated their support of the Resolution.
This Resolution was renewed October 2009.
Abilene Christian University
Air Force Institute of Technology
Alcorn State University
Alfred University
American University
Andrews University
Angelo State University
Appalachian State University
Arizona State University
Arkansas State University
Auburn University
Austin Peay State University
Ball State University
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor University
Bloomsburg University of Penn.
Boise State University
Boston College
Boston University
Bowling Green State University
California University of Pennsylvania
Case Western Reserve University
Catholic University of America
Central Michigan University
Central Missouri State University
Central Washington University
City University of New York
Graduate Center
Claremont Graduate University
Clark Atlanta University
Clark University
Clemson University
Cleveland State University
College of Charleston
College of New Jersey
College of Saint Rose
College of William and Mary
Colorado School of Mines
Columbia University
Concordia University, River Forest
Bradley University
Brandeis University
Brigham Young University
Brown University
Bryn Mawr College
Coppin State College
Cornell University
Creighton University
Dartmouth College
Drew University
Caldwell College
California Institute of Technology
California State Polytechnic
Drexel University
Duke University
Duquesne University
University, Pomona East Carolina University
California State University, Bakersfield East Central University
California State University, Fresno
California State University, Fullerton
California State University, Hayward
California State University,
Long Beach
East Tennessee State University
Eastern Illinois University
Eastern Kentucky University
Eastern Michigan University
Eastern Washington University
California State University,
Los Angeles
Emerson College
Emory University
California State University, Northridge Emporia State University
California State University,
Sacramento
California State University,
Stanislaus
Fayetteville State University
Fairmont State University
Fitchburg State College
Fielding Graduate Institute
Florida A & M University
Florida Atlantic University
Florida International University
Florida State University
Fordham University
Fort Hays State University
Gallaudet University
George Mason University
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Southern University
Georgia State University
Hampton University
Harvard University
Hebrew Union College - Jewish
Institute of Religion
High Point University
Hofstra University
Hood College
Louisiana State University and
A & M College
Louisiana State University
Health Sciences Center
Loyola Marymount University
Loyola University of Chicago
Marquette University
Marshall University
Marywood University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Medical College of Georgia
Medical College of Ohio
Medical College of Wisconsin
Medical University of South Carolina
Miami University
Michigan State University
Michigan Technological University
Middle Tennessee State University
Minnesota State University - Mankato
Mississippi State University
Howard University
Idaho State University
Illinois Institute of Technology
Illinois State University
Indiana State University
Missouri State University
Montana State University - Bozeman
Montana Tech of the University of
Montana
Montclair State University
Indiana University Mount Mary College
Indiana University - Purdue University Murray State University
Fort Wayne National University
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Iowa State University
Naval Postgraduate School
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Jackson State University
James Madison University
John Carroll University
Johns Hopkins University
Kansas State University
Kent State University
Lamar University
Langston University
Lehigh University
Lipscomb University
Loma Linda University
New Mexico State University
New York Medical College
New York University
State University at Raleigh
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical
North Carolina State University
North Dakota State University
Northern Arizona University
Northern Illinois University
Northeastern Illinois University
* This Resolution applies to offers of financial support only, not offers of admission.

Northern Michigan University
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Northwestern University
Nova Southeastern University
Oakland University
Ohio University
Ohio State University
Oklahoma State University
Old Dominion University
Oregon State University
Park University
Pennsylvania State University
Pepperdine University
Pittsburg State University
Polytechnic University
Princeton University
Purdue University
Queens College of the City
University of New York
Radford University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rice University
Rockefeller University
Rockhurst University
Rosalind Franklin University of
Medicine and Science
Rowan University
Rutgers - New Brunswick
Rutgers - Newark
St. Bonaventure University
St. Cloud State University
St. John's University
Saint Louis University
San Diego State University
San Francisco State University
San Jose State University
Santa Clara University
Shippensburg University
South Carolina State University
South Dakota School of
Mines & Technology
South Dakota State University
Southeast Missouri State University
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
Southern Methodist University
Southern University A&M College
Spalding University
Stanford University
State University of New York at Binghamton
State University of New York –
Upstate Medical University
State University of New York at Stony Brook
(continued)
Syracuse University
Temple University
Tennessee State University
Tennessee Technological University
Texas A & M International University
Texas A & M University
Texas A & M University - Corpus
Christi
Texas Christian University
Texas Southern University
University of Akron
University of Alabama
University of Alabama in Huntsville
University of Alaska, Fairbanks
University of Arizona
University of Arkansas
University of Bridgeport
University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign
University of Iowa
University of Kansas
University of Kentucky
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
University of Louisville
University of Maine
University of Maryland, Baltimore
County
University of Missouri, Kansas City
University of Missouri, St. Louis
University of Alabama at Birmingham University of Montana
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
University of Nevada-Reno
University of New Hampshire
University of New Haven
University of Nebraska-Kearney
University of Albany, State University University of Nebraska-Omaha of New York University of Nevada-Las Vegas
University of South Alabama
University of South Carolina
University of South Florida
University of Southern California
University of Southern Mississippi
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
University of Tennessee at Knoxville
University of Texas at Arlington
University of Texas at Austin
Texas State University, San Marcos
Texas Tech University
Texas Woman's University
Towson University
Trinity University
University of Maryland, College Park University of Texas at Brownsville
University of Massachusetts Amherst University of Texas at Dallas
University of Massachusetts Boston University of Texas at San Antonio
University of Massachusetts Lowell
The University of Memphis
University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Science at Galveston
Truman State University
Tufts University
Tulane University
University of Miami
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota
University at Buffalo, State University University of Mississippi of New York University of Missouri, Columbia
University of Texas Grad School of
Biomedical Science at Houston
University of Texas Grad School of
University of the Pacific
Biomedical Science at San Antonio
University of Toledo
University of Tulsa
University of Utah
University of Vermont
University of Virginia
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire
University of Wisconsin – La Crosse
University of Wisconsin – Madison
University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Davis
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Riverside
University of New Mexico
University of New Orleans
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
University of California, San Diego at Charlotte
University of California, San Francisco University of North Carolina
University of California, Santa Barbara at Greensboro
University of California, Santa Cruz
University of Central Arkansas
University of North Dakota
University of North Texas
University of Wyoming
Utah State University
Valdosta State University
Vanderbilt University
Villanova University
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
State University
Wake Forest University
Walden University
University of Central Florida
University of Chicago
University of Cincinnati
University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Colorado at Denver
University of North Texas Health Washington State University
Science Center - Graduate School Washington University of Biomedical Sciences Wayne State College
University of Northern Colorado
University of Northern Iowa
Wayne State University
Wesleyan University
University of Connecticut
University of Dayton
University of Delaware
University of Notre Dame
University of Oklahoma
University of Denver Sciences Center
University of the District of Columbia University of Oregon
University of Oklahoma Health
West Chester University
West Virginia University
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Western Carolina University
Western Illinois University
University of Florida
University of Georgia
University of Hartford
University of Hawaii at Manoa
University of Houston
University of Idaho
University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois at Springfield
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
University of Puerto Rico -
Rio Piedras Campus
University of Rhode Island
University of Rochester
University of San Diego
University of Scranton
Western Kentucky University
Western Michigan University
Western Washington University
Wichita State University
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Wright State University
Xavier University of Louisiana
Yale University
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