The College of Letters and Science Dean’s Office is pleased to offer three summer support awards for graduate students. The awards reaffirm the College’s commitment to graduate student scholarship and research, and ensure that students facing financial hardship may continue to excel academically.
2025 Graduate Summer Fellowships - CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
2025 Graduate Summer Support Awards - APPLICATION
Due Date: April 16, 2025
Dean's Graduate Summer Support Awards
The Dean's Graduate Summer Support Award program is supported in part by smaller donations made to the College's Annual Fund. Recipients are selected by the College’s Graduate Studies Support Committee (GSSC) on the basis of their academic achievement (GPA greater than 3.50), having submitted a sound plan for their summer research, and having demonstrated financial need, defined as having limited financial support during the summer. This award program is offered every summer for Ph.D. and M.F.A. students and is supported in part by the generous contributions made by Alan Templeton and other College donors.
Support Awards in Action
Read about how three graduate students advanced their research thanks to summer support awards.
- Dean's Graduate Summer Support Award Recipients
2024
Anthropology: Soha Mohsen, Jill Eubanks, Edgar Huerta, Cristobal Emilfork Diaz, Alaina Brenner
Art: Francesca Costanza
Biostatistics: Dingning Liu
Communication: Allyson Snyder, Rachel McKenzie
Comparative Literature: Benjamin Fong
Creative Writing: Marilyn Ramirez
Cultural Studies: Tobias Smith, Adan Garcia
Design: Diego del Castill
Earth and Planetary Science: Sunjo Claris Nyuysoni
Economics: Socorro Pardo Martinez, Kalyani Chaudhuri
English: Augusta Funk, Elijah Two Bears
French and Francophone Studies: Yvonne Sohn
German: Adam Davis
History: Rong Ma, Sabujkoli Mukherjee, Hao Zou, Francisca Espinosa, Alvaro Grompone
Linguistics: Anthony Diaz, Riley Stray
Mathematics: Brittney Marsters, Alexander Richardson, Ian Sullivan
Native American Studies: Alejandra Cano, Vivienne Muller
Performance Studies: Ashley Teodorson-Taggart, Melinda Marks, Aramo Alvarez
Philosophy: Zhexi Zhang, Katelyn Antilla
Physics: Lucas Daguerre, Umut Oktem
Political Science: Enrico Antonio La Viña, Yu-Shiuan Huang, Zachary Durec, Linh Phan
Psychology: Lucy Stowe
Religious Studies: Joyan Zhe Yuan Tan
Sociology: Larissa Saco, Cetin Ozdemir, Viangely Asencio
Spanish: Carla Portillo Delgado, Jannet Torres Espinoza
Statistics: Siyao Wang2023
Anthropology: Morganne Blais-McPherson, Alaina Brenner, Thiago De Oliveira Braga, Mariel Garcia Llorens, Edgar Huerta
Art: Elaine Nguyen, Nicole Rico, Seongmin Yoo
Chemistry: Yun-Pu Chang, Cheng-En Hsieh
Communication: Zhengyi Liang, Qiankun Zhong
Comparative Literature: Benjamin Fong, Kyle Proehl, Ruinong Yin
Creative Writing: Trevor Bashaw, Nadaa Hussein, Hans Wagner
Cultural Studies: Wayne Jopanda, Beshara Kehdi, Tobias Smith
Design: Ladan Joharizadeh, Maral Salehian
Earth and Planetary Science: Joy Foluso
Economics: Eunju Lee, Xiangtao (Jeremy) Meng, Yuan Tuo, Jaeyoung Yoo
English: Leslie Dumont, Grace Hayes, Kaceylee Klein, Andrea Yang
French and Francophone Studies: Zachary Scovel
German: Adam Davis
History: Ibrahim Anoba, Huseyin Gocen, Temirlan Tileubek, Patricia Vidal Olivares, Yutong Zhan
Linguistics: Stephen Eyman, Casey Felton, Zachary Houghton, Riley Stray
Mathematics: Milo Bechtloff Weising, Nicholas Cazet, Jeffrey Nichols
Music: Tugrul Orkun Akyol, Ana Diaz, Jennifer Sherrill
Native American Studies: Vivienne Muller, Christina Thomas
Performance Studies: Aramo Olaya Alvarez, Jamie Davidson, Erika Tsimbrovsky
Philosophy: Dylan Goldman, Lel Jones, Jerome Romagosa
Physics: Taro Brown, Subhobrata Chatterjee
Political Science: Dylan Forrester, Yu-Shiuan Huang, Jill Laufer, Andrew Roskos-Ewoldsen
Psychology: Christopher Coleman
Religious Studies: Aron Tillema
Sociology: Irina Chukhray, Chendong Pi, Emily Searl
Spanish: Faith Blackhurst, Arcadio Bolanos Acevedo, Shelley Dykstra, Lillian Jones
Statistics: Xuezhen Li2022
Anthropology: Taylor Bell, Yingru Chen, Luis Angel Flores-Blanco, Patricia McNeill, Jessica Morales
Applied Mathematics: Xuxing Chen, Margaret Knight
Art: Jordan Benton, Justine Di Fiore, William Maxen
Biostatistics: Chenghuiyun Xu
Communications: Haoning Xue, Qiankun Zhong
Comparative Literature: Tianyun Hua, Kyle Proehl, Xuesong Shao
Creative Writing: Nikolas Andrieu, Harrison Dietzman, Claudia Ross
Cultural Studies: June Chau, Jacob Hagelberg, Wayne Jopanda
Design: Cristina Gomez, Alejandra Ruiz, Rova Cigdem Yilmaz
Dramatic Art: Teresa Arenas Salas
Earth and Planetary Sciences: Luis Erick Aguirre Palafox, Benjamin Faulkner
Economics: Yumeng Gu, Seojung (Cate) Oh, Tina Danting Zhang
English: Stacey Baran, Briel Brown, Clara Jimenez, Emily Rich, Natalie Robertson
French and Francophone Studies: Rob Hether, Zachary Scovel
German: Adam Davis, Evan Martens
History: Sadaf Bandeali, Oluwasola Daniels, Manoel Domingos Farias Rendeiro Neto, Nina Gonzalez, Alvaro Grompone, Ali Neyzi
Linguistics: Zachary Houghton, Ashley Keaton, Jamie Lee
Mathematics: Nicholas Cazet, James Hughes, Warut Thawinrak, Houbo Wang, William Wesley
Music: Hsiang-Yu Mark Feng, Anushka Kulkarni
Native American Studies: Colton Brandau, Vivienne Muller, Shawna Yazzie
Performance Studies: Jamie Davidson, Isa (Cynthia) Leal, Eric Taggart
Philosophy: Natasha Haddal, Patrick Skeels, Ramiel Tamras
Physics: Weixuan Hu
Political Science: Marika Miner
Psychology: Ruohan Xia
Religious Studies: Westin Harris, Aron Tillema
Sociology: Courtney Caviness, Yao Lu, Cetin Ozdemir
Spanish: Shelley Dykstra
Statistics: Yejiong Zhu
2021
Anthropology: Corey Johnson, Muneeza Rizvi
Applied Math: Yuan Ni, Qianhui Wan
Art: Emily Gordon, Kelley O'Leary
Biostatistics: Xiner Zhou
Communication: Haoning Xue, Xudong Yu
Comparative Literature: Jala Alarja, Jihan Shaarawi
Creative Writing: Diane Nicole Javier, Teagan Steele-Fisher
Cultural Studies: Joshua Redwine, Scott Tsuchitani
Design: Sima Pirmoradi, Alireza Vaziri Rahimi
Dramatic Art: Ann Dragich, Joseph Fletcher
Economics: Alaa Abdelfattah, Eunju Lee
English: Ava Bindas, Allison Fulton
Geology: Dylan Vasey
German: Jesse Archbold, Aylin Bademsoy
History: Anna Free, Joel Olea-Calixto
Linguistics: Zachary Houghton, Skyler Reese
Mathematics: Stephanie Gaston, Houbo Wang
Music: Jonathan Minnick, Sun Ny Vang
Native American Studies: Cinthya Ammerman
Performance Studies: Jamie Davidson, Isa Leal
Philosophy: Chanwoo Lee, Selcuk Kaan Tabakci
Physics: Yi Chung
Political Science: Ipek Tugce Bahceci, David Bracken
Religious Studies: Megan Kirchoff, Aron Tillema
Sociology: Evan Lauteria
Spanish: Leonardo de Oliveira Silva, Jessica Rodrigues-Poletti
Statistics: Yuxuan Zhang, Yejiong Zhu
Margrit Mondavi Graduate Support Awards
The Margrit Mondavi Graduate Support Awards are offered through the College and made possible by a bequest from the late Robert and Margrit Mondavi. The awards provide funding to support research, workshops and travel for graduate students in Ph.D. and M.F.A. programs in the humanities, arts and cultural studies. Recipients are selected by the College’s Graduate Studies Support Committee (GSSC).
- Margrit Mondavi Graduate Support Award Recipients
2024
Comparative Literature: Laura Catterson
Creative Writing: Luc Le
Cultural Studies: Beshara Kehdi
Design: Zarina Majidova
2023
English: Allison Fulton
Native American Studies: Rye Purvis
Religious Studies: Benjamin Fisher
Spanish: Haley Williams
2022
Creative Writing: Emily Masuda
Design: Martha Wacker
French and Francophone Studies: Lamia Mezzour-Hodson
Spanish: Brooke Kipling
2021
Music: Elizabeth Campbell
Native American Studies: Christina Thomas, Katelyn Stiles
Dramatic Art: Justin Yancher
Art: Helia Pouyanfar
Design: Edward Whelan
UC Humanities Consortium Support Awards
The UC Davis Humanities Institute is additionally offering two support awards supported by a grant from the UC Office of the President to the UC-wide Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes. Each awardee will receive funding for summer research and may be invited to participate in meetings as part of a society of awardees in the fall. This award program is offered for Ph.D. students.
- UC Humanities Consortium Support Award Recipients
- 2024
English: George Hegarty
Religious Studies: Westin Harris
2023
Comparative Literature: Elmira Louie
History: Pooja Hazra
2022
Cultural Studies: Scott Tsuchitani
Music: Leanny Munoz
2021
Cultural Studies: Jasmine Wade
English: Amanda Kong