The College of Letters and Science Dean’s Office is pleased to offer three summer fellowship 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.
2023 Graduate Summer Fellowships APPLICATION
Due Date: April 14, 2023
Dean's Graduate Summer Fellowships
The Dean's Graduate Summer Fellowship 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 fellowship program is offered every summer for Ph.D. and M.F.A. students.

Fellowship Support in Action
Read about how three graduate students advanced their research thanks to fellowship support.
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Dean's Graduate Summer Fellowship Award Recipients
- 2022
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 Fellowships
The Margrit Mondavi Graduate Fellowships 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. The UC Davis Humanities Institute, housed in the College of Letters and Science, coordinates the announcement and awarding of the Margit Mondavi Graduate Fellowships.
- Margrit Mondavi Graduate Fellowship Award Recipients
- 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 Fellowships
The UC Davis Humanities Institute is additionally offering two fellowships supported by a grant from the UC Office of the President to the UC-wide Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes. Each fellow will receive funding for summer research and will participate in meetings as part of a society of fellows in the fall. Please visit the DHI's Articles and Stories column for details on the winners. This fellowship program is offered for Ph.D. students.
- UC Humanities Consortium Fellowship Award Recipients
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2022
Cultural Studies: Scott Tsuchitani
Music: Leanny Munoz
2021
Cultural Studies: Jasmine Wade
English: Amanda Kong