Opportunity: UCLA Gold Shield Ethnic Studies Graduate Fellowship
We are excited to share the news that applications have opened for the 2023-24 cycle of the Gold Shield Ethnic Studies Graduate Fellowships. Four $5000 fellowships will be awarded, one to a continuing student in each of UCLA’s four ethnic studies master’s/doctoral programs (African American Studies, American Indian Studies, Asian American Studies, Chicana/o and Central American Studies). The attached one-pager describes the award and how to apply.
The Gold Shield Ethnic Studies Fellowship is intended to support one continuing student in each of UCLA’s four ethnic studies master’s/doctoral programs (African American Studies, American Indian Studies, Asian American Studies, Chicana/o and Central American Studies). Students should demonstrate a commitment to promoting social justice and inclusion of historically marginalized peoples through research, scholarship, art, and activism grounded in the experiences of diverse racial and ethnic communities. For more than 80 years, Gold Shield Alumnae has supported UCLA undergraduate and graduate students in their quest for higher education, and has fostered enduring relationships between students, Gold Shield members, alumni, and the University. During this time, Gold Shield has awarded nearly 900 scholarships and fellowships, totaling more than $2 million in the last 30 + years at a current average of $159,500 annually.
tuition, unless awardee has another tuition-payment source
Eligibility: Students selected for this prestigious fellowship must be (at the time of
the award) a graduate student whose work focuses on a topic relating
to ethnic communities in the United States
Disciplines: Humanities, Social Sciences, African American Studies, American Indian
Studies, Asian American Studies, Chicana/o & Central American Studies
To Apply: https://grad.ucla.edu/funding/#/view-record/769/0
Application Deadline: April 18, 2023 (check with your department for any
earlier internal deadlines that need to be met). Recipients notified: early July 2023
More Info: UCLAscholarships@fas.ucla.edu
