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Scholarship/Fellowship Opportunities

Through the Graduate Division
(Scroll to bottom of page for all fellowship applications for the following awards)

These scholarships all have the deadline of April 2:

Broida-Hirschfelder Fellowship: $8,000 Stipend
Dissertation fellowship: $5,000 plus fees and health insurance for one quarter
Graduate Research Mentorship Program: $15,000 plus fees and health insurance for one academic year
President’s Dissertation Year Fellowship: $15,000 stipend, plus a $500 research allowance, and payment of fees and health insurance. Students also receive a travel allowance for a required presentation of their research at another University of California (UC) campus.
UCSB Affiliates Dissertation Fellowship: $3,000
Science and Engineering Research Grant Program: $2,000

The Source:
The Graduate Division’s fellowship database

The American Society for Quality

Ellis R. Ott Scholarship for Applied Statistics and Quality Management
Deadline: April 1
Scholarship recipient must be a student who is planning to enroll or is currently enrolled in a master’s degree or higher level US or Canadian program that has a concentration in applied statistics and/or quality management.

FTC Student Scholarship
Deadline: September 10
The Statistics Division of the American Society for Quality offers up to 5 grants per year for students who wish to attend the Fall Technical Conference (FTC). Grants are available for currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate students of statistics and quality management.

Society of Actuaries
$10,000 Ph.D. Grants
Deadline: March 1
To encourage graduate students to complete research in topics related to actuarial science and to pursue an academic actuarial career in North America upon completion of the Ph.D. degree program.

Casualty Actuary Society
CAS Trust Scholarship Program
Deadline: May 1
Amount: $1,500
The objective of the scholarship is to further students’ interest in the property/casualty actuarial profession and to encourage the pursuit of the CAS designations.

American Statistical Association
Gertrude M. Cox Scholarship
Deadline: April 1
Amount: $1,000
The Gertrude M. Cox Scholarship was established in 1989 to encourage more women to enter statistically oriented professions. Application is limited to women who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States or Canada, and who are admitted to full-time study in a graduate statistical program by July 1 of the award year. Women in or entering the early stages of graduate training (M.S. or Ph.D) are especially encouraged to apply.

National Science Foundation
Graduate Research Fellowship
The Graduate Research Fellowship provides three years of support for graduate study leading to research-based master’s or doctoral degrees and is intended for students who are at the early stages of their graduate study. The Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) invests in graduate education for a cadre of diverse individuals who demonstrate their potential to successfully complete graduate degree programs in disciplines relevant to the mission of the National Science Foundation.

Homeland Security
DHS Scholarship and Fellowship Program
The DHS Scholarship and Fellowship Program is intended for students interested in pursuing the basic science and technology innovations that can be applied to the DHS mission. This education program is intended to ensure a diverse and highly talented science and technology community to achieve the DHS mission and objectives. Areas of study that are eligible include: physical sciences, mathematical sciences, computer and information sciences, life sciences, social sciences, psychology, and engineering.

Department of Defense
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship
Deadline: January 7
NDSEG Fellowships are intended for students at or near the beginning of their graduate studies in science or engineering. NDSEG Fellowships will be awarded on the basis of academic and overall ability in the areas of interest to the DoD. The evaluation of applicants is based on review of their academic records, personal statements, recommendations, and Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores.

The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Deadline: November 7
Amount: $20,000 and a grant for half of your tuition cost
The Fellowships are grants for up to two years of graduate study in the United States. The recipients are chosen on a nationally competitive basis. Thirty Fellowships will be awarded each year. The applicant must either have a bachelor's degree or be in her/his final year of undergraduate study. Those who have a bachelor's degree may already be pursuing graduate study and may receive Fellowship support to continue that study. Individuals who are in the third, or subsequent, year of study in the same graduate program are not, however, eligible for this competition. Students who have received a master's degree in a program and are continuing for a doctoral degree in the same program are considered to have been in the same program from the time they began their work on their master's degree.

Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Deadline: October 15
Amount: $1,000 -$5,000
The College Scholarship Program is available on a competitive basis to community college, four-year college, and graduate students of Hispanic heritage.