Financial Aid

As a preeminent research institution, UCLA provides a wealth of funding opportunities for graduate students in science. The UCLA Graduate Division and the Department of Earth and Space Sciences provide merit-based funding for graduate students in various forms:

University Special Fellowships

Department Fellowships

Research Assistantships

Teaching Assistantships

Department Scholarships

Travel Awards

Extramural funding

Many of our students receive a combination of the awards listed above; others receive funding mostly from research assistantships. In addition to academic year funding, students may also receive summer employment as they work on research projects between the Spring and Fall quarters each year.

The following financial aid information provides a comprehensive summary of the need-based and merit-based awards for applicants and continuing students:

Financial Support for Entering Graduate Students

Applying for Financial Support FAQs

Award Disbursement FAQs

Graduate & Postdoctoral Extramural Support (GRAPES) Database

Graduate Fellowships, LISTSERV

Summer Research Program for Undergraduate Students
(a summer opportunity for the months prior to beginning graduate study!)

Web Resources, Academic & Funding Sites, UC Campuses, &, Employment Resources

Science's Next Wave

Applicants to the programs in Earth and Space Sciences need to submit a Fellowship Application. This on-line form is part of the UCLA Graduate Division on-line application. Once you begin the application process, view the options on the Main Menu screen. The Fellowship Application is listed there. Although we consider all of our applicants for financial support, it is imperative that you review the Special Fellowships section for eligibility for additional funding opportunities.

Additional Aid:

Grants in Aid Program

The American Association of Petroleum Geologists Foundation announces its 2005 Grants in Aid Program for geoscience graduate students whose research has application to the search for and development of petroleum and energy-mineral resources, and/or related environmental geology issues. Grants range from $500 to $2000, and are applied to expenses related to the student's thesis work such as fieldwork, lab analyses, etc.

All applicants who qualify will be applying for the unrestricted grants totaling over $130,200. The online application is available at http://grant.confex.com/aapg_gia/2005/index.html.

Other Programs:

• Sigma Xi Grants-in-aid of Research:
  http://www.sigmaxi.org/programs/giar/index.shtml

• National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships:
  http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/dge/programs/grf/