Graduate Equity Fellowship Program

This annual program supports eligible graduate students, students with disabilities, and women enrolled in graduate programs where they are underrepresented. Awards range from $500 to $4,500. Inquires should be directed to the Graduate Studies Office (818) 677-2138

Graduate Equity Application
Deadline to Apply: August 10, 2007

California Pre-Doctoral Program

The California Pre-Doctoral Program is designed to increase the diversity of the pool from which the California State University draws its faculty. It does so by supporting the doctoral aspirations of CSU students who have experienced economic and educational disadvantages. A special emphasis is placed on increasing the number of CSU students who enter graduate programs at one of the University of California campuses.

Each of the applicants selected will be designated a Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Scholar and will work closely with a CSU faculty sponsor to develop an overall plan which leads ultimately to enrollment in a doctoral program.  The plan should be tailored to the specific goals and career objectives of the student.

In addition the program provides:

1.    Travel Funds for the student and faculty sponsor to visit U.S. doctoral-granting institutions and/or to attend a professional meeting appropriate to the student's development.

2.    Funds for other related activities, such as student membership in professional organizations and subscriptions to journals, graduate school application and test fees, GRE preparation, and the cost of minor research materials.

3.    A Summer Research Internship opportunity  at a University of California campus or other major research university, fully funded by the Pre-Doctoral Program, so that the Scholar can participate in doctoral-level research.

General Eligibility and Selection Criteria

Applicants to the California Pre-Doctoral Program must be upper division or master's
degree students who are enrolled at a CSU institution as of Spring 2008 and who will also be enrolled at a CSU campus for at least one semester or two (2) quarter terms of the academic year 2008-2009.

Applicants will be selected on the basis of three major criteria: potential for success in completing a doctoral program, probable effectiveness of the student/faculty plan, and level of economic and educational disadvantage.

All applicants must be either U.S. citizens or permanent residents at the time of application.  Current or previous California Pre-Doctoral Scholars are not eligible to apply.  Each applicant must have a faculty sponsor who will be available for the duration of the plan specified in the application.  The program is designed for students interested in obtaining research doctorates. Students interested in obtaining professional degrees (law, medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, or an MBA degree) are not eligible.

Applications are due in the Office of Graduate Studies no later than 5:00 p.m March 27, 2008. The selected Scholars may expect notification by mid-June 2008.  If you have any questions about this application please contact: Hedy Carpenter at (818) 677-2138

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Application Deadline: March 27, 2008

Chancellor's Doctoral Incentive Program

The Chancellor's Doctoral Incentive/Forgivable Loan Program (CDI/FLP) provides student loans to a limited number of individuals pursuing full-time doctoral study at accredited universities throughout the United States.

The program seeks to provide loans to doctoral students who are interested in applying and competing for CSU instructional faculty positions after completion of the doctoral degree. Loans obtained through this program are repayable over a 15-year period, following completion of the degree or withdrawal from doctoral study. The program also offers the potential for loan forgiveness. If a participant applies, competes for, and is hired in a CSU instructional faculty position after completion of the doctoral degree, 20 percent of the loan will be forgiven for each year of full-time postdoctoral teaching employment in the CSU.

Application : For an application, contact the Office of Graduate Studies at (818) 677-2138 or visit http://www.calstate.edu/HR/CDIP

Application Deadline: March 7, 2008

Association of Retired Faculty Memorial Award

The purpose of the award is to recognize and provide financial support to graduate students for excellent scholarship and creative activity. The award will support a project that is part of a master's program. Award criteria include a project description, two faculty letters of recommendation, and willingness to provide a brief presentation of the project at the ARF annual brunch.

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Application Deadline: March 21, 2008