Guide to Financial Support for Graduate Students

To be considered for the awards listed below, you must submit your application for admission and fellowships by the departmental deadline.
See the list of departmental deadlines on pages 37 – 40.

GraduateDivision
Graduate DivisionAwards
AwardsforforEntering
EnteringStudents
Students 2011 – 2012Award
2010-2011 AwardAmounts
AmountsforforMulti-Year
Multi-YearAwards
Awards

The Graduate Division offers a variety of awards for entering students, including: Award amounts: Stipends range from $18,000 to $27,000
• Berkeley Fellowships which are awarded to outstanding applicants to doctoral programs in per academic year for two years, in addition to departmental
all fields; support years which add at least two years of support in the
• Chancellor’s and Cota Robles Fellowships which are awarded to exceptional applicants who form of fellowships and/or research, teaching assistantships, or
enhance the diversity in the graduate student population at Berkeley; and other forms of support. All university awards include university
• Regent’s Intern and Predoctoral Humanities Fellowships which are awarded to exceptional registration and educational fees, as well as health, vision, and
applicants to doctoral programs in the humanities and social sciences who are planning a dental care benefits. Nonresident tuition is paid for U.S. citizens
career in university teaching and research. and permanent residents only on the first year of the fellow-
All awards are competitive, based on merit, and offered to doctoral students of outstanding achievement. ship, if needed. For international students, nonresident tuition is
included for all years of their fellowship tenure. Many awards
To be considered for graduate funding, applicants must complete the Fellowship Application for include a summer stipend and fees as well. Some awards are
Domestic Students, or, if international, the Fellowship Application for International Students. not deferrable. Yearly renewal of all multi-year awards is based
U.S. citizens and permanent residents must also complete the Free Application for Federal Student on continued academic excellence.
Aid (FAFSA) by the March 1, 2011, deadline for priority processing.

Notification: Recipients will be notified by the Graduate Division by March 1, 2011.

Other
OtherAwards
Awardsand
andEligibility
Eligibility 2010–2011
2011 – 2012Award
AwardAmounts
Amounts
Departmental Block Grant Fellowships Award amounts vary.
Departments assign the awards and notify recipients. Please contact your home department for informa-
tion on the application process. To be considered, U.S. citizens and permanent residents must complete
the Fellowship Application for Domestic Students and submit a FAFSA; international applicants must
complete the Fellowship Application for International Students.

Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)

This one-year award is for students in the humanities, professional schools, and social sciences who Stipend of $16,000, plus tuition and educational, registration,
need to acquire a high level of competency in a modern foreign language for their field. You must show and campus fees.
potential for high achievement and plan to enroll in a language and an area studies course of the award.
Students applying to master’s or doctoral programs are eligible. To be considered, U.S. citizens and
permanent residents must complete the Fellowship Application for Domestic Students and the Foreign
Language and Area Studies Fellowship Application and submit a FAFSA.

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Other Financial Assistance
2010 – 2011 Whom to Contact/
Assistance Eligibility Award Amounts How to Apply Deadline Notification

Academic Varies by appointment. http://www.grad.berkeley.edu/ Department chair or professors Apply after Department
Appointments appointments directly. acceptance. discretion.

Family Student Registered student and spouse or Monthly rents vary; Information University of California, Family As soon as pos- Depends on date
Housing partner with or without children; single is available online (http://www. Student Housing, 2610 Channing sible; do not wait of application
parents with children. housing.berkeley.edu/livingatcal/ Way, Berkeley, CA 94720-2272. for admission to and desired
graduatestudents.html). apply. facility.

Early Childhood One parent must be a registered student. Sliding scale fees ($0–full fee). University of California, Early By mid-May for July for fall;
Education Program Priority given to low-income families for $37 per day See website for rates: Childhood Education Program, fall; by mid-Novem- December for
subsidized spaces. Day care for children http://www.housing.berkeley.edu/ 2339 Haste Street, Berkeley, CA ber for spring. spring.
three months to seven years old. child 94720-7416.

Parent Grant Low income students with high financial Award amounts will be based on University of California, Graduate Priority deadline: Depends on date
need who have dependent children living available funding. Division Fellowships Office March 1, 2011. of application.
with them will be considered for this 318 Sproul Hall Late applications
grant based on FAFSA need analysis and Berkeley, CA 94720-5900 accepted until
other information. 642-0672 March 2012.

Need-Based Financial Aid (must be U.S. citizen or permanent resident)

2011 – 2012 Whom to Contact/
Assistance Eligibility Award Amounts How to Apply Deadline Notification

Subsidized Federal Financial need is determined Up to $8,500 per year, with a Complete the FAFSA (or FAFSA Priority deadline: Depends on date
Direct Loan* by an analysis of your Free Application maximum of $65,500 over renewal), which is available on March 1, 2011. of application.
for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). your entire academic career the website Late applications
(including student loans accrued (http://www.fafsa.ed.gov). accepted until
as an undergraduate). March 2012.

Unsubsidized Same as above. Up to $20,500 per year (students Same as above. Same as above. Same as above.
Federal Direct Loan* may borrow both a subsidized
and unsubsidized Direct Loan,
but the combined borrowing
cannot exceed $20,500 annually),
with a maximum of $138,500
over your entire academic career.

Work-Study Same as above. Maximum award is $10,000 Complete the FAFSA (or FAFSA due Same as above.
per academic year. Wages vary; FAFSA renewal), which is March 1, 2011.
usually $10–$15 per hour. available on the website
(http://www.fafsa.ed.gov).

Perkins Loan Same as above. Perkins funds are very limited. Same as above. Same as above. Same as above.
Students with highest need
after other sources have been
exhausted may be awarded
Perkins funds.

Health Professions Same as above, except that parent Award amounts will be based on Same as above. Same as above. Same as above.
Student Loan (HPSL) information and signature must be the available funding.
included on the FAFSA for HPSL
consideration. (Optometry only)

American Indian Enrolled member of federally recog-
Graduate Center nized tribe or at least 1/4 American
(AIGC) Fellowships Indian or Alaska Native, as recognized
by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Award
limit is based on student need and
availability of funds. Applicants must
apply for financial aid.
Will vary. American Indian Graduate Center, June 1, 2011. Varies.
4520 Montgomery Blvd., NE, Suite
1-B, Albuquerque, NM 87109.
Applications are available on the
website (http://www.aigc.com).

*All federal regulations subject to change.

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