Graduate Fellowship Incentive Program Award
Offered by UC Merced Graduate Division
- Award
- $200
- Deadline
- Level
- School-specific
Who can apply
- Year in school
- grad student, doctoral student
- Enrollment
- 12 units in graduate programs
Conditions worth reading twice
Must apply to external fellowship of $12,000+ or national pre-doctoral fellowship; proof of application submission required to [email protected] by March 31 (not Dec 31 as previously listed); cannot receive more than one GFIP award per academic year; postdoc awards excluded; PI-listed dissertation grants (e.g. NSF) still count.
Keeping it after year one
One-time award per external fellowship application submitted
How to apply
Applications are handled by the provider, not by ScholarDuck. Check the deadline on their page before you start — deadlines move, and ours is only as fresh as our last check.
Common questions
When is the Graduate Fellowship Incentive Program Award deadline?
March 31, 2027. That is the date ScholarDuck recorded from UC Merced Graduate Division's own page. Providers move deadlines without notice, so confirm it on UC Merced Graduate Division's page before you plan around it.
How much is the Graduate Fellowship Incentive Program Award worth?
$200. This is the figure listed on the page ScholarDuck checked, not an estimate of what any one applicant receives.
Who is eligible for the Graduate Fellowship Incentive Program Award?
Year in school: grad student, doctoral student. Enrollment: 12 units in graduate programs. Those are the eligibility facts ScholarDuck recorded from UC Merced Graduate Division's page — a summary of what they publish, not their complete rules. Read their own page before you apply.
How do I apply for the Graduate Fellowship Incentive Program Award?
Through UC Merced Graduate Division. ScholarDuck does not accept or forward applications. This page links to the UC Merced Graduate Division page ScholarDuck checked, which is where their instructions live; open it, confirm the deadline and requirements there, and apply directly with them.
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