Application Process
Click here to download the application [pdf]
Graduation Plan (If you have not filed a Petition for Candidacy and attached it) [pdf]
All applicants must be eligible to apply to the Graduate Equity Fellowship. 请 confirm your own eligibility by reviewing the Eligibility Requirements. 请 also review the Graduate Equity Fellowship application guidelines listed below to help ensure you write the strongest possible application. We have also provided Tips for a Successful Application.
Carefully read the Graduate Equity Fellowship application. Type your answers. 使用 the first page as a checklist to ensure your application package is complete.
Application Guidelines
- Carefully read the Eligibility Requirements to determine whether you are eligible for this award.
- Complete the two-page application form and provide necessary documentation (Student
Aid Report (SAR) or California Dream Act documentation (CADAA), Personal Statement,
graduate and undergraduate transcripts, two Letters of Recommendation, and Advancement
to Candidacy form or Graduation Plan showing all courses taken or to be taken in completing
your master’s program). Be sure to provide accurate contact 信息 so that our
office can reach you.
- The application requires two letters of recommendation from 菠菜网lol正规平台 faculty members,
一个 of whom will serve as your 导师 during the award period. Select faculty members
who are best able to write about your strengths and 能力. If the Fall 2024 semester
will be your first semester at 菠菜网lol正规平台, you may submit 一个 letter from a faculty member
at your bachelor's degree-granting institution and another from your 菠菜网lol正规平台 faculty
导师. These letters of recommendation may be in the form of an email addressed to
graduate-scholarships@volamdolong.com with "GEF - Student Name" in the subject line. 它是 your responsibility to check
with your 导师 and other faculty members to make sure these emails have been sent
prior to the deadline.
建议: Provide the faculty members with a copy of the Graduate Equity Fellowship Application Guidelines to help them understand the purpose of the Graduate Equity Program and focus their letter. You may also ask the faculty members to proofread your personal 声明. Having faculty members read it will help you catch unnecessary errors and will give them more 信息 about your goals. - 个人 Statement is a persuasive narrative that highlights your strengths and
能力. Be sure to answer everything that is asked in the prompt. Most importantly:
Given the purpose of the Graduate Equity Fellowship, use your personal 声明 to
highlight how and why you are a strong candidate to receive a fellowship. 个人
Statement is to be a typed 500-word, double-spaced, single-sided essay. 确保你的
name and Student ID are on each page.
- 使用 the Honors and Activities section to list any extracurricular 活动, recognitions and memberships, awards, and work or volunteer experience in which you have participated in to advance your educational and career goals. Include dates and other relevant 信息. You may also include a C.V. or resume that highlights your honors and 活动.
Submission Guidelines
- Letters of recommendation may be in email form from the submitter and may be sent
to the student (if the faculty wishes) or directly to the College of Graduate Studies
(见上图).
- The final package should be sent as 一个pdf from the student that includes the application, FASFA/CADAA report, graduate and
undergraduate transcripts (official or unofficial), Advancement to Candidacy or Graduation
Plan, and any letters of recommendation sent to you directly instead of the College
of Graduate Studies.
- The pdf package must be emailed to graduate-scholarships@volamdolong.com and the subject line should be worded "GEF - Student Name."
NOTE: Incomplete applications will not be reviewed by the program committee. 它是 the responsibility of the applicant to make sure that all documents are emailed as required by the submission requirements
NOTE: Letters (or emails) of recommendation from faculty 导师s must state their willingness to act as the applicant's 导师 within the text of the application.
