Fellowships

Deadline: December 15, 2021
Eligibility:
- You must apply to our CS MS program (deadline December 15, 2021 ). If admitted you will be started the MS program in Fall 2022 (you do not need to be admitted first to apply to the fellowship).
- You must reside in the United States (no exceptions) in Fall 2022 and for the duration of your M.S. study .
- You would be unable to take up the offer of admission to our program without financial assistance.
- You have a demonstrable interest in artificial intelligence and/or machine learning.
- The intent of this fellowship is to provide access to higher education for students who might otherwise find it difficult or impossible to successfully pursue graduate study. In addition, individuals from cultural, racial, linguistic, geographic and socioeconomic backgrounds, including women, that are currently underrepresented in graduate education in the field of artificial intelligence and machine learning are especially encouraged to apply.
Website: DeepMind Fellowship Application

Deadline: February 26, 2021
Eligibility:
- UCLA PhD students
- Advanced in doctoral candidacy at time of nomination
- Are U.S. citizens, permanent residents, international or registered California AB540 students.
- If you receive this fellowship you will no longer be eligible to receive Grad Office funding due to Grad Division Policy so make sure this is the last year of your dissertation before deciding to apply.
Website: Dissertation Year Fellowship

Deadline: March 6
Eligibility: Must have advanced to candidacy by the beginning of Fall quarter in the academic year in which they are planning to teach. For 2021-2022 fellows, this means advancement to candidacy must take place by September 28. Graduate student applicants
Website: Collegium of University Teaching Fellows

Deadline: May 31st
Eligibility: Candidates must have graduated after May 31, of the preceding year, or are expected to graduate by December 31, of the prize year.
Website: Dimitris N. Chorafas Prize

Deadline: August 15
Eligibility:
- Students must be in their 3rd year of PhD program in the fall
- Must remain a full time PhD student for 2 consecutive academic years
Website: Microsoft Fellowship

Deadline: August 14, 2020
Eligibility:
- Students must be in their second year of a PhD program in the fall semester or quarter of 2020
- The recipient must remain an active, full-time student in a PhD program during the three consecutive academic years of the award or forfeit the award
Website: Microsoft Lovelace Fellowship

Deadline: Opens 3rd week of September - Open for 5 weeks
Eligibility:
- Full time PhD student
- Nominated by doctoral faculty
- 3 years remaining in PhD program
Website: IBM Doctoral Fellowship

Deadline: December 1st
Eligibility:
- PhD students
- U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or undocumented students who qualify for nonresident supplemental tuition exemptions under AB 540
Website: Eugene V. Cota-Robles

Deadline: December 1st
Eligibility:
- For entering students pursuing terminal or professional master’s degrees or the JD
- U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or undocumented students who qualify for nonresident supplemental tuition exemptions under AB 540
Website: Graduate Opportunity Fellowships

School of Engineering Fellowships

Deutsch Company Fellowship. Supports engineering research on problems that aid small business in Southern California·
Intel Fellowship. Computer Science Department; supports doctoral study in selected areas of computer science
John H. Bent Merit Scholarship. Bioengineering Department; supports graduate students with preference given to candidates interested in development or application of powered surgical instruments
John J. and Clara C. Boelter Fellowship. Supports study in engineering
Living Spring Fellowship. Electrical and Computer Engineering Department; supports graduate students with preference for those conducting research in integrated circuits and embedded systems or signals and systems, and who have an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering degrees from National Taiwan University, National Tsing Hua University, or National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan
Venky Harinarayan Fellowship. Supports doctoral study in computer science