Gold Shield Ethnic Studies Graduate Fellowship

The Gold Shield Graduate Fellowships in Ethnic Studies were established in 2000 to support continuing students in masters, doctoral, or professional programs whose work focuses on promoting social justice and inclusion through research, scholarship, art, and/or activism. The application is open to all graduate and professional students, with a preference to supporting one student in each of UCLA’s Ethnic Studies master’s/doctoral programs below:

• African American Studies
• American Indian Studies
• Asian American Studies
• Chicana/o and Central American Studies
• Joint degrees, such as the M.A./J.D for Law & Ethnic Studies and similar programs

Eligibility:
Students selected for this Fellowship must have demonstrated a commitment to promoting social justice and inclusion in their work and have chosen a topic relating to the diverse racial and ethnic communities in the United States.

Supplemental Questions
1. CV/RESUME: Please provide a CV or Resume.
2. TRANSCRIPT: Please upload official or unofficial copies of all your college transcripts in a single PDF.
3. LETTER OF REFERENCE: Applicants must request a letter of reference from a UCLA Faculty member in a Center, Institute, Department, Individual Development Plan (IDP), or an area related to the disciplines above.

Amount:
Four awards of $5,000, paid as stipends, which are applied to standard tuition, unless awardee has another tuition-payment source.

Recipients will be notified by early July each year, with awards paid out in the upcoming academic year.

For more than 80 years, Gold Shield Alumnae has supported UCLA undergraduate and graduate students in their quest for higher education, and has fostered enduring relationships between students, Gold Shield members, alumni, and the University. During this time, Gold Shield has awarded nearly 900 scholarships and fellowships, totaling more than $2 million in the last 30 + years at a current average of $159,500 annually. For more information about Gold Shield, please visit their UCLA Alumni Association website.