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All students
admitted to our graduate program receive a stipend for the duration of
study in the form of research assistantships as long as they are in residence
and demonstrate good progress toward the degree. Most funds for this support
derive from research contracts and grants. Doctoral degree students may
be appointed to teaching assistantships during those semesters in which
they fulfill their teaching requirement. The stipend paid by the department
is identical for all students regardless of the type of appointment or
degree goal, and the only work required is related to thesis research
or teaching duties. Support monies from whatever source are subject to
state and federal taxes.
University fellowships are awarded in a campus-wide competition. The department
applies for fellowships for all highly qualified applicants requesting
admission, and the awards are made by the Graduate Division. To be considered
for these fellowships, your complete application must be received by the
department by January 15. Fellowship stipends are augmented by the department
to an amount higher than the normal level. Students are urged to seek
all possible outside sources for fellowship and other means of support.
Some excellent
sources include:
National
Science Foundation
Hertz Foundation
Graduate Engineering for Minorities (GEM) Fellowships
AAUW
(American Association of University Women) Fellowships
National Defense
Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships
National Physical Science
Consortium
Industrial contributors to our graduate program
have created a number of significant fellowships that we award to outstanding
students in the department. Additionally, industrial grants provide very
important funds in support of our research.
A growing
list of such major donors includes:
Abbott Laboratories
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Atofina Chemicals
Bechtel Foundation
BFGoodrich Company
BP Amoco
ChevronTexaco Corporation
CPC International
Digital Equipment Corporation
Dow Chemical U.S.A.
E.l. du Pont de Nemours & Company
Eastman Kodak Company
Exxon Mobil Corporation
Ford Company
General Electric Co.
W.R. Grace & Company
International Business Machines Corporation
ICI Americas, Inc.
Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation
Lucent Technologies
Merck & Company, Inc.
Mitsubishi Kasei Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Inc.
Monsanto Company
Procter & Gamble Company
Shell Oil Foundation
Upjohn Company
Xerox Foundation
Related Link:
UC
Berkeley Financial Aid Office
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