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UC-National Laboratory In-Residence Graduate Fellowships are 3-year training and dissertation awards to support unique training opportunities at the national laboratories for UC graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, preparing them for careers in science and national security at the national labs, in academia, and in industry. Deadline for submitting a Letter of Intent is June 2, 2022.
The University of California Research Initiatives (UCRI) office is pleased to announce the release of the 2023 Laboratory Fees Research Program fellowship opportunities. The UC Laboratory Fees Research Program enhances partnerships between UC researchers and laboratory scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). Awards from this program promote the development of projects and collaborations that advance the missions of the national laboratories and UC.
AWARD
UC-National Laboratory In-Residence Graduate Fellowships are 3-year training and dissertation awards to support unique training opportunities at the national laboratories for UC graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, preparing them for careers in science and national security at the national labs, in academia, and in industry. The LANL and LLNL have a close, long-standing and strategically important collaborative relationship that offers graduate students unique research, training, and career development opportunities. The Fellowship provides up to three years of support for Ph.D. candidates who wish to conduct thesis research on-site at LANL or LLNL, including the following:
- An annual award of $62,000 for two years, with the possibility of an extension for a third year.
- A $5,200 travel allowance (total for the Fellowship period) to support project-related travel.
- An indirect cost reimbursement of up to 8% (total direct cost basis) to the student's home UC campus
IMPORTANT DATES
- Applicant webinars: Thursday, April 28, 3-4pm Pacific time (register here) and Friday, April 29, 10-11am Pacific time (register here)
- Letters of Intent (LOI) due: Thursday, June 2, 12:00 noon Pacific time
- Notification of LOI outcome decision: Monday, June 20
- Deadline to submit full proposals: Thursday, September 8, 12:00 noon Pacific time
- Notification of review outcome: Thursday, December 15
APPLICATION WEBSITE
UC National Laboratories Research Fees Application Website
MORE DETAILS
UC National Laboratories Research Fees Program Website
Full program details are available in the Fellowship Request for Proposals (RFP) (includes frequently asked questions)