Graduate Financial Support
Named Fellowships
Henry Samueli Endowed Fellowship - One of the premier awards offered to incoming graduate students in the school. This award is funded by Henry Samueli, co-founder of Broadcom Corporation, after whom the school is named. Fourteen fellowships have been awarded at $25,000 each. The award is open to both terminal MS and Ph.D. students. It is a competitive award, rather than need based, and it is open to all graduate majors within the school. Applicants who would like to be considered for the Samueli Fellowship should indicate their interest in the application for admission. No separate application materials are required.
Balsells Fellowship - The Fellowship was established in the 1996-1997 academic year, and is funded in part by The Henry Samueli School of Engineering, the government of Catalonia, Spain and Peter Balsells, President and Owner of Bal Seal Engineering Company, Inc., in Foothill Ranch, California. Applicants for the Balsells Fellowship must be recent graduates or researchers with excellent academic records and the potential to outstanding contributions to the engineering profession. The fellowship is only available to citizens of Spain who have graduated from a university in Catalonia and who fluently speak and write English, Catalan and Spanish. The fellowship is currently valued at $34,000 per year and covers all registration (tuition and fees) expenses plus a monthly allowance for one year for Postgraduate (Master or Doctorate) or Postdoctoral Studies in Engineering. Prospective candidates should contact: Professor Roger H. Rangel, Balsells Fellowship Coordinator at rhangel@uci.edu. More...
Center for Pervasive Communications & Computing (CPCC) Fellowship; Graduate Fellowships within The Center for Pervasive Communications & Computing Graduate Fellowship are available to Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (EECS) and Information and Computer Science (ICS) students. Students with a strong academic background in the areas of communications and related subjects who are interested in pursuing an M.S. or Ph.D. are eligible. To be considered, students must apply to the graduate program in electrical and computer engineering or computer science at UC Irvine.
Micro Fellowship; A one year fellowship for Electrical and Computer Engineering students and is made available to US citizens and permanent residents only. It includes fees and a stipend, and for non-residents, it also includes tuition. MS and Ph.D. students are eligible.
Kleist Endowed Fellowship - This one-year fellowship is for Electrical and Computer Engineering or Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering students and is made available to US citizens and permanent residents only. This fellowship is funded by Robert Kleist, CEO and President of Printronix, Inc., located in Irvine, California. Both M.S. and Ph.D. students may be considered for the award. The award includes a monthly stipend, fees and non-resident tuition.
Parker Hannifin Fellowship - The Fellowship is a one year award for Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering students and is made available to US citizens, permanent residents, and international students. Students who are M.S. and Ph.D. candidates may be considered for the award. The award includes a monthly stipend, fees and non-resident tuition.
Hostetter Fellowship - This fellowship is to be awarded to a graduate student in the Electrical Engineering & Computer Science department at UC Irvine. This award will supplement other fellowship support or financial aid that the student is receiving to help pay for tuition and fees.
Holmes Endowed Fellowship - The Fellowship is a one-year award available to Electrical Engineering & Computer Science and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering students who have a demonstrated background and interest in flight systems navigation. The award is made available to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and international students. Students who are M.S. and Ph.D. candidates may be considered for the award. The award includes a monthly stipend, fees and non-resident tuition.
The Henry T. Nicholas, III Research Fellowship - This fellowship will be awarded to its first recipients in the 2005-2006 academic term. Established by the Nicholas Foundation, it will support two UCI graduate students performing interdisciplinary research in the field of embedded systems. Fellowship recipients will be provided with a stipend in addition to payment of tuition and fees for one academic year. Fellows will be selected by an independent committee comprised of Center for Embedded Computer Systems (CECS) faculty and representatives from the Nicholas Endowment. Applications can be obtained by contacting Professor Gajski at gajski@uci.edu or on line at http://www.ics.uci.edu/~cecs/.
University Based Fellowships
The school receives each year from central UCI administration funds to recruit new graduate students to campus and to support continuing students. There are three main types of funding sources available to faculty members for this purpose:
Block allocation - This allocation is used to provide Regents Fellowships for Ph.D. students. Various types of awards are offered. Awards may cover fees, non-resident tuition and monthly stipend payments. Domestic and International student are eligible.
Graduate Student Researcher (GSR) - This allocation is used to provide GSR opportunities for engineering graduate students. Both terminal MS and Ph.D. students are eligible. Awards made typically include GSR salary, fees and non-resident tuition if applicable for at least one quarter. GSR awards of this sort require service in the lab. Domestic and International student are eligible.
Terminal MS - This allocation is used to increase the number of domestic students pursuing the Master of Science degree in any of the school's various engineering fields.
Corporate Scholarships/ Fellowships:
Conexant Systems, Inc. ($3,000)
One-time scholarship award offered to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department at UC Irvine. Awards are based on candidates meeting the following criteria: Graduate students:- Masters and Ph.D. level students in Electrical Engineering and/or Computer Engineering are eligible to apply however anticipated graduation date must not be any earlier than December 2004.
- Possess a minimum of 3.5 GPA in major
- Registered as a full-time student
- Interest in internship experience with Conexant before graduation (if available)
- Ability to work in the U.S.
- Demonstrated leadership skills
- Involvement in extra-curricular activities
- Demonstrated financial need
Student employment
Graduate Student Researcher (GSR) - Students selected for GSR appointments in the Henry Samueli School of Engineering work closely with a faculty member in an ongoing research project in a lab overseen by that faculty member. Opportunities for a GSR appointment are plentiful as all of our faculty members require student assistants to further their research projects. The selection process is completed by committees during the admissions process. Students are selected for appointments based upon their background, interests and technical expertise, and matched with the needs of the faculty.
The GSR appointments vary and employment is offered between 25-49 percent time, involving a time commitment of 10-20 hours a week. GSR students receive a monthly salary as well as the payment of fees and tuition as a benefit of employment. Monthly salary range from $657-1,645 dollars per month depending on the student's academic background and the level of employment. Students who are MS and Ph.D. candidates may be considered for the award. Preference may be given to Ph.D. students.
Teaching Assistant (TA) - The Henry Samueli School of Engineering relies heavily on the support of TA's for instruction. TA's support faculty in undergraduate courses. They may lead discussion sections, grade tests, papers, and homework, counsel, and tutor students enrolled in a particular section of a course. Students are selected for appointment based upon the academic preparation, instructional needs of the department and the faculty. Service as a TA requires a time commitment of 10 or 20 hours per week. TA salaries range from $810-1,619 per month. Quarterly fees are covered as a benefit of employment. International non-English speaking students must take and pass the Test of Spoken English (TSE) with a minimum score of 50 to qualify for a TA appointment. The selection process for teaching assistants is completed in committees throughout the admissions process.
