Please complete the Fellowship and Award Request form to request an award or a fellowship for a SSHA graduate student.
This form must be completed by a UC Merced faculty member. If completed by a non-UC Merced faculty member, processing may be delayed or cancelled.
Deadlines to submit completed Graduate Student Fellowships Awards to Graduate Funding for processing:
Fall 2025 - November 21, 2025
Spring 2026 - May 4, 2026
Summer 2026 - April 6, 2026
- Any form submitted for a term after the term’s final deadline must include an exception request for the Graduate Dean to review and approve or deny.
- Passing the summer deadline will delay an award from disbursing on time; usually by the second week of June. Please review the refund process.
- Awards submitted to the Graduate Division after the fiscal close deadline will not reflect within the current fiscal year and will be charged against the next fiscal year funds.
- Please reference Graduate Funding's guide for Principal Investigators and Budget Officers for gradaute student fellowships and awards.
If you have any questions, please email ssha.grad@ucmerced.edu.
Last Updated: September 2025