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Graduate
Equity Fellowship Program
International Graduate Student Tuition
Waiver Program
California Forum for Diversity in Graduate
Education
Graduate and Professional Schools Information
Day
Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity
CSU California Pre-Doctoral Scholars Program
Chancellor's Doctoral Incentive
Program
WAGS/UMI Distinguished Master's Thesis
Competition
MA/MS in Interdisciplinary Studies
Graduate Equity Fellowship Program
These grants
are designed to increase the number of master’s degrees awarded
to economically disadvantaged CSU students, especially those
students who are underrepresented among graduate degree
recipients in their disciplines and those who are disabled.
Grant stipends will average $1,500 per quarter (Fall,Winter,Spring
only) and may be supplemented by additional financial aid from
other sources (work/study grants, assistantships, student loans,
etc.)
More information and Eligibilitiy Requirements
Important Dates
Form:
Graduate
Equity application.pdf
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International Graduate Student Tuition Waiver Program
Students who are currently
enrolled at Cal State L.A. or prospective students who are
nominated by a department and endorsed by the appropriate
college are considered eligible for support under this tuition
fee waiver program. Students will receive a fee waiver based on
the units needed on the courses listed on their graduate
programs which have not as yet been completed. Full time
enrollment reimbursement cannot exceed 12 units per quarter per
year for three quarters (fall, winter, and spring), up to a
maximum of two years. The second year of support is conditional
on the student’s first-year performance and is given only with
the recommendation of the student’s college.
Eligibilitiy Requirements
Important Dates
Form:
ITW application.pdf
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California Forum for Diversity in Graduate Education
The California Forum for Diversity in Graduate Education Forum,
organized and sponsored by a consortium of 46 public and private
colleges and universities from throughout California, which
includes Cal State L.A., and has been designed to meet the needs
of advanced undergraduates and master’s candidates from
California.
The annual Forum brings
together approximately 1000 pre-selected, high-achieving
undergraduate and master’s students from the participating
institutions at a host campus in the region. The students
explore graduate opportunities and resources by participating in
numerous workshops conducted throughout the day. Note that this
event is for all disciplines except medicine, dentistry,
pharmacy, business, and law, all of which have their own
recruiting networks.
Upcoming date
and location to be available.
Important Dates
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Graduate and Professional Schools
Information Day
The goal of this event is
to acquaint students with opportunities and requirements for
graduate education on a variety of campuses. Many of our
students continue academic work after receiving their
baccalaureate degrees and, consequently, they seek information
about masters, doctoral and other professional degrees.
Recruiters from public and private institutions are invited to
attend and provide information relating to their respective
universities and professional schools to all interested
students.
Additional activities
include a workshop on the application process and related
information pertaining to successful admission to
postbaccalaureate studies and a panel of graduate students who
offer their experiences and are available for questions to
interested students.
More Information
Important Dates
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Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity
The Research, Scholarship and
Creative Activity is sponsored jointly by the Office of Graduate
Studies & Research and The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. This
event is held annually during the winter quarter and provides a
local forum for all Cal State L.A. students to gain experience
in delivering a professional presentation. Ten local winners are
selected to represent Cal State L.A. in the statewide student
research competition held annually at a CSU host campus where
they are eligible for cash prizes.
Important Dates
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CSU California Pre-Doctoral Scholars
Program
The California
Pre-Doctoral Program is
designed to increase the pool of potential faculty by supporting
the doctoral aspirations of California State University students
who have experienced economic
and
educational. disadvantages.
A special emphasis will be placed on increasing the number of
CSU students who
enter graduate
programs at one of the University of California institutions.
The students selected as Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Scholars
must be .upper division or master’s degree students
who
are enrolled at a CSU
institution at the time of submitting the application and who
will be enrolled at a
CSU campus
for at least one term of the following academic year.
Applicants
will be selected on the basis of three major criteria: potential
for success in completing a doctoral program, probable
effectiveness of the student/faculty plan, and level of economic
and educational disadvantage.
All
applicants must be either U.S. citizens or permanent residents
at the time of application. Current or previous California
Pre-Doctoral Scholars are not eligible to
apply.
Each applicant must have a
faculty sponsor who- will be available for the
duration of the plan specified in the application. The program
is designed for students interested in obtaining doctoral
degrees. Students interested in entering professional schools to
obtain professional degrees in law, medicine, dentistry or
related fields are not
eligible.
More Information,
Instructions for applying
Important Dates
PDF Document: predoc
announcement.pdf
Application Site:
http://www.calstate.edu/PreDoc/application.shtml
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Chancellor's Doctoral Incentive Program
“Commitment to Excellence with Diversity”
The Program provides financial assistance to
enrolled doctoral students and is designed to increase the
qualified faculty of the CSU.
The program is open to applicants who will be new or continuing
full-time students in doctoral programs at accredited
universities anywhere in the United States during the upcoming
academic year. Neither enrollment nor employment in the CSU is
required. However, approximately one-fourth of the awards are
expected to be made to persons who have served in CSU positions
represented by the California Faculty Association in the last
two years.
Primary selection criteria for the FLP are potential for success
as a CSU faculty member; the Plan of Support which is completed
by a CSU tenure track faculty member or by a CSU Academic
Department; and the applicant’s academic discipline.
www.calstate.edu/HR/CDIP
Important Dates
Faculty
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WAGS/UMI
Distinguished Master's Thesis Competition
The Office of Graduate
Studies and Research coordinates the selection of a campus entry
each year in the Western Association of Graduate Schools (WAGS)
and University Microfilms International (UMI) distinguished
Master's Thesis Award competition. Each member institution is
asked to submit one nomination for the award.
Cal State L.A. has had two
winners in recent years, from History and Civil Engineering.
A notice announcing the
competition and describing the selection process is sent out to
the college associate deans each Spring quarter. Nominees must
have earned the master’s degree within the previous four
quarters. For example, in the 2002 competition, eligible
students were those who graduated during Summer ’01, Fall ’01,
Winter ’02, and Spring ’02.
Each college is asked to
nominate one thesis. A selection committee convened by the
Office of Graduate Studies and Research determines the campus
nominee.
For more information,
contact your college associate dean or the Office of Graduate
Studies and Research at (323) 343-3820.
WAGS GUIDELINES
Important Dates
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MA/MS in
Interdisciplinary Studies
The Interdisciplinary
Studies major at Cal State L.A. is a highly restricted program
designed for students whose professional/academic objectives are
unique and cannot be met by existing master’s degree offerings.
Each student admitted to the Interdisciplinary Studies major
creates a unique program that comprises course offerings from at
least two departments/divisions in related disciplines. Some
recent examples of Interdisciplinary Studies programs include
American Cultural Studies (Departments of Communication
Studies, History, and Anthropology), Scenography
(Departments of Theatre Arts and Technology), Biomathematics
(Departments of Biology & Microbiology and Mathematics), and
Environmental Science (Departments of Geology, Geography,
and Chemistry). In each case, the Interdisciplinary Studies
program is prepared with the assistance and approval of faculty
and administrative advisers who evaluate the student’s proposal
and academic qualifications.
To qualify, a student must
have earned a baccalaureate degree in an area cognate to the
areas of the proposed Interdisciplinary Studies major and show
evidence of having met all course prerequisites of the colleges
and departments/divisions in which course work for the
Interdisciplinary Studies major is proposed; must have a minimum
2.75 grade point average
(A = 4.0) in the last 90 quarter units attempted, and must meet
all college requirements, test scores, and grade point average
for the master’s degrees of the colleges and
departments/divisions in which course work for the
Interdisciplinary Studies master’s is proposed. Approval for an
Interdisciplinary Studies major is based upon individual
justification by way of a formal written application.
Applications are submitted to the Dean of Graduate Studies and
Research if course work is to be taken in departments/divisions
in more than one college, or to the appropriate college graduate
dean if the majority of the course work is in
departments/divisions within one college.
More information
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Chancellor's Doctoral Incentive Program
Seed Grants Research
Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity
Program
Seed
Grants Research
Established in 1993 with
funds from University Auxiliary Services (UAS), the Grant Seed
Money Fund seeks to increase the number and amount of external
grant and contract awards through direct support of a Principal
Investigator or potential PI. Funding will be provided only to
support activities directly related to preparation of a major,
competitive proposal, to an external agency. Examples: faculty
release time to prepare the proposal, research assistant time;
purchase of grant-related software or hardware, focused travel
to granting agencies and bidders’ conferences, and grant-related
workshops. Monies may not be used for institutional cost
sharing. Support is for competitive grants only, i.e. not for
annual renewals of the same award. Within one year of the award
letter date, successful applicants for funding must provide a
“final report” in the form of a high-quality grant proposal to a
major agency submitted through normal University/UAS channels.
The amount of seed grant funding typically will be limited to
$5,000, and faculty will be given priority. There is no
application deadline. Funding is on-going, so long as funds are
available. To apply, simply complete the form below and return
it to the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research or the Office of
Research and Sponsored Programs.
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Research,
Scholarship and Creative Activity Program
This program
is designed to support faculty in their pursuit of research,
scholarship and creative activities and to further the mission
of California State University, Los Angeles. All members of Unit
3 (Faculty, Librarians, Coaches, and Counselors) are eligible to
compete for funding from this program.
Funding can be requested
for:
- Creative Leaves of one
term duration - Fall, Winter, or Spring. This will allow
faculty time to develop or complete an appropriate scholarly
or creative activity related to their research and
discipline.
- Minigrants - Awards
of up to $5,000 allow faculty to test promising ideas and
obtain preliminary results prior to seeking external
support. Funds can be used for undergraduate and/or graduate
assistance, clerical assistance, and travel and supplies
necessary for the activity.
For information contact the
Office of Graduate Studies and Research.
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