Division of Graduate Studies
5200 N. Lake Road
Merced, CA 95343
Phone: (209) 228-4723
Fax: (209) 228-6906
HatanoCognitiveDevelopmentResearchFellowship
AY2016-17
Purpose
Realizingtheimportanceofhighereducationandthepositiveimpactsofincreasededucational
opportunitiesforstudents,DarylandJanetHatanohavegenerouslyestablishedthisfellowshipto
supportgraduatestudentsatUCMerced.Thisfellowshipintendstosupportgraduatestudentswhoare
workingtowardsaddressingthecriticalissuesthatsocietyiscurrentlyexperiencing.
EligibilityRequirements&Standards
Preferencewillbegiventocontinuinggraduatestudentsinaresearchfieldthatisrelatedtothe
developmentalaspectsoftypicaloratypicallearningandcognition.
• Allcontinuinggraduatestudentsareeligible,regardlessofcitizenship.
• Currentlybeenrolledin12unitsinoneofthegraduateprograms,GPA≥3.0andgoodacademic
standing.
FinancialSupport
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Onefellowshipawardwillbemadeeachacademicyear.
Recipientwillreceiveanawardof$1,000inthiscurrentacademicyeartobeusedfortravel
and/orstudentresearch.
UseofFunds
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Fundsmustbeusedspecificallyforthepursuitofeducationalandgraduatecareergoals.
StudentLoanImpact
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Perfederalguidelines,allfellowshipandtuitionsupportistakenintoconsiderationwhen
determiningstudentloaneligibility.Ifthestudentwillreceivefederalstudentloansduringthe
sameacademicyearasthisaward,pleasenotethatthisawardcould,andmostlikelywill,
reducetheirstudentloaneligibility.
Application&ReviewProcedures
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Applybycompletinganonlineapplicationathttps://gradopportunities.ucmerced.edu/grad
Eachapplicationmustincludeaone-pagepersonalstatementthatspeakstoyourresearchin
helpingtoaddressthecriticalissuesthatsocietyiscurrentlyexperiencing,accomplishmentsto
date,andlong-termgoals.
MustincludeoneletterofrecommendationfromaUCMfacultymember,CVandunofficial
UCMtranscripts.
StudentmustcompleteanapplicationbyJanuary20,2017by5pm.
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TheletterofrecommendationmustbesubmittedbyJanuary25,2017by5pm.
Thefellowshipcommitteewillreviewallcompleteapplicationsbasedonthecriteriaabove.
However,pleasenote,incompleteapplicationswillnotbereviewed.