Campus Dissertation Year Fellowships
Note
This form is ONLY for Literature PhD students to apply to the Literature Department for consideration for nomination to the campus dissertation fellowships. Other students must work directly with their home departments.Campus currently offers the following dissertation year fellowships. The Literature Department will be able to nominate one PhD student for one of the 2026-2027 fellowships, and students will apply below for consideration. As our nomination is limited to one, this application will only be open to students who will be in their 6th Year of the PhD Program in 2026-2027.
Students should closely review each fellowship's details for the eligibility requirements and award details.
- UC President's Dissertation Year Fellowship
- Fletcher's Jones Dissertation Year Fellowship
- Marye Anne Fox Dissertation Year Fellowship
It is the student’s responsibility to ask their faculty advisor to submit the letter of support to litgrad@ucsd.edu by the application deadline. It is also the student’s responsibility to ensure that their application is completed and all required information and attachments have been provided. Incomplete submissions will be disregarded.
Application
The application for the 2026-2027 fellowships is now open! The deadline to apply is midnight on Thursday, November 6th.