Eligibility Requirements

Note: Credential-only candidates, students on F-1 visas, and previous Graduate Equity Fellowship awardees are not eligible for this fellowship.

To be eligible for this award, you must meet the following criteria:

1. Be admitted to 菠菜网lol正规平台 and to a master’s or doctoral program;
   
   
2. Be in possession of a first university 学位 equivalent to a U.S. 学士学位, the first day of the Fall 2024 semester;
   
   
3. 已经完成了 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA)或 梦想行动申请 (CADAA) and have a minimum financial need of $1,000 (Save a PDF of your aid report);
   
   
4. Be considered a resident of the State of California for tuition purposes;
   
   
5. Meet GPA requirements: 你一定有一个3.2 GPA in all graduate work; and
   
   
6. Have at least twelve (12) semester units of graduate work remaining to complete your 学位. These twelve units must be listed on the Advancement to Candidacy form or the Graduate Equity Fellowship Graduation Plan, with no less than six units being taken in each semester (Fall, 2024 and Spring, 2025).