Graduate Funding

We offer a combination of fellowship/scholarship support and teaching in the department, as well as opportunities for summer support (such as teaching and graduate student research mentorships). In addition,Fat  our students are very competitive for university-wide awards (such as the Dissertation-Year Fellowship and various travel-research awards). We also offer conference support. Please note that the majority of all graduate student funding is provided by the UCLA Graduate Division.

Student Travel Grants for Conferences, Professional Development, and Off-Campus Research (DTG): 

ELTS provides $750 per academic year for conference travel support once DTG funds have been exhausted. To request conference support, please submit your request to elts-purchasing@humnet.ucla.edu along with your letter of invitation, the conference program, and all applicable documentation with proof of your expenses. Your request will be reviewed by ELTS CAO and processed by staff once approved. Travel reimbursements are processed in Concur, UCLA’s reimbursement system. For those who have an active TA or GSR appointment this year, you will need to add ELTS staff as a delegate so we can prepare your reimbursement request. You can do this by logging in here, https://travel.ucla.edu/concur, which will prompt you to sign in with your UCLA Logon ID. Once signed in you will be able to follow the Add and Delete a Delegate to add Kelly and Mahea. You can search for them by email:

• • kzhang@humnet.ucla.edu
  • mahea@humnet.ucla.edu

For those that do not have an active appointment (not TAing or working as a GSR), staff will need to establish a guest profile for you. Complete Concur Guest Profile Form and include it when you send your reimbursement request to elts-purchasing@humnet.ucla.edu.

All reimbursement requests should be sent to elts-purchasing@humnet.ucla.edu, below are the important factors to remember when submitting your reimbursement:

• Submit request within 14 days after your trip concludes
  • After 30 days we will require a justification for the late submission
  • After 6 months, reimbursement can be considered taxable income and could be denied by UCLA’s Travel Accounting office
• Requests should include proper documentation and proof of payment
  • Valid proof of payment includes type of card used, last for digits of card, or a combination of these (e.g. VISA-1234 or VISA /MC/AMEX or ****-1234)
  • If the receipt does not show proof of payment, you will need to provide a screenshot of your bank statement showing the expense
• Airfare – only economy/coach class is allowable
  • If your airfare is not from LA or returning to LA, you will need to include a statement as to why (e.g. conducting dissertation research in Italy)
• Lodging – AirBnBs are an acceptable type of lodging; if staying at a hotel, itemized hotel folio is required

Contact Kelly Zhang (kzhang@humnet.ucla.edu) or Deanna Finlay (deanna@humnet.ucla.edu) for any additional questions.

All graduate students should familiarize themselves with the descriptions of funding and fellowships as outlined in detail by the graduate student continuing support manual presented by the graduate division. Find it here. Fellowships, scholarships, and grants opportunities can be found here.

• Teaching Assistantship

Teaching Assistantships (T.A.) allow students to gain experience in teaching undergraduates under faculty supervision. TAship requirements vary for each Ph.D. program. For more information, please contact Deanna Finlay (deanna@humnet.ucla.edu).

• Research Assistantships

Research Assistantships (R.A.) provide experience working on faculty supervised research projects. They are employment positions geared towards the completion of faculty projects. Research Assistantships are also offered through the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies and the Center for 17th- and 18th-Century Studies.

Note: additional assistantships may be available through other centers not listed here.

• Teaching positions

These are occasionally available for the UCLA Summer Sessions or for the Continuing Education Program of the UCLA Extension division. Interested students should contact the department Chair.

UCLA has a variety of grants and financial aid programs for new and continuing students, such as the Work Study Research Internship Program. Details can be obtained from the Financial Aid Office (A-129 Murphy), the Graduate Student Support Office (1228 Murphy), or the Special Fellowships Office (1252 Murphy) which keeps information on available funding from sources such as alumni organizations, women’s organizations, scholarly organizations, state and federal agencies, and private foundations.

GRAPES, an online database of scholarships, grants, and other forms of support maintained by the UCLA Graduate Division, is another excellent source of information.

UCLA has a limited number of fellowships and assistantships for which non-U.S. graduate students are eligible. These are awarded to students who have demonstrated high academic achievement in their studies on this campus. International students at UCLA are not eligible for support based solely on need (loans and work-study jobs). Therefore, international students are strongly advised to secure funds from their own sources.

General information on fellowships and other awards can be obtained from the Institute of International Education, or from the cultural affairs officer of the United States Information Agency Office nearest your residence. Depending on your home location, you should also explore opportunities through such agencies as the Africa-American Institute.

The Department actively assists students in seeking out non-departmental sources of financial aid by keeping on file up-to-date information concerning outside sources of support and fellowship opportunities from organizations including:

• Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies.
• UCLA Center for 17th- and18th-Century Studies.
• UCLA Center for European and Russian Studies.
• The Center for the Study of Women | Streisand Center.
• The Embassy of France in the United States.

In general, students should be aware that a number of funding sources within and outside the Department exist and that additional information is readily available on campus.

• Scholarships

• Year-Long or Summer Funding: To apply, find all the appropriate forms here.

• Albert & Elaine Borchard Foundation.
• Chateaubriand Fellowship Program.
• Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship.
• Graduate Student Association (GSA).
• Graduate Summer Research Mentorship Program.
• International Institute Funding Opportunities.
• Lenart Graduate Travel Fellowship.