Funding Opportunities
for University of California
Graduate Students

NOTE: As of 2/1/2009, IGCC's competition for funding has been suspended. More information on the suspension.

There will be no 2009–2010 competition.

IGCC is working to secure funding for a 2010-11 fellowship and grant cycle. Please sign up for the IGCC Campus Email Alert to be notified as to the competition's status next fall.

The University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation provides funding for UC graduate students from all campuses through its annual fellowship, internship, and grant competition. It also provides intensive summer training programs in residence at UC San Diego.

Since its beginning, IGCC has committed significant resources to stimulating independent research and course development on the causes of international conflict and opportunities to promote international cooperation. Listed below are links to the guidelines and application materials for each type of award.

For Current UC Graduate Students Only

The IGCC Washington, D.C., Internship Program offers a $3,000 stipend and $500 for travel during a ten-week summer internship. Recipients can intern with any international affairs organization of their choosing based in Washington, D.C.

Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships No 2009-10 competition

These fellowships are open to graduate students from all disciplines whose dissertation-level research addresses causes of international conflict and opportunities for international cooperation.

For UC Graduate Students, Post-Docs, and Professionals Interested in Biosecurity

Public Policy and Biological Threats 2009 Summer Boot Camp

"Public Policy and Biological Threats" is a two-week training program in residence at UC San Diego. The program is funded by a generous grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

This progressive training module fosters a dynamic and multidisciplinary learning environment for private industry professionals, community leaders, and government officials as well as junior faculty, Ph.D., and professional-school students in the University of California system. Our mission is to provide a collaborative environment for our Biosecurity Fellows to efficiently analyze and/or develop policy responses to the threat of bioterrorism.

Full funding is available for UC or RAND Ph.D. students, UC faculty, and UC post-docs. It includes program curriculum, travel, lodging, and meals. We anticipate some funding will be available to provide assistance to participants from outside the UC system.

If you are interested in applying for the summer 2009 boot camp or would like more information on the project, please contact PPBT Project Manager Raymond Clark.

For UC Graduate Students, Post-Docs, and Professionals Interested in Nuclear Policy

Public Policy and Nuclear Threats 2009 Summer Boot Camp

The Public Policy and Nuclear Threats course is designed to cover important issues in U.S. nuclear strategy and policy, supported by an understanding of the scientific foundations of this policy. This course aims to give participants the knowledge and analytic tools to contribute to the debate on future U.S. nuclear policy.

The course includes lectures, discussions, and debates on a wide range of issues. During each week, participants will attend talks by distinguished researchers from academia and the Los Alamos and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories, observe roundtable discussions with leading governmental and non-governmental experts, and enjoy events with current and former government officials responsible for nuclear policy.

Other Funding Opportunities

IGCC often receives information about scholarship, fellowship, internship, and other learning opportunities for social science graduate students. We publish these opportunities in a monthly alert that you can subscribe to here. You can also use our funding search tool.