Application requirements

• Applicant Names, Division, Department, titles
• Project Title (175 characters, including spaces)
• A PDF that contains the following information:
  • Non-technical summary (8000 characters, including spaces) – In lay terms, briefly describe the following: (1) the issue and why it is important, (2) the project goal and objectives, (3) the target audiences and how they will benefit, and (4) how your activities lead to the proposed outcomes described in the goal statement or objectives.
  • Methodology (8000 characters, including spaces) – Describe the ways in which the project will be conducted, with emphasis on the general methods and any unique aspects or significant departure from usual methods.
  • Literature Cited (no character limit)
• A 3-page CV for each of the three applicants
• A detailed budget and justification
• Information about what grant program the team might apply to later with the pilot data / information generated from the seed grant.

Reporting requirements

By Feb 1, 2026, the team must send an interim report, including progress to date, funds expended, any results obtained, plans for submission of a full proposal to an outside agency. By August 1, 2026, the team must submit a full report (8000 characters, including spaces) of the project results, impact, any pending publications, graduate student work, and funding expended. 

2. Jarmila Pitterman, Hannah Waterhouse, Darryl Wong – Developing Climate-Resilient Crop Systems: a multi-trait analysis of crops and soils under dry-farmed and irrigated treatment
   1. Testimonial: Photo and 1 paragraph highlight about the research. 

Graduate students must be enrolled through the summer when they apply to be eligible. Funds from the fellowship can be used for incidental expenses such as room and board, travel, and expenses for equipment, research supplies, etc. Funds cannot be used to pay university fees or tuition, or to hire lab or field assistants. 

Use this Google form to submit all materials. Arrange for a letter of recommendation to be sent to Stacy Philpott (sphilpot@ucsc.edu) with “AES Graduate Fellowship 2025” in the subject line.

Application requirements

• Applicant Name, Division, Department
• Project Title (175 characters, including spaces)
• Non-technical summary (4000 characters, including spaces) – In lay terms, briefly describe the following: (1) the issue and why it is important, (2) your goal and objectives, and (3) how your activities lead to the proposed outcomes described in the goal statement or objectives.
• Methodology (4000 characters, including spaces) – Describe the ways in which the project will be conducted, with emphasis on the general methods and any unique aspects or significant departure from usual methods.
• A 2-page CV 
• A detailed budget and 1-page justification
• A letter of recommendation from your major advisor

Reporting requirements

By November 1, 2025, the student must send a brief (2000 character, including spaces) description of the work accomplished using the research grant funds, a description of the results obtained, and general information about how the funds were spent.