Central Fellowships
Each year the Music department nominates its top doctoral applicants for centrally administered university fellowships. These ‘Central Fellowships’ are very prestigious and many provide multi-year financial packages.
All doctoral applicants (DMA, PhD, MM/DMA, MA/PhD) who apply will be considered when nominations are made as long as they have a completed application by the January 10th deadline.
Performance applicants (DMA, MM/DMA) who wish to be nominated for one of these fellowships, in addition to a completed application, must have completed a DMA audition by January 10 if they wish to be considered for these fellowships. We strongly urge DMA and MM/DMA applicants to set up their audition as early as possible so that they do not miss out on this amazing opportunity.
Departmental Support
The Music Department at UCSB provides all accepted students a funding offer for the entirety of the program (can include fellowship and/or teaching position). We strongly encourage applicants to apply as early as possible to assure full consideration of fellowship funding as well as TA positions.
The department has several Teaching Assistantships which are available to graduate students. Young Artists String Quartet Scholarships are available to string players for any vacancies in this scholarship graduate quartet. Other forms of support are: the Non-Resident Tuition Fellowships, Departmental Fellowships, and Campus-wide Fellowships.
Here are the most common examples of the financial support offers given out to admitted applicants in the last couple of years:
- 50% Teaching Assistantships which includes fee remission and health insurance plus a monthly salary (UCSB Salary Scales)
- Non-Resident Tuition Fellowship
- Central Fellowship which includes 5 Years of support. 3 Years of $24,000.00 stipend plus full fees, 2 years of 50% Teaching Assistantship in the department or equivalent which includes full fees and insurance
- YASQ Fellowship- Complete fee and health insurance fellowship plus a stipend
Please understand that these are a few examples of the many funding offers that were handed out by our department in past years and that fellowship information, amounts and details change from year to year. All applicants will be considered for departmental fellowships and teaching assistantships and all doctoral applicants will also be considered for central fellowships as long as all admissions deadlines and requirements are met. There is no separate application.
UCSB Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships
Graduate students may apply for a variety of need-based awards including work-study and loans through the UCSB Financial Aid and Scholarships Office. Applications for aid require the completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The Financial Aid and Scholarships Office assists students in applying for California State Graduate Fellowship Grants, which are need-based grants sponsored through the California Students Aid Commission (CSAC). Questions about need-based aid should be addressed directly to the Financial Aid and Scholarships Office (http://www.finaid.ucsb.edu/).