The Eric and Louise Conn Graduate Student Award in Plant Biochemistry was endowed through a generous gift from Eric and Louise Conn. This award supports outstanding graduate students performing research in the field of plant biochemistry. be eligible, applicants must be full-time registered graduate students in good academic standing in the Plant Biology or the Biochemistry and Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Graduate Groups, and working with faculty mentors in the College of Biological Sciences.

Anticipated award(s): 1-2
Maximum award amount: $2,000

The Monsanto Fellowship was endowed through a generous gift from the Monsanto Corporation. This fellowship is available to outstanding UC Davis College of Biological Sciences graduate students preparing for careers in agricultural biotechnology. To be eligible, applicants shall have declared the intention to pursue a career in agricultural biotechnology. Students must be in good academic standing and are required to maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0. Applicants must be full-time registered graduate students in one of the eight Biological Sciences graduate groups.

Anticipated award(s): 1-2
Maximum award amount: $3,000

The Dean’s Mentorship Award was created by the Dean of Biological Sciences and made possible through donations to the Dean’s Innovation Fund, to recognize graduate students who have demonstrated excellence in the mentorship of undergraduate students. This award provides funding to the selected graduate students and an additional funding to the graduate student’s laboratory to support the research experience of undergraduates being mentored by that graduate student. To be eligible, applicants must be full-time registered graduate students in good academic standing in one of the eight graduate groups in the College of Biological Sciences:

• Animal Behavior
• Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
• Biophysics
• Integrative genetics and genomics
• Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Physiology
• Neuroscience
• Plant Biology
• Population Biology

Anticipated award(s): 1-3
Maximum award amount: $5,000 (split between graduate student and undergraduate mentor)

The Gary D. Hori Fellowship is a generous gift provided to support outstanding UC Davis College of Biological Sciences graduate students’ academic and professional growth.
To be eligible, graduate students must be within the College of Biological Sciences’ graduate groups, with a preference for students in the following graduate groups:

• Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
• Biophysics
• Integrative Genetics and Genomics

Anticipated award(s): 1-2
Maximum award amount: $5,000

The Debbie and Rick Yaver Graduate Student Support Fund is a generous gift provided to support outstanding UC Davis College of Biological Sciences graduate students’ academic and professional growth.
To be eligible, applicants must be full-time registered graduate students in one of the eight College of Biological Sciences graduate groups, in good academic standing, working with a major professor in the College of Biological Sciences.
Anticipated awards: 1-3
Maximum award amount: $5,000

The MMG Graduate Student Support Fund is a generous gift provided to support outstanding UC Davis College of Biological Sciences graduate students’ academic and professional growth related to microbiology and molecular genetics.
To be eligible, applicants must be full-time registered graduate students in good academic standing working with a major professor in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics.
Anticipated award(s): 1-2
Maximum award amount: $10,000

The Graduate Student Mentorship Award in Evolution and Ecology is a generous gift provided to recognize graduate students who have demonstrated excellence in the mentorship. To be eligible, applicants must be full-time registered graduate students in good academic standing. Additionally, students must meet one of criteria below:

• Enrolled in one of the eight College of Biological Sciences graduate groups and conducting research in the field of evolution and ecology; or,
• Enrolled in any UC Davis graduate group or program and working with a major professor in the Department of Evolution and Ecology.

Anticipated award(s): 1-2
Maximum award amount: $4,500