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My particular program's contribution to the GEM fellowship was actually through Teaching Assistantship which according to GEM guidelines is fair game (advice for everyone else: try to get a better deal than TA-ing lol). So a new $16K fellowship from the GEM sponsor would be handy and so would the internship experience. Edit: also, reapplying to GEM is pretty easy since the portal saves your previous application and letters of rec. So may as well reapply.

Slightly off topic, but if anyone is accepted to University of California for a PhD program and is a GEM applicant, I have some advice. I was a GEM fellow a few years back and am currently attending a UC program (reapplying to GEM this year). From a grad division person at my school, I heard that when you are a GEM university/associate/full fellow (or you at least applied to GEM), you are in very strong consideration for the UC-wide Cota-Robles fellowship (https://grad.uci.edu/funding/fellowships-awards/diversity-fellowships/eugene-cota-robles.php; link is for UCI, but again it's UC-wide). BUT your department has to nominate you for it. I missed out because I didn't reach out to my department for them to nominate me (they may not be accustomed to diverse applicants), so make sure you reach out to the UC department you apply to! If you haven't been accepted as a GEM fellow, you may also want to reach out to the University GEM rep about this. Don't miss out on that cash.