Funding Opportunities in UCLA for Epi Phd?

[JieminYao]

Hi everyone! Just wondering if anyone received admission from UCLA for the Epi PhD program?

I got acceptance letter with no words about the funding packages, they just said the results for fellowships/scholarships will be notified by the department. But since I am an international students, I don't think I am able to apply for most of the fellowships there...I talked to one current PhD student there, she told me that funding in the department is pretty unstable and most of the students got funding outside the department, but there is no link she could provide me about that...This drives me upset since I really like UCLA and this is also the only acceptance I got so far...What should I do? Any advice or experience with this situation?

[Epi2018Fall]

4 hours ago, JieminYao said:

Hi everyone! Just wondering if anyone received admission from UCLA for the Epi PhD program?

I got acceptance letter with no words about the funding packages, they just said the results for fellowships/scholarships will be notified by the department. But since I am an international students, I don't think I am able to apply for most of the fellowships there...I talked to one current PhD student there, she told me that funding in the department is pretty unstable and most of the students got funding outside the department, but there is no link she could provide me about that...This drives me upset since I really like UCLA and this is also the only acceptance I got so far...What should I do? Any advice or experience with this situation?

I would suggest to contact the program director and reach out to POIs to figure out the funding decision making process.

[Sanjali Mitra]

Hi Jiemin! I have recently been accepted to the UCLA Epi PhD program and I am in the exact same position as you were 3 years ago. I would love to learn what the process of acquiring funding has been like for you. I am an international student as well and so I am really worried regarding this. Further, I am worried that due to COVID it might be even more difficult to get funding. Please let know what your experience has been like. We can also connect elsewhere if that's easier. Thanks!