In 1988 the University received a bequest from the late Mr. Karam Singh Maughan to establish an endowment
to support graduate fellowships (named for Guru Gobind Singh, the Sikh religious leader) to be awarded to
graduates of universities in a specific area of India and Pakistan for the purpose of pursuing graduate study at the
University of California. Formerly administered by the Office of the President, this endowment has been
reallocated to the Santa Cruz campus, and I am writing to invite your nomination for the 2024-25 fellowship
award.
To be eligible, a student must (1) be a graduate of an Indian or Pakistani university in the designated area1,
(2) be committed to returning to their country of origin after receiving the degree, and (3) not have engaged
previously in graduate study at any other institution of higher learning in the United States. Mr. Maughan also
specified that individuals already holding the master’s degree will have preference.
Students at any stage of graduate study may be nominated, provided that the nominating campus will commit to
providing a Non-resident Tuition Fellowship, if applicable, for the Singh Fellow, as needed, for the duration of
the Fellow’s program (assuming continued satisfactory academic progress) commencing with the year following
the Singh award year. Other things being equal, however, I will give preference to students who have reached
the dissertation stage, and especially to those who have exhausted the normal sources of financial support.
For 2024-25, the amount of the Singh Fellowship award will be $30,000. The award will be made based on
the strength of the student’s academic record and supporting documents; these should include up to three letters
of reference (one from the student’s faculty sponsor), university transcripts, and any other documents that may
serve to support the candidacy. Please indicate the current status of the student, advanced to candidacy or not,
and planned completion date. In addition, please include a statement of how the student proposes to use their
graduate education in their home country.
Please submit the aforementioned documents to your department's graduate advisor by May 1, 2024 to be considered.