Education Overview
The STC supports three fellowship programs in which students are required to actively participate in research projects. The fellowship programs are designed to recruit and retain students of the highest quality, to increase the number of students supported, and to increase the diversity of the pool of students in the Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) and Transportation Technology & Policy (TTP) programs, in addition to fostering research training.
Dissertation Fellowships
Dissertation fellowships support the research of Ph.D. students who have advanced to candidacy and are working on their own original research. The purpose of these fellowships is to support work that is not otherwise funded and to provide more freedom to PhD students to choose dissertation topics independent of the work of their dissertation chairs. Funding generally lasts no more than one year, although students can request an amount of time less than that. Calls for proposals are due April 1st and November 1st of each year, unless otherwise specified.
Current Dissertation Fellowships
Year 3 Dissertation Fellowship (doc)
Dissertation Call For Proposals (doc)
Dissertation Proposal Budget Template (xls)
Program Award Fellowships
Program fellowships are used primarily to recruit incoming students in Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), Transportation Technology and Policy (TTP), or other related graduate programs. All fellowship students, even those fully supported, are required to conduct research under the direction of a member of the faculty or research staff. These fellowships are awarded based on the application for admission and nominations by faculty, in consultation with the directors of the CEE and TTP programs. Only U.S. citizens or permanent residents are eligible for these fellowships.
Current Program Fellowships
Year 2 Program Fellowships (doc)
Undergraduate Research Fellowships
Outstanding students with upper-class standing are eligible to receive undergraduate research fellowships. The recipients will work part-time during the school year and/or full time during the summer on a research project directed by a member of the faculty or research staff.
To be considered for a fellowship, the application must be received no later than April 15th by Annemarie Schaaf, ITS Graduate Student Coordinator (email: aschaaf@ucdavis.edu; phone: (530) 752-0247)
Undergraduate Fellowship Brochure (doc)
Undergraduate Fellowship Application (doc)
Transportation Courses
STC supports the development of new courses to complement the existing transportation curricula at UC Davis. Proposals are solicited each year, and the funding allocated based on the merits of the proposals by the STC Director and with the approval of the STC Executive Committee.
Proposals for new transportation courses are due by 5pm on May 1st.
Call for Proposal (doc)
FRG Budget Template (xls)
Courses selected for 2007/08 are:
UWP 298
Technical Writing about Transportation
Instructor: Victor Squitieri
Winter Quarter
TTP 210
Introduction to Transportation Technology
Instructor: Nic Lutsey
Winter Quarter
LDA 201
Theory and Philosophy of the Designed Environment
Instructor: Mark Francis
Winter Quarter
Outstanding Student of the Year
Each year, the STC awards one student who excels in research, academic performance, and professionalism and leadership. Evidence of merit is based on faculty nomination and evaluation of submitted papers or reports. Academic performance is based upon courses attempted and grades attained. Evidence of professionalism and leadership is measured in presentations at professional society meetings and symposia, and leaderships in student professional activities. Eligible candidates must have a GPA in excess of 3.25.
The winning student receives a $1,000 award and funds to cover the costs of attending an award ceremony in Washington, DC, during the annual winter meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB).
For more information, please see our criteria.