The Audree Fowler Fellowship in Protein Science
The 2024-2025 application period has now closed.
Dr. Audree V. Fowler has been a dedicated Bruin for more than 60 years. A strong supporter of the basic sciences, the performing arts, and medicine at UCLA, she recently demonstrated her devotion to the College of Letters and Science again by establishing the Audree V. Fowler Graduate Fellowship in Protein Science, to be administered by the Molecular Biology Institute.
Since 2008, a total of fifty graduate students have received Fowler Fellowships.
Read Dr Fowler’s bio here.
Awards of up to $10,000 are available.
$5,000 is available for research related expenses, (e.g. conference travel, computing supplies, research supplies or professional development activities).
New this year: Up to $5,000 is available to support 2024-2025 tuition costs.
Application checklist:
- Research Statement (max 3 pages, excluding figures and references), describing how the work advances protein science
- Curriculum Vitae (not a biosketch), including any publications.
- Letter of recommendation from the mentor.
- Letter of recommendation from a second MBI faculty member.
Apply here.
2024-2025 Reviewers – TBD
Previous Award Recipients
MBIDP Dissertation Year Award
The 2024-2025 application period has now closed.
This award is made possible by a gift from MBIDP Alumnus Garry Miyada. The Award is open to current graduate students in the Molecular Biology IDP who are approximately one year or less away from presenting their Final Defense and filing their dissertation. We are looking for candidates whose research achievements are notable, who have had an impact on their field, and who have the potential for continued significant scientific contributions.
Application checklist:
- Research Statement (max 3 pages, excluding figures and references).
- Curriculum Vitae, including any publications.
- Letter of nomination from the research mentor outlining the student’s research achievements and future scientific potential.
- A second letter of support from a faculty member familiar with the student’s research.
2023-2024 Reviewers TBD
Previous Award Recipients
Roy & Dorothy John, Fred Eiserling & Judith Lengyel Awards for Teaching Excellence
The 2024-2025 application period has now closed.
These awards are available to MBIDP graduate students who have completed their required TA-ships and have received exceptional feedback from their course instructors and students.
Application checklist:
- Curriculum Vitae
- Teaching evaluations from the students (EIP Reports)
- Mentor’s letter of recommendation
- Teaching Statement
- Course instructor(s) letter of recommendation (if different from mentor)
Reviewer
Jeff Maloy, Ph.D., Associate Teaching Professor of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology
Previous Award Recipients
The Jules Brenner Scholar’s Achievement Fellowship in Molecular Biology
This fellowship was made possible by a gift from MBI supporter Jules Brenner (1924 – 2021). Mr Brenner worked in the cinematography division of the motion picture industry from the end of his military service in 1959 to the day of his retirement in 1996, starting as a camera assistant/loader at Warner Bros up to Director of Photography (1968-1991) with such film credits as Dalton Trumbo’s “Johnny Got His Gun,” John Milius’ “Dillinger,” the MacGyver TV series and the cult fave, “The Return of the Living Dead”. He was a voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (AMPAS) and served as a judge in their Nicholl Fellowship Screenwriting Competition. After retirement he was active as a motion picture and book reviewer, accredited by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) as a print and online freelance journalist.
Mr. Brenner believed that Molecular Biology is where the future lies and provided a gift to recognize outstanding students whose work is advancing the discipline.
The 2024-2025 application period has now closed.
According to Mr Brenner’s wishes, candidates’ research will be evaluated based on:
- [Creativity] Unique creative contribution: Did the student propose a unique project or approach that had not been attempted before?
- [Accomplishments] At least 1 high quality publication, ideally something that inspires broad appeal.
- [Transformative quality] Will this work open new areas that would not have been seen without this student’s work?
Application checklist:
- Research Statement (max 3 pages, excluding figures and references).
- Curriculum Vitae, including a list of any publications.
- Letter of nomination from the research mentor outlining the student’s research achievements and future scientific potential.
