Gardner Fellowship on Higher Education

CSHE sponsors this one-year fellowship, named after UC President Emeritus David P. Gardner, for doctoral students who represent multiple academic disciplines and write dissertations on one or more issues in higher education. This broad range of seminar participants creates a unique community of early career higher education researchers within the University of California system.

Award

This is a $3,000 fellowship for doctoral students. 

Once selected, Gardner Fellows will be affiliated with CSHE for an academic year, during which they are expected to attend Gardner Seminars remotely every other week for two hours. There will be at least 14 Seminars during the academic year. For each session, Fellows engage with prominent educational scholars and administrative leaders from the University of California system, the nation and the world. Gardner Fellows are also expected to present their own dissertation research and to provide constructive feedback to their colleagues. Upon completion of the seminar, they will receive a $3,000 stipend.

This fellowship also provides an in-person professional development workshop at Berkeley campus during the academic year.

The Gardner Fellows have the opportunity to:
● Learn from scholars about their current research;
● Gain exposure to a range of disciplines that are related to higher education;
● Broaden their understanding of different research tools and methodologies;
● Present and develop their own dissertation work;
● Explore potential career paths; and
● Create a community of early career higher education researchers