Application process for the University of Colorado’s



Graduate Assistantships in Areas of National

Need (GAANN) Program Requirements

Assessment of Students with Special Needs at UC Davis

1. Coursework – Each fellow must complete the required departmental and program core courses. Please review the list of GAANN courses. If awarded a Fellowship, you will be expected to complete all GAANN coursework.

2. Research – Each fellow is expected to undertake PhD research on a subject related to the GAANN award.

3. Teaching – Each fellow must complete three one credit courses on Teaching Pedagogy. In addition, each fellow is required to engage in some structured teaching activities as part of the fellowship. Structured teaching activities that require a substantial and regular time commitment, may be compensated to supplement the GAANN award.

1. Special Activities (Proseminars, Brown Bags, and other Colloquia) – Fellows are expected to actively and consistently participate in opportunities to learn about research activities and professional practice in the field of assessment, psychometrics, and quantitative research methodology. Such activities broaden the training of fellows by facilitating interactions with each other, the faculty, and other researchers. As such, participation is mandatory.

Requirements for the receipt of a GAANN Fellowship:

GAANN fellowships are awarded competitively, on the basis of both academic merit and financial need.

GAANN fellows must:

1. Demonstrate financial need. Prospective GAANN fellows must complete a FAFSA and work with the financial aid office at the University of California, Davis to complete all necessary financial paperwork for the processing of the award.

2. Demonstrate strong academic promise as well as satisfactory progress toward degree requirements. The GAANN fellowship, while need based, also is a merit based award, that is given to students who appear most likely to successfully complete PhD level work and go onto careers as academics, psychometricians, or quantitative methodologists.

3. Be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. International students are not eligible for the GAANN fellowship. We are currently researching whether undocumented students who have DACA status are eligible for GAANN funding, and are hopeful that they may be eligible. If you have DACA status please apply and we will update you on your eligibility once we have more information.

Ph.D. GAANN Fellowships in the Assessment of Special Populations

Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education and

the University of California, Davis

Application Form and Instructions

Please submit the following materials to megwelsh@ucdavis.edu.

2. A resume/CV showing relevant education, work experience, research experience, teaching experience, volunteer work, and publications.

3. A personal statement (1-2 pages) describing your:

• personal background (first generation college student, educational

disadvantaged background, financial challenges in completing college, etc.)

• eventual career goals,

• teaching and research interests, and

• reasons for applying for the GAANN Fellowship

4. A completed Application Form (attached).

5. Two letters of recommendation

6. Students applying for the program must also complete a FAFSA (), as award amounts may not exceed demonstrated financial need. If you submit a paper FAFSA to the processor, it takes four to six weeks to receive a Student Aid Report (SAR). This time is reduced to about a week if you file your FAFSA online. All of the above materials are required from students reapplying for the GAANN program, as well as from those students who are applying for the first time. Attach the SAR showing your EFC to your application.

For further information, contact Megan Welsh, megwelsh@ucdavis.edu.

Application Form

Graduate Assistantships in Areas of National Need- Assessment of Students with Special Needs

Name: __________________ Date:

Gender (optional): ___________ Ethnicity (optional): __________

E-mail: Daytime Phone: _______________

Are you (check one): a current UCD Graduate Group in Education PhD student

a current UCD Psychology PhD student

a prospective UCD Graduate Group in Education PhD student

a prospective UCD Psychology PhD student

Note: GAANN applications are due December 15th.

Please note that you will need to complete a FAFSA based on the previous tax year prior to receiving an award for the upcoming academic year. Until the previous tax year’s FAFSA is submitted, all awards are only estimates. Note that financial aid law is changing.

Are you (check one): a U.S. citizen or national

a permanent resident alien

Have you completed the FAFSA (financial aid) form for the current/upcoming academic year? Please remember that FAFSA completion takes time. Please submit as soon as possible and well in advance of the rest of the application.

Y N EFC ________________

Please indicate that you will allow UC Davis School of Education and Psychology Department to review your FAFSA information and to communicate with the financial aid office to determine your financial need and to coordinate the GAANN award: ______Yes ______ No

Is some of your current income from a GSR/TA? $_____________________

Do you have income from other off-campus employment? $_____________________

Do you certify that you are not delinquent or in default in repaying a debt? Y N

(This is for any debt, including prior student loans.)

Do you have income or stipends any other current or pending grants, fellowships, or scholarships? Please list, specify the amount of the award, and explain below.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Grade point average (4.0 scale): in undergrad major grad

GRE scores: V Q W

Start date of graduate study at UC Davis:

Intended highest degree: Expected completion date:

Current GAANN Fellows Only

Please list the brownbags, seminars, and other events that graduate students in your department are expected to attend that you actually attended. If you attended all but a few meetings, state that and list the meetings you missed.

_________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________

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By submitting this form, you certify that all information on this form is true and complete to the best of your knowledge.

Signature: ____________________________________________ Date:

Return:

1. This form (type please)

2. A resume or curriculum vitae

3. A personal statement (see directions on the first page of this application)

4. The Student Aid Report you receive from completing your FAFSA. Please redact personal information (like your social security number), we do need your name and EFC to appear on the report.

5. Please have recommenders forward their letters directly to Dr. Megan Welsh, megwelsh@ucdavis.edu. We will use the recommendation letters included in prospective students’ graduate school applications as letters in support of the GAANN application. No additional letters are needed. Current fellows do not need to submit new letters unless they are first year doctoral students.

Application deadline is December 15th.

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