Hellman Fellows

The Hellman Fellowship Program was established at UCSD in 1995 through the generosity of Chris and Warren Hellman. The program is designed to provide financial support and encouragement to young faculty in the core disciplines who show capacity for great distinction in their research and creative activities. Funds awarded are primarily intended to enhance the individual's progress toward tenure; therefore, faculty would be expected to have served at least two years as an assistant professor, but not yet have been recommended for tenure. A total of $375,000 will be available for awards during the 2009-2010 academic year. In accordance with the wishes of the Hellmans, at least two-thirds [$250,000] will be awarded in the physical sciences, life sciences, and engineering. Up to one-third [$125,000] will be awarded in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.

List of Previous Recipients

Congratulations to the 2009-2010 Hellman Fellows

Physical & Biological Sciences and Engineering

Ery Arias-Castro, Mathematics
Jennifer Cha, Nanoengineering
Alison Coil, Physics
Olga Dudko, Physics
Joshua Figueroa, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Colin Jamora, Cell and Developmental Biology
Gert Lanckriet, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Jiawang Nie, Mathematics
Oleg Shpyrko, Physics
Michael Tauber, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Emily Troemel, Cell and Developmental Biology
Liangfang Zhang, NanoEngineering

Arts & Humanities and Social Sciences

Syed Ali, Economics
Ivano Caponigro, Linguistics
Robert Castro, Theatre & Dance
Dennis Childs, Literature
Amelia Glaser, Literature
Nitin Govil, Communication
Adria Imada, Ethnic Studies
Sara Kaplan, Ethnic Studies
Nancy Kwak, History
Lei Liang, Music
April Linton, Sociology
Edmund Malesky, IR/PS
Luis Martin-Cabrera, Literature
John McMurria, Communication
Patrick Patterson, History
Sebastian Saiegh, Political Science
Anna Springer, Literature
Clinton Tolley, Philosophy
Alison Wishard Guerra, Education Studies
Christian Wuthrich, Philosophy
K. Wayne Yang, Ethnic Studies                              

The applications for the 2009-2010 Hellman Fellows Program will be accepted January 15, 2009 - March 26, 2009.  A call for nominations will be sent to eligible faculty in early January.  The Application Process for the Hellman Fellows Program is administered by the Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs. For additional information, contact Cheryl Ott at x43131 or cott@ucsd.edu.

2009-2010 Application Criteria and Instructions

FORMS

• Applicant Summary Form:
  Excel version Applicant Summary Form
  PDF version of Applicant Summary Form
  
• Chair's Evaluation Form:
  Excel version Chair's Evaluation Form
  PDF version of Chair's Evaluation Form