About the Scholarship
The XIV Dalai Lama Endowed Scholarship Fund is comprised of donations from private citizens who define leadership as it relates to ethics, peace and positive national and global relations. This scholarship will be awarded to UCI undergraduate juniors and seniors who demonstrate knowledge of, academic work and belief in these ideals.
The Opportunities
UC Irvine has several nationally recognized interdisciplinary programs that allow individuals to match academic interests with community service and action. Students may, but are not limited to, work with well-known faculty who conduct research and teach in such organizations as:
- Global Peace and Conflict Studies
- Center for the Study of Morality and Ethics
- The da Vinci Research Center for Learning Through the Arts
- Center for the Study of Democracy
- Susan Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine
- Center for Unconventional Security Affairs
- The Newkirk Center for Science and Society
- Center for Health Policy and Research
UCI Dalai Lama Scholars will accrue knowledge and experience to become ethical, peace-building leaders as they enter the workforce and move out into the community.
Dalai Lama Fellows
This unique UCI scholarship served as the model and catalyst for the launch of the international Dalai Lama Fellows program. UCI is now partnering with Dalai Lama Fellows to support exceptional students committed to advancing the values of compassion, contemplation, courage, interconnectedness, collaboration, humility and service. The recipient of the UCI Dalai Lama Scholarship becomes part of the Dalai Lama Fellows global community and benefits from a generous grant for project costs and guidance for project implementation.
Through this partnership, UCI and Dalai Lama Fellows support exceptional UCI undergraduate students who want to design and launch ambitious “compassion-in-action” projects aimed at engaging campus and/or community members in order to increase their awareness in one or more of the following areas: ethics, compassionate leadership, local and global responsibility, and/or peace. Preference will be given to projects that specifically target one or more of the following areas: (a) promoting cooperation across religions and cultures; (b) diminishing violence; (c) alleviating poverty; and (d) protecting the environment.
Amount of Award
The Dalai Lama Scholar will receive an award of up to $10,000 from UCI for fees for 2012-2013 (depending on level of financial need) and a grant of up to $10,000 from the Dalai Lama Fellows to support project costs. The project must be completed during 2012-2013.
Criteria for Selection
The scholarship seeks to support students who have progressed in their academic study and personal achievements so as to have a record of intellectual distinction and service to the community. This will serve to assist in the demonstration of the applicant’s personal characteristics of honesty, integrity, fairness, and compassionate service to others.
Eligibility Requirements
Must have completed a minimum of 90 units of UCI-accepted coursework;
Must have a minimum 3.0 cumulative UCI grade point average;
Must plan to be enrolled full-time at UCI during the 2012-13 academic year; and
Must submit a completed and signed application
Detailed information about the application process for The XIV Dalai Lama Endowed Scholarship is available at www.ofas.uci.edu/DalaiLama.aspx
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