UCLA- M.A. AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES

TO SEND OR DELIVER TO US

BY DEC. 15^TH

 

SEND THE FOLLOWING TO GRADUATE DIVISION:

 

UCLA Graduate Admissions

1255 Murphy Hall

UCLA Mail Code: 141901

Box 951428

405 Hilgard Avenue

Los Angeles, CA 90095-1428

Phone: 310 825-1711

 

1. Online M.A. Application for admission

2. Fellowship choice(s)  (Be sure to click at least on the Graduate Opportunity Fellowship Program (GOFP)

3. Application fee ($60) or

4. Fee waiver documentation

          a. Check “paying by check.”

          b. Instead of sending a check, send a copy of your latest undergraduate Financial Aid Statement or letter from your Financial Aid Office.)

          c. Remember, you must be a currently enrolled undergraduate to qualify for a UCLA application fee waiver.

 

(If you are applying near the application deadline and do not qualify for a fee waiver, be sure to use a credit card. A check will not clear in time--too near the deadline.)

 

SEND DIRECTLY TO:

UCLA

INTERDEPARTMENTAL PROGRAM IN AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES

153 HAINES HALL

BOX 951545

LOS ANGELES, CA. 90095-1545

UCLA MAIL CODE: 154503

                  

All supplementary materials:

1. Statement of purpose (three pages) Emphasize your scholarly achievements and scholarly goals at UCLA (personalize it for UCLA. Look on the UCLA webpage for profs’ names.)

2. Letters of recommendation (3) At least two from teachers, if possible

3. Official transcripts (2) from every undergrad institution

4. Writing sample (6-12 pages)

5. Resume (Curriculum Vitae) - (optional)

6. Personal statement re Diversity Fellowship application (required: two page statement for each fellowship application- to be sent to Afro-American Studies Program, in addition to filling out the online Diversity Fellowship form).

Emphasize your personal life and economic hardships. Why do you merit a fellowship (money you do not have to pay back)? (A “fellowship” is a “scholarship” on the graduate level.)

7. Cross Reference Sheet (if you have changed your name while in college)

8. Any other pertinent supplemental information regarding your achievements (newspaper clippings, magazine articles, etc.)

 

If you apply near the deadline: Be SURE to send via a private carrier (like Federal Express, UPS, etc.) NOT the U.S. mail or your materials will not arrive in time.

Brenda Stevenson, Ph.D., IDP Chair
Lisbeth Gant-Britton, Ph.D., Student Affairs Officer
Interdepartmental Program in Afro-American Studies
lbritton@bunche.ucla.edu
Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA
160 Haines Hall, Box 951545, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1545
(310) 825-3776
(310) 825-7403