Alice Leung Scholarship in Mathematics
Alice Siu-Fun Leung received a Masters degree in Mathematics in
1975 from UC Davis. According to her sister, she held a very
special place for the campus and often hoped to come back for
visits. However, her work as a global property management accountant
in Hong Kong prevented this from happening. In her will, Ms. Leung
generously provided an endowment to award scholarships annually
to graduate students in Mathematics. This award is given to students
who have shown exceptional promise in all aspects of mathematics,
including research, scholarship and teaching.
For whom is this award given?
This scholarship is given to the graduate student who has shown
excellence in Mathematics, including research, scholarship and
teaching. A graduate students in any of the graduate Mathematics
programs is eligible to receive this award. Excellent promise in
mathematical research is an essential factor in choosing a recipient
of this award. Excellence in scholarship is also an important
consideration, as judged by the criteria of the graduate mathematics
program in which the student is enrolled. Graduate Studies and
University of California regulations regarding the granting of
fellowships will apply to this scholarship. In particular Graduate
Studies guidelines on minimum GPA requirements will be followed.
Who is eligible?
Any new or continuing student — domestic or international
— in either graduate program in the Department of Mathematic at
UC Davis is eligible. Candidates must exemplify excellent promise in
research, scholarship, and teaching. Preference will be given to
students who have not previously won this scholarship.
What is the award amount?
Typically $2,000.00 is awarded to a recipient. However, more than one
award can be given in the same year, if funding is available.
What is the selection process?
Each year a call for nominations will be made by the the Department's Student Services Office to obtain
candidates. This call will be distributed to all faculty and graduate students in the Department. Faculty
affiliated with the Graduate Group in Applied Mathematics (GGAM) will also receive this call.
Faculty members are encouraged to nominate his/her student or a graduate student may self-nominate
his/her name for consideration. Candidates are then asked to submit an application to the Graduate Coordinator
in the Department's Student Services Office by a date specified in the call.
Annually, the Faculty Representative Committee (FRC) appoints an Awards Committee, consisting of three faculty
members from the Department of Mathematics, to receive the applications and make a recommendation to the Graduate
Program Committee (GPC). The GPC will act on the committee's recommendation and communicate it to Graduate Studies.
The winning candidate(s) will be notified shortly thereafter.
If no suitable candidate applies, the award may be held over.
Download
the application for the Alice Leung Scholarship (PDF).
Past Recipients: Alice Leung Scholarship in Mathematics
- 1997 - N/A
- 1998 - Maike H. Meyer
- 1999 - N/A
- 2000 - Shannon Starr and Genevieve Walsh
- 2001 - Barbara Mazzag
- 2002 - Carmeliza Navasca
- 2003 - Lech Wolowski
- 2004 - Momar Dieng and Arthur Cheng
- 2005 - Zhihua Zhang and John Steinberger
- 2006 - Jesse Johnson
- 2007 - N/A
- 2008 - Deanna Needell
- 2009 - Mihaela Ifrim
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