Graduate

December 12, 2025

We are pleased to announce that David Gao has been awarded the Hellman Family Foundation Endowed Graduate Fellowship, a prestigious program established to support early-career scholars demonstrating exceptional research promise.

The fellowship provides one-time funding to advance impactful research and help recipients accelerate their academic and professional growth.

More information about the award can be found here: https://evc.ucsd.edu/resources/hellman-fellowship-program.html