The San Diego chapter of ARCS Foundation Inc. has awarded $232,500 in fellowships to support 31 graduate students at the University of California, San Diego, for the 2012-2013 academic year, according to a release. The ARCS Foundation, a national nonprofit volunteer womenís organization, provides awards to top students studying science, medicine and engineering. The local chapter has donated $3.8 million to support UC San Diego students since the chapter’s inception in 1985.