Dissertation Fellowships 2014-2015

This page is for dissertation fellowships 2014-15 (including research fellowships, dissertation completion fellowships, and other predoctoral opportunities).

See previous years' pages: Dissertation Fellowships 2012-13 AND Dissertation Fellowships 2013-14.

AAUW Dissertation Fellowship

 * Deadline: November 15, 2013

Boston College African and African Diaspora Dissertation Fellowship

 * Deadline: January 31, 2014

Carter G. Woodson Institute PreDoctoral Fellowship at UVA (African & African American)

 * Deadline: December 1, 2013

CFD
Deadline: October 31, 2013 (continuous)

Danforth Center on Religion and Politics

 * Two year postdoc in residence at Washington University in St. Louis. https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=47362

Deadline: January 1, 2014.

Frederick Douglass Institute Predoctoral Fellowship

 * Deadline: December 31, 2013

Fulbright-Hays DDRA
9/17 3:51 Pacific: according to some on GradCafe forum, notices are going out now!
 * 9/3: Any news from campus reps?
 * 9/3: My campus rep said she hasn't heard anything yet and doesn't know when we will hear from FH.
 * 9/11 From what applicants are saying on another forum, the results may be sent out on Friday 9/13. This does not seem to be official.
 * 9/11 My campus rep said soon, but did not define soon. this week? next?
 * 9/12 My campus rep also said soon but had no new info on an actual date.  The grant period starts Oct. 1 and last year they sent out notification on Sept. 7.  I can't imagine it would be later than this week but who knows?
 * Thank you guys for trying to get info from your campus reps, anyways! I think process would be a lot easier if they just let us know when we would know, so I wouldn't spend every day on edge...
 * 9/13, 2:30 EST, Campus rep says no news yet--check back next week.
 * What a nightmare. (x5)
 * 9/16 no news here. (x3)...but it still seems a bit early (11:40 Eastern). If they could tell us Monday morning wouldn't they have told us Friday afternoon?
 * 9/16 9:20 Pacific: my campus rep has heard nothing.
 * 9/16 As of 2:30 Eastern, my rep had no news to report; just said no one said anything except September.
 * Is anyone bold enough to call Stephanie McKissic in Washington on all of our behalf? (not me!)
 * ^ I did Friday afternoon and this morning... rang to voicemail.
 * ↑ Thank you for that! I guess I wouldn't answer my phone either if I was her.
 * Out of curiosity, has anyone tried emailing anyone at Fulbright-Hays directly?
 * 9/17 in AM: Still no news. Will we hear today?
 * 9/17 9:00 a.m.: I emailed them directly.  Will post if they respond.
 * Looks like today's not the day either. The neglect is starting to hurt my feelings (x3!).
 * Do notifications come from campus reps or from Fulbright directly?
 * - got an email from campus rep.
 * - I also just go the e-mail notification from my campus rep.

9/18, 1pm east coast, no news. anyone else with no news? (x2)

9/18, 1pm midwest. argh!!!!! no news. campus rep says in the past it has taken them several days to announce to unis across the country.

9/18, 130pm midwest. i think this is an absurd notification system. nothing here.

9/18, those who heard, can you tell us what University? none of my friends at other Uni's have heard either...

It may have to do with start date (just guessing). I was notified yesterday evening that I got the award and my start date is October 15. I'm one who posted on the gradcafe. Not sure about start date of the other person. Did you all contact your campus reps? Or have you just not heard from them?

9/18, I just called my rep. She told me over the phone, if folks are anxious might be worth just giving your rep a call. Pretty stiff competition this year, our campus only got 1..we usually do pretty well. Good luck All

9/18 I don't think it has to do with start date. My start date is April, and I found out yesterday.

9/18 This is torturous. Our rep says still no news and that he/she would forward us information immediately. Only select schools have heard then? 9/19 anyone still out there with nada?
 * 9/18 Sorry you guys are still waiting. I was notified by my campus rep late on 9/17, I'm at a University of California
 * yes.

9/19, 1030 EST, received notification from NYU

9/19, 1330 EST, For those who heard so far, have notifictions come in the morning? Searching for a pattern seems futile, but I'll probably be more productive today if I just stop checking e-mail (and have a reason to do it!)

9/19 7 EST Are there still any schools that haven't heard? Would it just be schools that didn't have anyone accepted? It's just to bizarre to me that they take so long to send out notifications. 9/20 9amEST i suppose it's dumb to hope any acceptances will come today...
 * 9/19 22:25 EST Yes, my school's still waiting. Couldn't tell you whether or not it's because we didn't have anyone accepted.

9/20 9:20 EST Waiting blows. Perhaps I should just accept game over.

9/20 1015 EST Has anyone gotten a notification today? Are they still going out? Or should we give up.

9/20 noon EST. Keep the faith folks! It seems they do it university by university. It's a clusterfuck of a system, but don't make it personal. I'm still waiting too and trying to keep my mind off it. People who have heard and disclosed on here and GradCafe have been of all stripes- accepted, rejected, and alternate- so I think it's an institutional thing and not a selection one.

9/22 10:30 EST. So I'm hoping I get some kind of news tomorrow, but isn't it a little late in the game?

9/23 9:00 EST Anyone from Harvard heard anything?

9/23 Please post if you hear any news today. I think everyone who received the grant has been notified.

9/24 so, i think that clearly awards, rejections, and alternates have been awarded. it's not just awards. the problem really is, what about those of us at schools whose program officers haven't been contacted?!

9/24 (i.e. 6 days before the close of the budget allocation), 10:00 EST. I have decided to reject the award if I am given it out of principle. Who's with me????? (x2)

9/24 I think either they forgot about my school or no one here got it.

Gaius Charles Bolin Fellowships, Williams College
Deadline: November 15, 2013

Wenner Gren diss fieldwork research grant

 * Applied for the 5/1 deadline, notified of advancement to second round 8/1