Dissertation Fellowships 2017-2018

This page is for dissertation fellowships for 2017-2018 (including research fellowships, dissertation completion fellowships, and other predoctoral opportunities).


 * Last year's page: Dissertation Fellowships 2016-2017
 * See also previous years' pages: Dissertation Fellowships 2013-14, Dissertation Fellowships 2014-15 and Dissertation Fellowships 2015-2016.

See also fellowship discussions at theGradCafe: The Bank


 * This is an initial post to start the page as in years past - please add calls and information!

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AAUW American Dissertation Fellowship
Applied (x8)

ACLS / Mellon Dissertation Completion Fellowships
Deadline: October 26, 2016

LINK: https://www.acls.org/programs/dcf/

Who's applying this year? Project statement: anyone know whether page numbers in the header need to be adjusted to give a full 1" margin at the top, or whether the page numbers can be in the margin space (as headers typically are)?
 * Applying (x11)

Let the waiting commence!
 * This wiki is so quiet this season. Glad there are at least a few of us here!
 * I felt ok about this application until I read that they got over 1,000 applications last year... Arghhh!!!!!
 * It's a total crapshoot, of course, but yay to all of us for even trying!
 * Already counting down the days to March.

American Academy in Rome, Rome Prize
Who's applying this year? Any news of interviews yet?
 * Applying (x1)
 * Applying (x1)
 * Applying (x1)

CAORC Mediterranean Regional Research Fellowship
Applied (x1)

CASVA Pre-Doctoral Fellowship of the National Gallery of Art
Applied x6
 * All quiet over here... has anyone received a call yet? (1/19)
 * Nope, nothing yet. Someone suggested to me that the inauguration might be obstructing schedules all over DC, but who knows. (1/19)
 * Has anyone heard anything either way? It seems late to be expecting a call by this point... (1/25)
 * No news on my end or for anyone I know... it does seem late...(1/25)

Center for Jewish History Dissertation Fellowship

 * The Center for Jewish History offers ten-month fellowships to doctoral candidates to support original research using the collections of the Center’s partners – American Jewish Historical Society, American Sephardi Federation, Leo Baeck Institute, Yeshiva University Museum, and YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.
 * Application deadline: February 2, 2017
 * See fellowships.cjh.org for more information.

Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship
Applied x9

Last year, Finalists and Non-finalists were notified on February 16, 2016. The website says that for this round, they will notify finalists and non-finalists by March 15th.

Consortium for Faculty Diversity (Dissertation and Postdoctoral Fellowship Fellowships)
Applied x4
 * See also Humanities and Social Sciences Postdocs 2016-17

Dolores Liebmann Fellowship
Applied via my institution (1/5)

Notified as a finalist of my institution; to be forwarded to national pool (1/24)

Dumbarton Oaks Junior Fellowship
Applied x1
 * Recieved invitation to interview (12/10)

Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship
Applied x6

Help! Is anyone getting the validation error "A Ph.D. or Sc.D. degree must be entered in your educational history" even though you've already entered that information into the education form?
 * I'm having the exact same issue! Right now I've got listed my institution twice, once as saying I've earned the PhD in 2018, and again as the proposed institution for the fellowship.
 * Did exactly the same as the person above
 * Did it let you submit the application with that format? I put in an e-mail to the helpline, but it was right around 5pm ET today. It would be nice to be able to submit tonight rather than waiting for their response (if one even comes) tomorrow. --> Submitted this morning. The help people did e-mail early this morning saying that my education materials were validated, but this was only after I had already implemented your workaround. Thanks for helping!!

Fulbright IIE Study/Research Grants
Applied x2

Gradcafe says that notifications for the semifinalist round came out this week: http://forum.thegradcafe.com/topic/77132-fulbright-2017-2018/ (1/20)

Josephine de Karman Fellowship
Applied x1

Marilyn Yarbrough Dissertation/Teaching Fellowship (Kenyon College)
Applied x4

Mellon-CES Dissertation Completion Fellowship in European Studies
Applied x1

CLIR-Mellon
Applied x2

Metropolitan Museum of Art, Art History Fellowships
Applied x2

Miller Center for Politics and History (UVA)
- This has moved to a center at UVA and is now called the National Fellowship Program at the Jefferson Scholars Foundation (see here )

- Does anyone know what the letter of rec instructions are? I can't imagine submitting this very far ahead of the deadline and instructions for letters of rec aren't E-mailed to recommenders until the student submits their whole application. I saw this on the website, "The  letter of recommendation should be sent as a PDF attachment to the Jefferson Scholars Foundation at  [mailto:jsf-fellows@virginia.edu jsf-fellows@virginia.edu] " but am wondering if there are other specifics. Thanks!

NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship Program

 * Deadline October 6, 2016 at 5 pm EST.
 * Applied, after a heart attack at the application page not loading within hours of the deadline.
 * Q: there are first and second round notifications for the Spencer Dissertation Fellowship, correct? can anyone shed light on when first round cuts might be made?

NSF Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant
Political Science 6/15/16

Panels met in October. Have any notices been sent out? (12/27)

No word here. Anyone else? (12/28)

Penn Predoctoral Fellowships for Excellence through Diversity
Applied X1

SSRC - IDRF
Applied x5

University of Southern California (USC) Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research Fellowships
 The  Katz; Greenberg; and Breslauer, Rutman, and Anderson fellowship applications   are due   ''' Feburary 15, 2016.  Each    ''' fellowship provides $4,000 support and will be awarded to an outstanding advanced- standing Ph.D. candidate from any discipline for dissertation research focused on testimony from the USC Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive and other USC resources. The recipient will be required to spend one month in residence at the USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research during the 2017-2018 academic year.



 Award decisions for this fellowship will be based on the originality of the research proposal and its potential to advance research with testimonies in the USC Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive or other unique genocide research resources at USC. The fellow will be expected to provide the Center with fresh perspectives, to play a role in Center activities, and to give a public talk during the stay.



To submit an application, please send a cover letter (including proposed dates of residency), CV, proposal abstract (1-3 pages), writing sample, and recommendation letter from your PhD advisor  by February 15, 2017 to  [mailto:cagr@usc.edu?subject=2017-2018%20Breslauer%2C%20Rutman%2C%20and%20Anderson%20Research%20Fellowship cagr@usc.edu].


 * Please visit https://sfi.usc.edu/news/2016/10/12498-call-applications-2017-2018-breslauer-rutman-and-anderson-research-fellowship to see the full call for applications.
 * For more information about the center and the Visual History Archive, please visit: http://sfi.usc.edu/cagr



Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Fellowship in Women's Studies
Applied x3

Agghhh shouldn't we be hearing back this week about finalist status? Every other year it's been way before the 15th

No news yet (1/12 - 2:24pm PST)

Still no news!

You don't think they would wait to notify until Sunday do you?

I was wondering the same thing because I did not think they would wait until the weekend to notify us because I didn't think they worked. But I do remember for an NSF grant I applied to, they notified applicants on the weekend. I wish everyone that applied to WW good luck!

Aaaarrghh where is this email? :(

Any news?

NOPE! First time in years they don't announce as scheduled

No news!

This is getting absurd. (10:51 1/17)

Just got the rejection email. 10:57am est on 1/17 (x2)

Received notice of finalists on 1/17. Said there were 200+ applicants, 10 will receive the award. Asked to send official transcripts by 1/26.

Yale ISS Smith Richardson Predoctoral Fellowship
The Smith Richardson Foundation Predoctoral Fellowships are three one-year positions for students who are enrolled in a PhD program, have completed all coursework, and are working on a doctoral dissertation in the area of history, political science, or related disciplines. We welcome candidates exploring questions of statecraft, grand strategy, or naval or maritime history. We seek to attract outstanding junior scholars from around the globe whose research addresses questions lasting importance and demonstrates excellence in one of a range of academic disciplines and methodologies. If a suitable candidate is found, one fellowship will be designated to support the maritime and naval studies initiative at International Security Studies.

Predoctoral fellows are expected to use their time at Yale to conduct original research, advance their dissertation, and prepare manuscripts for publication. They work closely with Yale faculty in history, political science, and other disciplines, as well as with an active academic community of other postdoctoral and predoctoral fellows. A member of the Yale faculty will serve as a mentor during the fellowship and will meet on a regular basis with the fellow. Predoctoral fellows participate regularly in research colloquia on campus and are granted opportunities to present their work. They are expected to remain in residence through the duration of their fellowship and contribute to the intellectual life of the Program in Grand Strategy and International Security Studies by participating in its activities and development.The stipend is $25,000 per year, with an additional $3,000 in research expenses. Each fellow is provided shared office space. Fellows will not be eligible for Yale financial aid or degrees, nor will they be allowed to enroll in or teach classes. You can apply on-line via Interfolio.

Yale ISS Henry A. Kissinger Predoctoral Fellowship
The Henry A. Kissinger Visiting Scholars Program awards one predoctoral fellowship funded for one year. Predoctoral Kissinger Visiting Scholars must be enrolled in a PhD program, have completed all coursework, and be working on a PhD dissertation focused on the role of the United States in the conduct of statecraft, diplomacy, and grand strategy. Kissinger Visiting Scholars fellowships will be awarded to candidates with outstanding proposals that require access to the Henry A. Kissinger Papers or other archival holdings related to American diplomacy at Yale (http://web.library.yale.edu/digital-collections/kissinger-collection; http://guides.library.yale.edu/american-diplomacy-primary-sources). They will pursue original research for academic publication using these sources.

Kissinger Visiting Scholars will also work with an active academic community of post-doctoral associate fellows and pre-doctoral fellows, as well as Yale faculty in history, political science, and other disciplines. A member of the Yale faculty will serve as a mentor during the fellowship and will meet on a regular basis with the fellow.

Predoctoral Kissinger Visiting Scholars work closely with Yale faculty, participate regularly in research colloquia on campus, and are granted opportunities to present their work. Predoctoral Kissinger Visiting Scholars are expected to remain in residence through the duration of their fellowship and contribute to the intellectual life of the Program in Grand Strategy, International Security Studies, and the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs by participating in its activities and development.

All fellows must be in residence in New Haven or its environs during their fellowship year. Eligible candidates will have completed the archival research for their doctoral dissertation, and winners will be expected to use the award to make substantial progress in writing their dissertation. Applications from non-U.S. citizens are welcome, but successful applicants bear final responsibility for all immigration-related issues.

The stipend is $25,000 per year, with an additional $3,000 in research expenses. Each fellow is provided shared office space. Fellows will not be eligible for Yale financial aid or degrees, nor will they be allowed to enroll in or teach classes. You can apply on-line via Interfolio.