Dissertation Fellowships 2013-14

This page is for dissertation fellowships 2013-14 (including research fellowships, dissertation completion fellowships, and other predoctoral opportunities).

The previous year's page (2012-13) is HERE.

ACLS/Mellon Dissertation Completion Fellowship

 * submitted yesterday - anyone else?
 * yes x9
 * submitted right at deadline from non-ivy, big research public university (x3)
 * Any idea what the chances are for those of us from non-Ivies?
 * My department is in a non-Ivy and someone gets it every couple of years - I think they make an effort to make sure the schools represented are diverse...
 * agreed, non ivy here as well, but R1; but winners last year were clearly ivy/private univ slanted; was rather disappointed by lack of field diversity as well (particularly the history emphasis)
 * I received the award last year and I am non-Ivy/non-private. Good luck to all those who applied!
 * I gave up on this because there are restriction about having to be in your 6th year including you MA. I am in a program in which you can not complete your MA and PhD in six years. No way.Make sure you check that detail for yourself. I even e-mailed them about it and talked to my dean.
 * I submitted but am also past the 6th year - sort of - will be beginning the 7th during the award. I'm in the same position as you; plus I took leave of absence to go do language learning, etc. There's a section on the application to plead your case, and they ask that your dissertation advisor mention this in the reference letter. I don't think it's a big deal as long as you have a valid reason. No one in my program has ever graduated in under 7 years, and some do it in 8.
 * Any idea what the numbers are (applicants / accepted) for this fellowship?
 * Last year there were around 1100 applicants and they selected 70 (last year they accepted 70 because they had the funds to do so, but it might be 65 again this year).

AAUW Dissertation Fellowship
'''I just applied to this. Does any body have any experience or knowledge of how they make decision?'''

'''I am also applying in interested in the same. Especially any numbers on how competitive it is.'''

-I applied also, anyone else find it strange you have to pay $40 application fee? it's the only one I had to pay to apply to

applied x6 (including the 3 above); share interest in learning numbers v. awards

Yep, its a drag to have to pay $40.

The $40 and a quick scan through who they funded in my niche field told me I'd have a better chance using that $40 to buy a nice dinner and bottle of wine. Seriously though, seems you either have to have a woman or gender related topic -or- some compelling reason they'd be interested in you (one person I know who got it didn't have a gender topic at all, but she had worked in a rape crisis center--something noted more prominently than her project topic on the website).
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CFD
Any insight on when member institutions look at applications?

It varies by institution. You should contact the person in charge of the CFD stuff at the member school you're interested in to check. I do know that Macalester will not be selecting anyone this year due to budget constraints. (12/20)

Chateaubriand Fellowship in the Humanities
I found a little info on past winners here: http://www.fulbright-france.org/docs/2012142732_biodatas1213chateaubriand.pdf
 * does anyone know where/if we can get ahold of bios/project descriptions of previous winners? noone I know on French or American side knows anyone who has been awarded...not sure what kinds of projects are successful.
 * does anyone know if the french faculty who's supporting you is allowed to support more than one applicant? and if they are, does it reduce the chances of the applicants they support?

Charlotte Newcombe Fellowship
'''Just Applied to this. Any experience or insight of how they make decision?'''

Applying - does anyone know if the focus has to be "religion AND ethics" or could it just be religion?

- From the website: These fellowships support students in the final stages of doctoral study whose work offers significant potential for advancing academic scholarship related to ethics and/or religion.

-on 11/1/2012, the website for Woodrow Wilson institute and Newcombe fellowship has been done for 3 days since Sandy, phone number is also not working, has anyone been able to access website or call the office?

No, I have been trying to reach them via these mediums too. I got on Monday afternoon to get the address to send transcripts, no dice ever since.

11/3 -- Web service restored!

11/12––Is anyone else having trouble uploading documents? I'm using Safari, have the proper format and title, and when I click to upload nothing happens.

--I used Chrome on a Mac and couldn't upload my documents as PDFs despite what the site said, no matter how many times I tried, etc. So, I uploaded them as DOCs and then the site converted them to PDFs when refreshed o_O There are some serious tech issues for that application, however, such as dropdowns for the years being all out of order and the institutional database seems to be homemade (that is, not displaying them all).[Update to what I wrote: 11/14 and I am now having issues uploading my remaining documents - either in DOC or PDF form. I will write tech support I guess.]

11/14 - Many thanks for this tip. I couldn't get it going on Firefox/Chrome 'Canary'/Safari on the Mac or Firefox on the PC and had to use the regular Chrome browser on the mac with the .doc extension before it took my files. I would have happily taken the copy-and-paste into the text box over that mess.

--I emailed their tech support, and they said to email them the documents and they would upload them to my application. However, I tried again (using Chrome and PDFs) and was able to upload anything without any trouble. Maybe there will still glitches they hadn't fixed after the storm that are only now being remedied...

Dumbarton Oaks Junior Fellowship
Has anyone else applied for this one? Yes. (X2)

Anyone asked for an interview yet?

No answer yet.

No, no answer yet either. But I'm pretty sure there is no interview component to the application. Have you heard otherwise?

5 Colleges
'''Starting the application. Any tips out there about why are looking for?'''

starting as well x4

'''It seems to me that diversity and teaching philosophy are key here. '''

'''From looking at the past recipients, they favor students also working on dissertations about diversity. Does anyone know how much of a role this actually plays?'''
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Ford Dissertation Fellowship
Anyone know if you can submit references through interfolio?

above: no, they send an electronic upload link to recommenders when you submit email addresses on the website. also note the deadline extension to 11/24.

submitted x5
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Gaius Charles Bolin Fellowships, Williams College
acknowledgment received: 11/20 (x5)
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Ithaca College Pre-Doctoral Diversity Fellowship
'''anyone heard anything about this for 2013-2014? All I can find online is last year's information. '''

https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=44063

Last year they didn't post the call until January, so it's likely that we can expect a similar timeline this year?

New information has been posted. See here: https://apply.icjobs.org/postings/21459. And note the limited number of departments you can apply to: Art History, Communication Studies, English, Economics and Modern Languages and Literatures.

applied x1

Josephine de Karman Fellowship
'''-their website is sparse and they want such short essays, what's the deal on this fellowship? anyone have any idea on what kinds of people they are looking for?'''

Keep this in mind:

"Potential applicants should note that the competition for DeKarman fellowships is extreme. For the 2012-2013 cycle, the committee reviewed 356 applications and awarded ten (8) fellowships. To be competitive, graduate applicants should have outstanding letters of recommendation, significant publications, and have completed several chapters of the dissertation at the time of application."

http://www.dekarman.org/qualifications/

National Gallery of Art CASVA Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
Has anyone received word yet about interviews? I think last year they took place during the first or second week of February, so I'm surprised not to have heard something (either way) by now.

Lehigh University Pre-Doctoral/Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Latin American Studies
The College of Arts and Sciences and the Latin American Studies Program at Lehigh University invite Ph.D. candidates specializing in Latin America, with a clear contemporary Latin American cultural studies focus, to apply for a two-year predoctoral / postdoctoral fellowship, beginning Fall 2013. Applications are welcome from candidates whose research concentrates in any of the following areas: social movements, identity (gender, ethnic, religious, etc.), transnational migration, and/or urbanization. Successful candidates will also demonstrate breadth and depth of cultural and Spanish language experience, and ability to create and offer a Latin American Studies introductory course.

Application acknowledged x 2

Skype interview scheduled x 1