Dissertation Fellowships 2016-2017

This page is for dissertation fellowships for 2016-17 (including research fellowships, dissertation completion fellowships, and other predoctoral opportunities).
 * Last year's page: Dissertation Fellowships 2015-2016
 * See also previous years' pages: Dissertation Fellowships 2013-14 AND Dissertation Fellowships 2014-15.

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!

AAUW American Dissertation Fellowship

 * http://www.aauw.org/what-we-do/educational-funding-and-awards/american-fellowships/af-dissertation-application/
 * Due November 15, 2015
 * are we supposed to include references in our project descriptions?
 * applied (x7)
 * Is anyone else having trouble uploading the payment verification form to the supporting documents section? Have emailed tech support but no word yet
 * do we have to upload it? I just entered the confirmation code.
 * I would like to confirm this, too. I uploaded a print-out of my web confirmation, but the upload disappeared (x2).
 * I just got an email saying that only the confirmation code is needed. The system will upload confirmation when payment clears the bank.

ACLS / Mellon Dissertation Completion Fellowships

 * https://www.acls.org/programs/dcf/
 * Due October 21, 2015
 * applied (x9)

American Academy in Rome, Rome Prize

 * http://aarome.org/apply
 * Due November 1, 2015
 * applied (x3)
 * Pre-Doctoral Fellowship in Modern Italian Studies (x1)

American Philosophical Society Predoctoral Fellowships

 * https://www.amphilsoc.org/library/fellowships
 * Long-term Predoctoral Fellowships Due January 15, 2016
 * Short-term Fellowships Due March 1, 2016

CAA Professional Development Fellowship

 * http://www.collegeart.org/careers/fellowships


 * Due October 2, 2015

CASVA Pre-Doctoral Fellowship of the National Gallery of Art

 * http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/research/casva/fellowships/predoctoral-dissertation-fellowships.html
 * Due November 15, 2015
 * applied (x1)

Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship

 * http://woodrow.org/fellowships/newcombe/
 * Due November 15, 2015
 * applied (x5)

DAAD Graduate Research Fellowship

 * http://daad.org
 * Due November 4, 2015
 * applied

Dumbarton Oaks Junior Fellowship

 * http://doaks.org/research/fellowships-and-grants/fellowships
 * Due November 1, 2015
 * applied (x3)
 * Has anyone heard about interview invitations yet? (12/23)
 * Have not heard anything from them so far (12/30), but considering they extended the deadline for letters of recommendation into early November, they might be a bit late on schedule.

Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship

 * http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/FordFellowships/PGA_047959
 * Due November 13, 2015
 * Supplementary Materials Due January 8, 2016

Fulbright IIE Study/Research Grants

 * http://us.fulbrightonline.org/about/types-of-grants/study-research
 * Due October 13, 2015
 * applied

Getty Library Research Grant

 * http://www.getty.edu/foundation/initiatives/residential/library_research_grants.html
 * Due October 15, 2015
 * 12/16- Has anyone heard either way? x2
 * 12/22 - Rejection

Josephine de Karman Fellowship

 * http://www.dekarman.org/
 * Postmarked by January 31, 2016

Koc Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations Residential Fellowship

 * https://rcac.ku.edu.tr/en/fellowships-0
 * December 15, 2015
 * Applied (x2)

Mellon-CES Dissertation Completion Fellowship in European Studies

 * https://councilforeuropeanstudies.org/grants-and-awards/dissertation-completion
 * Due January 26, 2016

Metropolitan Museum of Art, Art History Fellowships

 * http://www.metmuseum.org/research/internships-and-fellowships/fellowships/art-history-fellowships
 * Due November 6, 2015
 * applied x1

SSRC Pre-Dissertation Fellowship

 * http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/dpdf-fellowship/
 * Due October 15, 2015
 * applied x1

Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Fellowship in Women's Studies

 * http://woodrow.org/fellowships/womens-studies/
 * Due October 15, 2015