Dissertation Year Fellowship Competition

Dissertation Year Fellowships in International Studies fund advanced Notre Dame graduate students in the social sciences, history, philosophy, theology, and international human rights law. The fellowships are intended for students to do field research or to complete their dissertations.

Purpose

The Kellogg Institute will offer up to four Dissertation Year Fellowships in International Studies to advanced Notre Dame graduate students in the social sciences, history, philosophy, theology, and international human rights law. The fellowships are intended for students to do field research or to complete their dissertations.

Eligibility

The dissertation topic must pertain to international studies, addressing one or more of the thematic priorities of the Kellogg Institute: democratization and the quality of democracy; growth and development; religion and society; social movements and organized civil society; public policies for social justice. Applicants must be enrolled and in good standing in the Departments of Economics, Political Science, History, Philosophy, Sociology, or Theology, or in the J.S.D. program in International Human Rights. Students who have other dissertation support equal to a full departmental graduate student stipend from Notre Dame sources for the time period being considered are not eligible. Students applying for this fellowship are not eligible for the Institute's Seed Money competition.

Levels of Support

The awards will be equal to the respective department's academic year stipend for graduate student assistants. Award recipients are required to notify the Kellogg Institute of any funding received from other sources; the Institute may adjust the award. If the fellowship is intended for writing the dissertation in residence at Notre Dame, the Kellogg Institute may provide the recipient with office space, depending on availability.

Application Procedure

A complete application consists of five copies of each of the following:

• A cover sheet

• A research prospectus that does not exceed fifteen double-spaced pages, including a summary of bibliographical references, clearly stating how the proposal fits into the priorities of the Institute. Proposals that exceed the page limit may be downgraded.

• A curriculum vitae, including education, awards, professional experience and publications.

• A list of all grants already obtained for the project as well as other funding sources to which the candidate has applications pending, or will apply. Applicants who have received a Kellogg Seed Money award must provide evidence of having applied for additional funding from non-Notre Dame sources.

In addition, applicants must submit -

• An official transcript

• A letter from the Director of Graduate Studies confirming successful completion of all predissertation requirements. Recipients of the Dissertation Year Fellowship must have departmental approval of the dissertation prospectus. Applicants who have not completed their predissertation requirements by the deadline may still apply for funding. However, if these students are awarded funding, they must complete predissertation requirements by the first day of exams of the semester when they apply. Students awarded the Dissertation Year Fellowship but who do not have the above-mentioned letter from the DGS on file with the Institute by the final day of exams, will not receive funding.

• Three faculty recommendations-one from the principal dissertation advisor and two from other faculty members, preferably including an applicant's graduate professor. The Faculty reference form (Microsoft Word) should be forwarded to the three reference writers. Reference letters should be submitted in a sealed envelope with the application materials or sent directly by the professor to the Institute.

It is highly recommended that applicants read the article "On the Art of Writing Proposals: Some Candid Suggestions for Applicants to JCLAS Competitions" by Adam Przeworski and Frank Salomon. Copies are available in the office of the Academic Coordinator.

Deadline

February 13, 2009

Contact

Juliana de Sousa Solis, Program Manager
Dissertation Fellowship Competition
University of Notre Dame
Kellogg Institute, 201 Hesburgh Center
Notre Dame, IN 46556-5677

Recipients