Graduate Research Fellowship (Society of Scholars)

3  awards granted/year.  Fall applications only

Eligibility: UW doctoral students who have advanced to candidacy by submittal date. Residency during fellowship term required for participation in the Society of Scholars.

Description /Purpose of the Award:
Graduate Research Fellowships support dissertating doctoral students in writing up and sharing their individual research in the multidisciplinary, bi-weekly forum of the Society of Scholars. 

Defining or Preferred Criteria:
Awards will be based on the scholarly merit of the individual applications. Scholarship likely to contribute to intellectual exchange among a diverse group of colleagues especially encouraged.

Terms of the Award:
Graduate research fellows of the Society of Scholars receive two quarters of support, including benefits and tuition waivers.

Application Materials

• Proposal Narrative.  Limit: 1750 words  (approximately six double-spaced pages). Proposal narratives should describe the research project in language clear to non-specialists in the field. Please refer to the National Endowment for the Humanities’ guidelines. Narratives should address:

1. Objectives
2. Significance (to the scholarship in and outside the field)
3. Methodology
4. Timeline (progress to date; what will be accomplished in the fellowship year)

• Bibliography.  Limit 550 words. Select primary and secondary sources directly related to the project.
• CV.  Please limit to 5 pages.
• Letter of Support: Request a letter of support from your dissertation advisor. The letter must address your eligibility for the award and the feasibility of your proposal’s timeline.

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