By the time you have made it to your PhD, you are likely weary of all the funds you have had to beg for and borrow in order to complete so many years of higher education. Thankfully, there are a number of external programs offering rewards to hard-working students attempting to complete their doctorates.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowship Program
As its name suggests, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation/ACLS Early Career Fellowship Program aids PhD students in completing their doctoral dissertations. The scholarship, valid for one full year, comes with a $25,000 stipend, while also covering university fees of up to $5,000 and research fees of up to $3,000. Applicants must be in the humanities and social sciences and in their final year of writing their doctoral dissertations. As of 2010, the Foundation awards 65 fellowships each year. All requirements for the PhD except the dissertation must be complete at the time of application.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowship Program
American Council of Learned Societies
633 Third Avenue, 8th floor
New York, NY 10017-6795
212-697-1505
acls.org/grants/Default.aspx?id=510&linkidentifier=id&itemid=510
Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF) Program
The Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF) Program helps students in the early part of their PhD. The funding, meant to go towards pre-dissertation research, targets students pursuing interdisciplinary studies in the humanities and social sciences. The program consists of two four-day-long summer workshops meant to aid students in their research and in formulating their dissertation proposals. Accepted students can apply for funds of up to $5,000 to support their research projects. The program is typically only offered to second and third year PhD students, though exceptions occasionally will be made.
Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF) Program
Social Science Research Council
One Pierrepont Plaza, 15th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201 USA
212-377-2700
ssrc.org/programs/dpdf/
The Udall Foundation Environmental Public Policy and Conflict Resolution Dissertation Fellowship
PhD students who are focusing their research on U.S. environmental public policy and/or environmental conflict resolution can apply for the Udall Foundation Environmental Public Policy and Conflict Resolution Dissertation Fellowship. The Udall Foundation rewards two students each year with grants of up to $24,000. Students should already be entering their final year of writing their dissertation. The scholarship covers both your academic expenses and your living expenses for the period of one full year. The scholarship is open to U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents and U.S. nationals.
Udall Foundation
130 South Scott Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85701
520-901-8500
udall.gov/OurPrograms/ECRFellowship/ECRFellowship.aspx
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