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Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships

Deadline: 06.11.2006.

Level: doctoral, postdoctoral
Field of study: Social Sciences, Humanities
Place of study: United States of America

 

Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship

The Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships are designed to encourage original and significant study of ethical or religious values in all fields of the humanities and social sciences, and particularly to help Ph.D. candidates in these fields complete their dissertation work in a timely manner. In addition to topics in religious studies or in ethics (philosophical or religious), dissertations appropriate to the Newcombe Fellowship competition might explore the ethical implications of foreign policy, the values influencing political decisions, the moral codes of other cultures, and religious or ethical issues reflected in history or literature.

The Newcombe Fellowships are provided to Ph.D. candidates at institutions in the United States who will complete their dissertations during the fellowship year. Fellows may not have held a similar national award for the final dissertation year, nor may they have previously applied for the Newcombe Fellowship. For more details, see the posted eligibility requirements and list of frequently asked questions.

In the 2007 Newcombe competition, approximately 30 Fellows will receive $19,000 for 12 months of full-time dissertation writing; in addition, their graduate schools will be asked to waive tuition and/or remit some portion of their fees. The deadline for the next Newcombe competition will be in early November 2006; the exact date will be announced in late summer. By early March 2007, all applicants will be advised whether or not their candidacy has advanced to the final selection round. Results of the competition are announced in early April.

ELIGIBILITY


Applicants for the Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship must:

  • be candidates for Ph.D. or Th.D. degrees in doctoral programs at graduate schools in the United States. Candidates working on D. Min., law, and other professional degrees are not eligible.
  • be able to fulfill all pre-dissertation requirements by November 6, 2006, including approval of the dissertation proposal, and expect to submit completed dissertations by August 2008.
  • be in the writing stage of the dissertation. Usually, this means that fieldwork or other research is complete and writing has begun by the time of the award.
  • have never held a similar national award for the final year of dissertation writing.
  • Applicants who have won such awards as the Whiting, Mellon, Ford, Pew, Spencer, MacArthur, or AAUW fellowship are not eligible.
  • plan to write on topics where ethical or religious values are a central concern.
  • have never applied for the Fellowship before. Previous applicants may not apply.

The Newcombe Fellowship selection process is highly competitive, and reapplications are not allowed.

Application Information


Contact: The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation
Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships
PO BOX 5281
Princeton, NJ
8543


Phone #: +1 (609) 452-7007
Fax #: +1 (609) 452-7828
E-Mail: charlotte@woodrow.org

web: http://www.woodrow.org/newcombe

 

 

 

 

 

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