UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
OFFICE OF GRADUATE STUDIES
COMPETITIVE SUPPORT FUNDS
UNIVERSITY DISSERTATION FELLOWS AWARD
The University Dissertation Fellows award is established by the Office of
the Provost to enable and support Ph.D. students to devote full attention
to the completion of their doctoral dissertations. The Office of Graduate
Studies is responsible for the administration of this competitive award
and will be assisted by a faculty review committee in the selection of
University Dissertation Fellows.
Departments and programs offering the Ph.D. degree are invited to submit
names and dossiers of their nominees to the Office of Graduate Studies.
Nominees for these awards must be in candidacy with a G2 student
classification and have completed all requirements for the Ph.D. degree
except the submission of the dissertation. A Dissertation Fellow must be
a full-time student holding no other University financial award. The
stipend of a Fellow may be supplemented by his/her department and/or
college up to a total stipend of $15,000 for the academic year (September
through May). No work obligations may accompany such a supplement.
Awards are competitive and based on academic achievement, the need to
devote full- time effort to dissertation writing, and the likelihood of
completion of the dissertation within one academic year. Awards are
granted for one academic year in the form of a tuition scholarship and
stipend corresponding to the announced level set by the University each
year. Students may not be nominated for the University Graduate Fellows or
University Graduate Scholars Award if being nominated for the University
Dissertation Fellows Award. Students may not be nominated for the award
in subsequent years. Each Ph.D. program may nominate up to two nominees
per academic year.
Nomination directions: (Nomination deadline is February 22, 2008)
1) Completed Application Sheet for each nominee;
2) A letter of nomination for each nominee from either the chairperson of the department or the director of the graduate program that describes the accomplishments and suitability of the nominee for this award including information that sets this nominee apart from other students in the program;
3) An evaluation letter by the student's dissertation adviser of the nominee's academic progress, need to devote full-time effort to dissertation writing, and likelihood of completion of the dissertation within one academic year;
4) A brief resume' of the nominee;
5) No more than a two-page essay from the nominee describing his/her plans for completing the dissertation within one year.
To download the nomination form click here.
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