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December 13, 2007
Social Science Research Council Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship 2008
The Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF) supports early-stage graduate students in the humanities and social sciences in formulating doctoral dissertation proposals that are intellectually pointed, feasible for completion, and competitive in fellowship competitions. Funding for the program is provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Early-stage graduate students, generally in their 2nd or 3rd years, apply to one of five research fields led by two research directors. For each research field, twelve fellows are selected. Fellows participate in two required four-day workshops, (May and September 2008) that frame their summer 2008 research experiences. The Spring workshop emphasizes preparation for predissertation research; the Fall workshop guides fellows through the synthesis of their summer research into dissertation proposals and applications for dissertation research funding. DPDF Fellows are eligible to apply for up to $5000 from the SSRC to support predissertation research during summer 2008.
2008 Research Fields:
Animal Studies
Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change
Muslim Modernities
Critical Studies of Science & Technology Policy
Urban Visual Studies
Information about the DPDF program, including eligibility and selection criteria, is available through the DPDF website, http://programs.ssrc.org/dpdf/. Fellowship applications are available at http://applications.ssrc.org/.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 8, 2008
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