2019-20 Graduate School Presidential Dissertation Fellowship Awards
Posted: 3/18/2019 (Funding)
The Graduate School is accepting departmental nominations for the 2019-20 Graduate School Presidential Dissertation Fellowship awards. These fellowship awards support students pursuing PhD degrees in the arts, humanities, social sciences and social professions. The purpose of these one-quarter awards is to relieve Ph.D. candidates of their teaching duties or other employment not directly related to the dissertation so that they may devote their full time to finalizing the dissertation; it is not intended to be used the quarter in which they defend their dissertation. The award must be used during the 2019-20 academic year (summer 2019 through spring 2020). The choice of the quarter will be left to the discretion of the graduate student in consultation with their supervisory committee chair.
Please note that we have made a significant change in the nomination process this year. Eligible departments may nominate only one student. We’ve had significant annual increases in nominations, but our number of awards has stayed the same. While we wish we didn’t have to limit the number of nominations, doing so will help to ensure a timely and thorough evaluation of all nominees and selection of awardees.
Nominations are due no later than Tuesday, April 9, 2019; noon (PDT) through the MyGradProgram Awards portal.
Eligibility
- the student must have passed the General Examination at the time of nomination and
- must have demonstrated progress on the dissertation which indicates completion by the end of Summer Quarter 2020 or sooner.
Selection Criteria and Process
Two interdisciplinary faculty committees (one committee for Arts and Humanities nominees and one committee for Social Sciences and Social Professions nominees) will evaluate proposals, and nominees should be encouraged to consider this audience when preparing the project description.
Criteria used in evaluating nominations include:
- the significance and originality of the dissertation project
- evidence of scholarly promise, such as publications or presentations at scholarly meetings
- evidence that the dissertation will be completed during the 2019-20 academic year
Terms of Award
Awarded fellows are expected to enroll for at least 10 credits (except in summer when it is 2 credits). The awards provide a stipend equivalent to the base rate stipend of a Predoc TA II (currently $2,703 per month, due to increase as of 7/1/2019 by 2%), GAIP insurance, and UW state tuition (excluding U-PASS) up to 18 credits.
Detailed information about the award, the nomination process and all required nominations materials can be found on our dissertation fellowship website.
Questions can be directed to the Graduate School’s Fellowships and Awards Office at gradappt@uw.edu or 206.543-7152.
Best regards,
Deadline: 04/09/2019
Location: UW Graduate School