Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships

Organization
American Council of Learned Societies
633 Third Ave.
New York, NY 10017-6706
Phone Number
(212)697-1505

Level of Study -
Graduate Degree
Professional Development

Award Type -
Fellowship

Purpose
To provide support for young scholars who are in the phase of completing their dissertations, as well as to advance research after being awarded the PhD.
Focus -
Humanities; Social sciences.
Qualifications -
Applicants must be PhD candidates in a humanities or social science department in the United States; have all requirements for the PhD except the dissertation completed before beginning fellowship tenure; and, be no more than six years in the degree program; must not currently hold or have previously held a dissertation completion fellowship; have not previously applied for this fellowship more than once.
Criteria
Recipients will be selected based following four
Amount -
$3,000
$5,000
$30,000
Award Duration -
Annual; one year beginning summer.

Number of Recipients -
50.
To Apply
Applications must be submitted online and must include: completed application form; proposal (no more than ten pages, double spaced, in Times New Roman 11-point font); one-page timeline for the expected completion of dissertation writing and defense; up to three additional pages of images, musical scores, or other similar supporting non-text materials (optional); bibliography (no more than two pages); completed chapter of the dissertation (that is neither the introduction, nor the conclusion, nor the literature review) of not more than 25 double-spaced pages, in Times New Roman 11-point font, or a representative 25-page excerpt from a longer chapter; the chapter must be in English, though citations may be in other languages (with translations provided); two reference letters; and, a statement from the applicant's institution (preferably from the applicant's department chair or dean); the provided form asks the institutional representative to (1) attest to the viability of the proposed timeline for completion; (2) stipulate that, in the event of an award, the university will not charge the student tuition or fees beyond a limit of $5, 000 and will provide for any additional costs; and (3) pledge that if an ACLS award is made, the university will not provide the applicant with any subsequent aid. The person submitting the statement cannot be one of the reference letter writers.
Deadline -
October 27.

Contact -
E-mail: fellowships@acls.org.
For more information
http://www.acls.org