Graduate Fellowship Programs

Graduate School Senior Doctoral Fellowship
CLA Advanced Graduate Scholar Award

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Graduate School Senior Doctoral Fellowship

Deadline for 2013-14 is February 25, 2013
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Graduate School Senior Doctoral Fellowships provide comprehensive support to advanced doctoral students pursuing research in the humanities or humanistic social sciences in any School or College at Temple. Fellows receive funding that enables them to work full-time on the dissertation for one semester. This includes a full stipend (identical to that for humanities TAs), one tuition credit, benefits, and $500 in research funding. Fellows receive office space at the Center and join the bi-weekly CHAT Fellows Seminar, where they present part of their dissertation for discussion and critique.

Eligibility

This fellowship is available to Temple Ph.D. students in good standing who have completed all course and exam requirements for the degree and will be elevated to candidacy by the start of the fellowship term (see Graduate School Policies and Procedures 02.27.13). Previous recipients of this fellowship or the Graduate School Doctoral Dissertation Grant are ineligible.

Application

Your application must communicate the significance of your project to faculty outside your own discipline. Please submit:

• A short cover letter identifying the fellowship you are applying for.
• A statement of proposed research (4-5 pages double-spaced) describing the intellectual significance of the project. Provide an overview explaining the basic ideas, problems, or questions examined by the study. Explain how the project will complement, challenge, or expand relevant studies in the field. Include a description of the current state of the work.
• A current C.V.
• One confidential letter of reference by a faculty member familiar with the candidate's research, preferably the dissertation director, sent separately by the recommender.

Send all materials as email attachments to chat@temple.edu.

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CLA Advanced Graduate Scholar Award

Deadline for 2013-14 is February 25, 2013
Download the complete application instructions

CLA Advanced Graduate Scholar Awards provide financial support to advanced doctoral students pursuing research in the humanities or humanistic social sciences in the College of Liberal Arts. Awardees receive a stipend of $7,500 to work full-time on the dissertation for one semester. The award also include one tuition credit and $500 in research funding. Four awards are made each year. Recipients have office space at the Center and join the bi-weekly CHAT Fellows Seminar for the full academic year, where they present part of their dissertation for discussion and critique.

Eligibility
Applicants must be CLA Ph.D. students in good standing who have completed all course and exam requirements for the degree and will be elevated to candidacy by the start of the fellowship academic year (see Graduate School Policies and Procedures 02.27.13). Recipients must complete the degree no later than one year following the academic year of the award. Previous recipients of this fellowship, the Graduate School Senior Doctoral Fellowship, or the Graduate School Doctoral Dissertation Grant are ineligible.

Application
Applications will be reviewed by faculty from outside your home discipline. When describing your project, bear in mind that you must communicate its significance to faculty from a variety of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. Please submit:

• A short cover letter identifying the fellowship you are applying for.
• A research statement (4-5 pages) describing the intellectual significance of the project. Provide an overview articulating the central ideas, problems, or questions examined by the study. Explain how the project will complement, challenge, or expand existing studies in the field.
• A description (1-2 pages) of the current state of the dissertation and a completion timeline.
• A current C.V.
• One confidential letter of reference from a faculty member familiar with your research, preferably the dissertation director, sent separately by the recommender.

Send all materials as email attachments to chat@temple.edu. Direct questions about the Award to Prof. Peter Logan, CHAT Director, peter.logan@temple.edu.
 
Graduate School Senior Doctoral Fellowship Coordination
Eligible candidates may apply simultaneously for the Graduate School Senior Doctoral Fellowship. Only one application is needed. Applicants who wish to be considered for both fellowships should indicate this prominently in the cover letter. Applicants may also use the same application to apply for the Graduate Associate Fellowship.