Funding

The American Council of Learned Societies invites applications for Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships, which support a year of research and writing to help advanced graduate students in the humanities and related social sciences in the last year of PhD dissertation writing. Apply by Oct. 23, 2019!

By Kaitlyn Ugoretz, Funding Peer
Monday, September 16th, 2019 - 4:37pm


​Overview
The American Council of Learned Societies invites applications for the Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships, which support a year of research and writing to help advanced graduate students in the humanities and related social sciences in the last year of PhD dissertation writing.

Deadline
October 23, 2019

Eligibility
Applicants must:

  • be PhD candidates in a humanities or social science department in the United States.
  • have completed all requirements for the PhD except the dissertation (i.e., obtained ABD status) by the application deadline.
  • be no more than six years into the degree program at the time of application. This includes time spent earning an MA within that program.
  • not currently hold or have previously held a dissertation completion fellowship.
  • have not previously applied for this fellowship more than once.

Award
The total award of up to $43,000 includes: a stipend ($35,000) plus additional funds for university fees (up to $5,000) and research support (up to $3,000). In addition to the monetary support that the fellowship offers, Dissertation Completion Fellows may apply to participate in a seminar on preparing for the academic job market. The seminar takes place over three days in the fall of the fellowship year.

Details
https://www.acls.org/programs/dcf/

Overview

ACLS invites applications for Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships, which support a year of research and writing to help advanced graduate students in the humanities and related social sciences in the last year of PhD dissertation writing.


Deadline

October 23, 2019.


Eligibility

Applicants must:


  • be PhD candidates in a humanities or social science department in the United States.

  • have completed all requirements for the PhD except the dissertation (i.e., obtained ABD status) by the application deadline.

  • be no more than six years into the degree program at the time of application. This includes time spent earning an MA within that program.

  • not currently hold or have previously held a dissertation completion fellowship.

have not previously applied for this fellowship more than once.


Award

The total award of up to $43,000 includes: a stipend ($35,000) plus additional funds for university fees (up to $5,000) and research support (up to $3,000). In addition to the monetary support that the fellowship offers, Dissertation Completion Fellows may apply to participate in a seminar on preparing for the academic job market. The seminar takes place over three days in the fall of the fellowship year.


Details

https://www.acls.org/programs/dcf/

Overview

ACLS invites applications for Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships, which support a year of research and writing to help advanced graduate students in the humanities and related social sciences in the last year of PhD dissertation writing.


Deadline

October 23, 2019.


Eligibility

Applicants must:


  • be PhD candidates in a humanities or social science department in the United States.

  • have completed all requirements for the PhD except the dissertation (i.e., obtained ABD status) by the application deadline.

  • be no more than six years into the degree program at the time of application. This includes time spent earning an MA within that program.

  • not currently hold or have previously held a dissertation completion fellowship.

have not previously applied for this fellowship more than once.


Award

The total award of up to $43,000 includes: a stipend ($35,000) plus additional funds for university fees (up to $5,000) and research support (up to $3,000). In addition to the monetary support that the fellowship offers, Dissertation Completion Fellows may apply to participate in a seminar on preparing for the academic job market. The seminar takes place over three days in the fall of the fellowship year.


Details

https://www.acls.org/programs/dcf/