Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships

Deadline: October 24, 2012

Length: One year

Comments: The Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships are to assist graduate students in the humanities and related social sciences in the last year of Ph.D. dissertation writing. This program aims to encourage timely completion of the Ph.D. Applicants must be prepared to complete their dissertations within the period of their fellowship tenure and no later than August 31, 2014. Applicants must be no more than six years in the degree program; awardees can hold this Fellowship no later than their seventh year.

Stipend: $25,000, plus funds for research costs of up to $3,000 and for university fees of up to $5,000.

URL: http://www.acls.org/grants/default.aspx?id=512

PLEASE NOTE: Students will be asked to list an individual who will submit a letter of institutional support. For students in the Social Sciences Division, this should be Dean of Students Patrick Hall (bp-hall@uchicago.edu).

In order for Dean Hall to write his letter of institutional support, applicants need to email the following materials to Ms. Kelly Pollock (kpollock@uchicago.edu) by Wednesday, October 17, 2012:

• Updated CV
• 1-page abstract of the dissertation
• Timeline for the expected completion of dissertation writing and defense

In addition, the applicant should also have his or her dissertation advisor email Ms. Pollock (ssd-fellowships@uchicago.edu) indicating support for the project and the viability of the timeline.