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Deadline: 11/13/2012 through 11/19/2012 - Deadlines vary depending on discipline.
Length: Three years
Comment: The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate
students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based master's and
doctoral degrees in the U.S. and abroad. Stipends of $30,000 per year plus up to $12,000 for fees and tuition.
Eligible Applicants:
- Are a US citizen, US national or permanent resident alien, and
- Are a graduating senior; have completed a B.S./B.A. degree in a STEM field; or are in their 1st year or the first semester of their 2nd year in graduate school, and
- Are pursuing a research-based master's or doctoral degree in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields supported by NSF.
| When: | Thursday, October 6, 2011 12:00 pm |
| Where: |
Classics Building, Room 110 1010 East 59th Street, Chicago, IL |
Students in the social, physical, or biological sciences who have not completed a previous graduate degree or more than 12 months of study are eligible for these prestigious fellowships. For full eligibility requirements, see: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11582/nsf11582.htm.
Interested applicants should this first session to learn more about the application process and get application tips; then join a writing group with your colleagues from throughout the University (not just your department) to get feedback on your essays!
Attendance at this workshop is mandatory for those wishing to participate in the October 11 and November 1 writing groups. If you are unable to attend on October 6, please contact Devin O'Rourke (dorourke@uchicago.edu) in GSA. For one-on-one advising on this fellowship application, please contact Meghan Hammond (mrhammond@uchicago.edu) in GSA.
Deadline: September 1, 2010; January 6, 2011; March 9, 2011
Length: 1 year
Comments: AERA invites education-related dissertation proposals using NCES, NSF, and other federal data bases. Dissertation Grants are available for advanced doctoral students and are intended to support the student while writing the doctoral dissertation. Applications are encouraged from a variety of disciplines, such as but not limited to, education, sociology, economics, psychology, demography, statistics, and psychometrics. The research project must include the analysis of data from at least one of the large-scale, nationally or internationally representative data sets such as those supported by NCES, NSF, and the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. Census Bureau, and the National Institutes of Health. Applicants should be advanced doctoral students at the dissertation writing stage. Underrepresented minority researchers are strongly encouraged to apply. Awards for Dissertation Grants are up to $20,000 for 1-year projects. Grants are not renewable.
URL: http://www.aera.net/grantsprogram/res_training/diss_grants/DGFly.html
