Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships support a year of research and writing to help advanced graduate students in the humanities and social sciences in the last year of the PhD dissertation writing. Applicants must be prepared to complete their dissertations within the period of their fellowship tenure and no later than August 31 of the fellowship year.
ACLS will award 65 fellowships for a one-year term beginning between June and September of the fellowship year. The fellowship tenure may be carried out in residence at the fellow’s home institution, abroad, or at another appropriate site for research. These fellowships may not be held concurrently with any other fellowship or grant.
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 and obtained ABD (all but dissertation) status by the application deadline
- be no more than six years in the degree program (awardees can hold this fellowship no later than their seventh year)
The following criteria are used for evaluating applications:
- the potential of the project to advance the field of study in which it is proposed and make an original and significant contribution to knowledge
- the quality of the proposal with regard to its methodology, scope, theoretical framework, and grounding in the relevant scholarly literature
- the feasibility o the project and the likelihood that the applicant will execute the work within the proposed timeframe
- the scholarly record and career trajectory of the applicant
Funding
These fellowships offer a stipend of $30,000, plus funds for research costs of up to $3,000 and for university fees (tuition, fees, health insurance) of up to $5,000.
Application Deadline
Mid-October
Additional Information
http://www.acls.org/programs/dcf