Dissertation Fellowships 2005-2006

Amount: $17,000
Deadline: 03.07.05
To Submit: Please submit fellowship applications to Professor B. Peter Rosendorff
Center for International Studies, SOS B-1
Winners will be notified in April 2005

The Center for International Studies (CIS) is pleased to announce its annual Dissertation Fellowship award competition intended to support USC doctoral dissertation research in international relations. Doctoral students enrolled in the School of International Relations, including its joint Ph.D. degree programs such as PEPP, are eligible for the awards. Successful applicants must pass their qualifying examinations before receiving fellowship monies, but may submit an application during the year of study prior to the examination.

The application must include a research proposal of not more than 3000 words and two letters of reference from professors familiar with the student and the proposal. The proposal will be evaluated based on its likely contribution to a broader body of scholarship, project design and feasibility, and quality of preparation. Include a coversheet with your name, address, telephone, e-mail and social security number. Applications are reviewed by the CIS Advisory Committee.

To be considered, a student must have applied for support during the same period for at least one dissertation fellowship or grant provided by an agency outside USC. A copy of the external application must be attached to the CIS application and verifiable. If a student should win both an external competition and the CIS fellowship, the CIS award may be adjusted to permit support to be extended to another qualified USC applicant.

The CIS fellowship provides a stipend of $17,000 distributed over a period of 10 months beginning August 2005.

Dissertation Fellows are expected to concentrate on the completion of their dissertation throughout the fellowship year. As such, acceptance of this award precludes acceptance of additional employment during the period of the CIS fellowship. It is expected that they will attend CIS seminars and appropriately acknowledge CIS support in any resulting publications. They will also be asked to present their research as part of the CIS Scholar series in the spring semester during the year of the fellowship.

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