Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship for 2016-17 (Due 1/29/16)

[Rachel Goeller]

The Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship (DDF) gives the University's most accomplished PhD candidates an opportunity to devote full-time effort to an outstanding research project by providing time to finalize and write a dissertation during the fellowship year. The award includes a stipend of $23,000 for the academic year (September-May), tuition for up to 14 thesis credits each semester (fall & spring), and subsidized health insurance through the Graduate Assistant Health Plan.

The fellowship competition is open to Ph.D candidates nominated by their program who will have passed the written and oral preliminary examinations by March 1, 2016, and will have completed all program coursework by the end of spring semester 2016 (Nominee may be registered for program coursework in spring 2016), and is expected to graduate no later than December 2017.

Students are ineligible if they have one or more incompletes for their program coursework at the time of nomination submission or have been a previous recipient of the award. 

The award is intended for students making timely progress who, typically, will be entering their final one-year or two years of graduate study.  Nominees who are in their sixth year or later year of study must provide an explanation regarding their scholarly and research productivity, in order to establish a record of good progress. 

More information, the application and further instructions can be found at: http://www.grad.umn.edu/funding-tuition-fellowships-grants/ddf 

Applicants must be nominated by the department, Please note that the department may nominate six students, the applications will be reviewed by the Psychology Awards Committee. The completed application packet, including all supporting documents, letters of recommendation, and the attached checklist are due to Rachel Goeller (deco...@umn.edu) by noon, on Friday January 29th, 2016, so that we may meet the graduate school deadline of March 1st. Please note that the DGS Evaluation form will be handled by the department. 

We strongly encourage eligible students to apply. In past years, Psychology students have had an excellent record in obtaining Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships. This is an excellent opportunity

Thank you! 

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Rachel Goeller
Department of Psychology
College of Liberal Arts
University of Minnesota
S258 Elliott Hall
75 East River Road
Minneapolis, MN 55455
(612) 626-3483 
Fax: (612) 626-2079