{"id":96,"date":"2021-01-07T04:28:53","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T04:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ydn.dtd.mybluehost.me\/wcpc\/?page_id=96"},"modified":"2023-06-12T16:27:27","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T16:27:27","slug":"dissertation-fellowships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/westcoastpovertycenter.org\/students\/dissertation-fellowships\/","title":{"rendered":"Dissertation Fellowships"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The WCPC supports University of Washington-Seattle doctoral students with Dissertation Research Fellowships. The purposes of these one-quarter awards are two-fold: (1) to encourage scholarship on poverty-related topics; and (2) to promote equity, inclusion, diversity and access to academic poverty research careers.<\/p>

Applicants may apply for either: (1) dissertation proposal preparation support or (2) dissertation completion support.<\/p>

Doctoral program students from any discipline may apply, but all applicants must be sponsored by a WCPC Faculty Affiliate.<\/p>

PLEASE NOTE: The 2022-23 Dissertation Fellowship competition has closed. We will announce future funding opportunities here and via campus announcements. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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<\/span><\/i><\/span>About the Dissertation Fellowships<\/span><\/i><\/div>

In this round of competition, the Center will be offering one quarter of support to 1-2 UW students either proposing or working on dissertations on topics relating to the causes, consequences and effective responses to poverty and inequality in the United States. Applicants may apply for either: (1) dissertation proposal preparation support or (2) dissertation completion support.<\/p>

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Fellowship support is intended to promote equity, inclusion, diversity and access to academic poverty research careers. Students with a demonstrated interest and\/or active role in advancing the research and career interests of those who may be underrepresented in the field of academic poverty research are encouraged to apply. Underrepresentation exists in various forms, and may include experience overcoming adversity, lived experience of economic disadvantage, experience with educational disadvantage, and other comparable experiences. Applicants are expected to note how their dissertation or subsequent career plans will advance, and will be asked to share how their relevant experiences and accomplishments will promote, these goals of the fellowship.\u00a0<\/p>

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**The fellowship\u00a0will provide a $9,000 stipend for Summer or Fall Quarter 2023 along with fringe benefits and 2 credits of tuition up to $13,000 total ** Note: For Fall Quarter awards, students may need to petition the Graduate School for and get approval for reduced enrollment.”<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>

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<\/span><\/i><\/span>Eligibility<\/span><\/i><\/div>

Proposals are invited from UW doctoral students whose dissertation is (or will be) focused on issues related to poverty and economic mobility. Students may apply for either (1) dissertation proposal preparation funding or (2) dissertation completion funding.<\/p>

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Applicants must be students in good standing at the University of Washington in Seattle.<\/p>

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Dissertation proposal preparation applicants must have completed all PhD program-related requirements prior to the dissertation proposal, including general or comprehensive exams and any applicable Masters degree work. Applicants for dissertation completion funding must have advanced to PhD candidacy and have an approved dissertation plan (and any required IRB approval) at the start of the funding period.<\/p>

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Each applicant must have a sponsor who is a WCPC Faculty Affiliate and that sponsor must submit a letter of support for the student\u2019s application here <\/a>by 10am on May 15, 2023. (The sponsor does not<\/b>\u00a0need to be the applicant\u2019s faculty advisor).<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>

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<\/span><\/i><\/span>Application Instructions<\/span><\/i><\/div>

Application materials (not including the letter of support from a WCPC faculty affiliate) must be uploaded as a single PDF using\u00a0this Google form<\/a>\u00a0by 10:00 am on May 15, 2023:<\/b><\/p>

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1. Cover page with the following information:<\/b><\/p>