The Social Science Research Council invites applications for their 2013 Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship Program (DPDF). The Fellowship competition is open to second and third year graduate students in all disciplines of the humanities and social science who are enrolled full time in PhD programs. The DPDF program covers necessary costs for workshop participation and up to $5,000 for summer research. Application Deadline: January 31st, 2013 by 5pm (EST).
APPLICATION IS NOW OPEN.
APPLY BY JANUARY 31, 2013, 5PM ET.
The Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF) Program, which supports mid-stage graduate students in the humanities and social sciences, is now accepting applications for the 2013 fellowship cycle. This year's program contains the following research fields, led by senior faculty spanning a variety of disciplines:
-Critical Approaches to Human Rights, led by Amy Ross (Geography, University of Georgia) and Chandra Sriram (Law, University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies)
-Global Commodity Studies, led by Judith Carney (Geography, University of California, Los Angeles) and Paul Gootenberg (History, State University of New York-Stony Brook)
-Mobility, Empowerment, and Precarity in African Migration, (International Field) led by Loren Landau (Political Science and Sociology, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg) and Stephen Lubkemann (Anthropology and International Affairs, George Washington University)
-Postcolonial Identities and Decolonial Struggles: Creolization and Colored Cosmopolitanisms, (International Field) led by Gurminder K. Bhambra (Sociology, University of Warwick) and Nico Slate (History, Carnegie Mellon University)
-Public Finance and Society: The New Historical Fiscal Sociology, led by Isaac Martin (Sociology, University of California, San Diego) and Ajay K. Mehrotra (Law and History, Indiana University Bloomington)
THE PROGRAM:
DPDF Fellows work with senior faculty to formulate effective dissertation proposals within the context of multidisciplinary research fields. Fellows attend workshops in the spring and fall of the fellowship cycle, which provide a framework for pre-dissertation research and guide dissertation proposal writing. In the summer months between workshops, DPDF fellows carry out exploratory field research on their topics to evaluate issues of feasibility and methods of investigation. The DPDF program covers necessary costs for workshop participation and up to $5,000 for summer research.
ELIGIBILITY:
The Fellowship competition is open to second and third year graduate students in all disciplines of the humanities and social science who are enrolled full time in PhD programs at accredited universities in the United States. International fields are open to first year students enrolled in universities within select countries. For more information on eligibility, please visit our website.
PROGRAM CONTACTS:
For further information regarding the program and how to apply, please visit our website at www.ssrc.org/programs/dpdf/.
Program staff are available at dpdf@ssrc.org to answer additional questions.
