Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellowship

THE INTERDISCIPLINARY DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications. Students applying for the IDF for the 2019 – 2020 academic year should have an intended graduation term of no earlier than spring 2021. Students who are seeking funding for their final year are encouraged to apply for the Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship. This fellowship provides a unique opportunity for outstanding Ph.D. students who are engaged in interdisciplinary research to study with faculty at one of the University’s interdisciplinary research centers or institutes during their fellowship year. Applications are due by Monday, October 22. For more information, see below. 

View this email in your web browser Directors of Graduate Studies: As we come closer to the start of the academic year, we are once again preparing for some of our major University fellowships to open for new applications. This year, we are making a change to the eligibility requirements on one such award, the Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellowship (IDF). The Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellowship (IDF) provides a unique opportunity for outstanding Ph.D. students who are engaged in interdisciplinary research to study with faculty at one of the University’s interdisciplinary research centers or institutes during their fellowship year. Applicants designate the host center or institute they believe is the best match with their planned dissertation topic, contingent upon endorsement by the host center or institute. One of the major goals for the IDF is that students who are selected for this fellowship are able to incorporate the interdisciplinary work of their host center into some aspect of their eventual dissertation. However, over the past several years, many of our IDF fellows have been entering their final year of study, and the impact of their time at their host institute has been far more minimal than what we would expect for a student receiving this unique opportunity. Therefore, we have decided to update our eligibility requirements to specify that students applying for the IDF for the 2019-20 academic year should have an intended graduation term of no earlier than spring 2021. Students who are seeking funding for their final year of study are encouraged to apply for the Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship (DDF). Thank you for your continued support of the IDF fellowship. The official announcement calling for new applications will be sent to your program in early September. Please let us know if you have questions regarding this fellowship in the meantime. Thank you, Scott Lanyon Vice Provost & Dean of Graduate Education This email is being sent to Directors of Graduate Studies and Graduate Program Coordinators. This email was sent by: The Graduate School 321 Johnston Hall, 101 Pleasant Street SE Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA