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Purpose

Graduate College Dissertation Fellowships are competitive university-wide fellowships designed to support highly meritorious doctoral students who are in the final stages of post-candidacy doctoral work.

Awards will be made across the following five areas: (1) arts, humanities, and social sciences; (2) natural sciences and mathematics; (3) engineering; (4) professional programs and education; and (5) interdisciplinary research.

Fellowship guidelines/tax considerations

Contact

Pat Saldivar (psaldivar@asu.edu), 965-5906, Office of Associate Vice Provost Andrew Webber, Graduate College

Award

$17,000 plus tuition for one year. Academic unit nominating the student provides health insurance.

Eligibility

The applicant must:

• Have demonstrated the ability to carry out original research at a high level;
• Have already advanced to doctoral candidacy by February 1, 2010;
• Be prepared to devote full time to writing the dissertation with no other employment, including university assistantships. It is expected that the student will be within one year of completion of the dissertation upon receipt of the award.
• Enrollment: nine (9) graduate level credit hours is highly recommended; however, awardee must maintain a minimum of six (6) graduate level credit hours each semester.

Application Process

• Copy of Graduation Office Candidacy letter (application will not be considered without it)
• 5-7 page statement addressing the significance of the project, theoretical framework, data and methods, research questions/hypotheses, any preliminary findings, and statement of broader impact
• Vitae
• A letter of support from the doctoral dissertation committee chair with a statement and timeline regarding the proposed dissertation progress and completion date also attesting to the student's ability to meet the terms of the fellowship during the award year
• Letter of support from academic unit chair/director/graduate director which must include a commitment to provide health insurance during the fellowship year and rank number if more than one nomination is being submitted
• Unofficial ASU transcript

Deferral Policy: Failure to use this award during the specified period will result in its loss. Under very unusual circumstances (e.g., a documented medical situation; documented U.S. military service in the event of a crisis or when the draft is in effect) a one-year deferral may be granted.

Fellowship Disbursement Process

• The stipend for this fellowship will be disbursed by the Graduate College through the University Financial Aid System in two equal payments at the beginning of each semester.
• Disbursement checks will be sent to the mailing address in the ASU system. You may also sign up for direct deposit via "My ASU."
• The tuition award amount will appear in the Financials section of "My ASU." The Dissertation fellowship includes a tuition award for the amount of resident tuition only, even if the fellow is a non-resident.
• You will need to be enrolled for fall and spring semesters in a minimum of nine (9) graduate-level credit hours during the time covered by this fellowship.
• All fellowship recipients must review the Fellowship Guidelines/Tax Considerations at http://graduate.asu.edu/noncompsupport.html for important information on filing annual tax information.

Student Health Insurance

• You must register for ASU student health insurance through "My ASU" no later than the first week of fall semester. Renewal for the following spring semester is automatic.
• If you have your own insurance, you are not required to enroll in the ASU student health insurance plan; however, this award only funds ASU student health insurance.
• If you have applied for and/or received financial aid, acceptance of this fellowship may decrease your financial aid funding eligibility, such as student loans. If you have questions concerning this, contact the ASU Student Financial Aid Office in the Student Services building at (480) 965-3355 or e-mail financialaid@asu.edu
• International students who receive Graduate College fellowships do not need to register for student health insurance, as they are automatically enrolled per their visa requirements.