Thomas Edwin Devaney Dissertation Fellowships

The objective of these fellowships is to assist students working in the humanities and the arts within the College of Arts and Sciences in the continuance and completion of their doctoral program.

Devaney Dissertation Fellowships are equivalent to the stipend for a Graduate Part-time Instructor (50% time, .4 FTE) and a tuition waiver for five hours. In addition, these students are named as Graduate Student Fellows in the Center for Humanities and the Arts; as such, they would be invited to be full participants in the work of CHA.

Eligibility

1. The recipient must have passed their comprehensive examinations or the equivalent by May 1 of the academic year preceding the award. The student must be working in the humanities or the arts, but it is the student's work not departmental affiliation that is at issue here (that is, a student in cultural anthropology or political philosophy might be nominated).

2. During the award period, the student must be enrolled as a full-time student as defined by the rules of the Graduate School.

3. A recipient may not hold another appointment, such as a teaching or research assistantship, during the fellowship period, but may hold another fellowship.

4. The student must use the award during the time for which it is offered.

5. At the time of application and during the award period, the student must be making timely progress towards the completion of the degree and remain in good academic standing as defined by the rules of the Graduate School.

Nomination:

Departments offering a doctoral degree may nominate one applicant and one alternate. The nomination packet for each applicant should include:

A letter of nomination from the department
A letter from the student's dissertation director, evaluating the student's work done at CU. Include details about teaching, merit of the student's project, and the student's professional activities.
A 2-3 page statement of purpose from the student, including what the student will be doing during the period of the fellowship, and what s/he has done since the prospectus, including any changes in the project since the prospectus was filed.
Copies of the student's CU transcripts.

Selection

1. The selection committee will be composed of a representative from each humanities and arts department in the College of Arts and Sciences; the Director of the Center for Humanities and the Arts will serve as chair.

2. Fellowships will be awarded on the basis of merit. Preference may be given to students who are within six years of beginning their degree. If the student is not within six years, the department should address the issue of timely progress toward the degree.

3. No more than one fellowship will be granted to a particular department.

Deadline: 12:00 noon, Friday, April 18, 2008
Please send submissions to:
Center for Humanities and the Arts
Macky 201, 280 UCB