Eligibility

Below are the Center for Engaged Scholarship eligibility requirements:

ARE YOU A PH.D STUDENT?

We are accepting applications from Ph.D. students in the social sciences who have already completed all departmental and institutional requirements for the Ph.D. degree, including approval of the dissertation proposal. The only requirement not completed must be the writing and where required, the defense, of the dissertation.

Applicants should be on track to finish the majority of their research or data collection by June of the current academic year, so that they are writing their chapters by the time the fellowship begins in September 2024.

ARE YOU STUDYING A SOCIAL SCIENCE?

The following areas of study apply:

• Anthropology
• Economics
• Geography
• History
• Political Science
• Social Psychology
• Sociology

Work inspired by these disciplines carried out in interdisciplinary programs such as ethnic studies, women’s studies, or American studies is also accepted.

ARE YOU ENROLLED IN A PROGRAM WITHIN THE U.S.?

The Center for Engaged Scholarship fellowships are open to all Ph.D students who meet the fellowship qualifications, as long as they are enrolled in a U.S. Ph.D program. This includes foreign nationals and undocumented individuals.