Eligibility to apply for a dissertation fellowship is limited to:

• All U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, and U.S. permanent residents (holders of a Permanent Resident Card); individuals granted deferred action status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program;¹ Indigenous individuals exercising rights associated with the Jay Treaty of 1794; individuals granted Temporary Protected Status; asylees; and refugees, regardless of race, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation;
• Individuals with evidence of superior academic achievement (such as grade point average, class rank, honors, or other designations);
• Individuals committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level in the U.S.;
• Individuals enrolled in an eligible research-based (dissertation-required) program leading to a Ph.D. or Sc.D. degree at a non-proprietary (not for profit) U.S. institution of higher education who will complete the dissertation in a period of 9-12 months during the 2023-2024 academic year, but no later than Fall 2024;
• Individuals who, by December 8, 2022, have completed all departmental and institutional requirements for their degree, except for writing and defense of the dissertation; and
• Individuals who have not earned a doctoral degree at any time, in any field.

¹Eligibility includes individuals with current status under the DACA Program, as well as individuals whose status may have lapsed but who continue to meet all the USCIS guidelines for DACA.

1. Read through the following:
   • Dissertation Fellowship Fact Sheet
   • Dissertation Application Instructions


2. Familiarize yourself with Navigating the Online Application.


3. Start an application here. 

Applicants should note that it is their responsibility to ensure that all application components--including all supplementary materials--have been entered, submitted, and uploaded by the specified deadlines.