THE MILDRED AND HERBERT WEISINGER DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIP
The Mildred and Herbert Weisinger Dissertation Fellowship will be awarded to a graduate student who has advanced to candidacy and is working on a dissertation that bears high scholarly promise but might otherwise be delayed without financial assistance. One fellowship of $ 10,000 will be awarded.
Each department/program with graduate students at the dissertation stage may nominate one (1) candidate.
Each nomination must be made by the student's Graduate Program Director or Department Chair.Each nomination should include:
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The Mildred and Herbert Weisinger Dissertation Fellowship will be awarded to a graduate student who has advanced to candidacy and is working on a dissertation that bears high scholarly promise but might otherwise be delayed without financial assistance. One fellowship of $ 10,000 will be awarded.
Each department/program with graduate students at the dissertation stage may nominate one (1) candidate.
Each nomination must be made by the student's Graduate Program Director or Department Chair.Each nomination should include:
- A short summary of the nominee's status as a graduate student (e.g., date of admission, year of study, date of advancement to candidacy, expected date of completion of the doctoral degree).
- Dissertation abstract, or similar summary of the project.
- Memorandum of nomination indicating evidence both exceptional financial need and the high scholarly promise of the dissertation project.
- If applicable, indication that the dissertation project has the required approval of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) or DLAR.
- Letters of recommendation from each: the advisor, department chair and another program faculty member.
| 2009 | : | Eran Shor, Sociology |
| 2008 | : | Richard Tyson Smith, Sociology |
| 2007 | : | Anna Sher, Sociology |
| 2006 | : | Matthew Mahler, Sociology Maya Shanbhag, Comparative Studies |
| 2005 | : | Carol Lindquist, Sociology Jennifer Matey, Philosophy |
