Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships

Overview

_NOTE:_

* _Pre-Proposal - This deadline represents when the First Round application closes._
* _Full Proposal - Invite Only - This deadline represents when the finalists need to submit their application, full proposal, and recommendations._

Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships

Now in its fifth decade, the Newcombe Fellowship has become a nationally recognized award that distinguishes recipients within their fields. Fellows receive a $31,000 stipend to complete the writing stage of their dissertation. The Newcombe Fellowships have supported over 1400 graduate students who have written dissertations which respond to and participate in, deep and meaningful conversations within religion, values, and ethics. The conversation may be from the ancient past, with modern relevance; it may be a unique perspective on a well-known topic; it may revolve around culture, art, societies, or identity. Those awarded a Newcombe Fellowship are often at the forefront of creative and original scholarship, proposing new insights and ground-breaking work in the questions and conversations surrounding religion, ethics, and values.

Candidates are evaluated based on scholarly excellence; quality and originality of the project; and commitment to research that advances religious understanding, ethics, and values.

The purpose of the Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship is to offset living expenses while the dissertation is completed. Fellows must use the award for the final year of writing the dissertation. Fellows’ graduate schools will be asked to waive tuition and fees while maintaining health insurance for Newcombe Fellows.

Applicants must have completed all course work, passed all preliminary examinations, and received approval for their research proposals or plans by the November deadline.

The application is open primarily to fields of study in the humanities and social sciences. Scholars engaged in science, technology, engineering, and math fields may apply provided questions of religion, ethics, or values are central to the dissertation.

Funding

$31,000 for 12 months of full-time dissertation writing (No deferments, half-year, or partial awards). Fellows’ graduate schools will be asked to waive tuition and fees while maintaining health insurance for Newcombe Fellows.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

* Applicants must:
* be candidates for Ph.D. degrees in any field of study in the humanities and social sciences at accredited graduate schools in the United States.
* Students in science, technology, engineering, and math fields may apply provided questions of religious understanding, ethics, or values are central to the dissertation.
* be ABD, and have completed all pre-dissertation requirements fulfilled by the application deadline, including approval of the dissertation proposal.
* be in the writing stage of the dissertation.
* Usually, this means that fieldwork or other research is complete and writing has begun by the time of the award.
* expect to complete the dissertation between April 1 and August 31, the year of the tenure of the award.
* have never held a similar national award for the final year of dissertation writing.
* The program of study must:
* be campus-based at the institution.
* Fellows are not required to live in the U.S. during the tenure of the award.
* The Dissertation Fellowship is intended for applicants who are completing their first doctoral degree.

Ineligibility

* Candidates working on D.Min., JD, Psy.D., Ed.D. and other professional degrees are not eligible. 
* This Fellowship Program does not provide funding for distance learning or online programs, or for degrees heavily dependent on distance learning components (research travel excluded).