Subhash Sonnad Dissertation Completion Scholarships for Sociology ABD Students Grant

Subhash Sonnad Dissertation Completion Scholarships for Sociology ABD Students Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Western Michigan University
Amount: US $5,000
Last Updated: July 23, 2025

Summary

The Subhash Sonnad Dissertation Completion Scholarships at Western Michigan University support doctoral students in the final stages of their dissertation work. This one-time scholarship of $5,000 is awarded to students who demonstrate significant progress and a commitment to completing their dissertations within 6 to 8 months. Up to three scholarships are available annually, with applications due on October 1st. This initiative aims to enhance academic success and foster timely degree completion.

Overview

Graduate Funding The Department of Sociology and Western Michigan University endeavors to provide qualified graduate students with competitive awards and opportunities. Working for pay outside the University and acquiring student loans are the most obvious ways to acquire support for your graduate studies, but they are not always the most advisable in terms of financial health and intellectual enrichment. In addition to the funding opportunities discussed below, further information is available from the Office of Student Financial Aid. Financial support through the department or the Graduate College include: Assistantships (requires some service). The department has approximately 15 graduate students on assistantships and many more receive other forms of support. The department provides assistantship support for up to two years for master's degree students and up to another three years for doctoral degree students. Funding from outside the department does not count against the time limits.Fellowships (no service obligation).Supplemental sources for the support of graduate student research and professional travel (see below). Subhash Sonnad Dissertation Completion Scholarships for Sociology ABD Students The department offers a one-time dissertation completion incentive scholarship of $5,000 for doctoral students in the final stages of dissertation work. Up to three scholarships will be awarded each academic year. These awards are intended to fund the last 6 to 8 months of dissertation writing and to result in completion. Applications will be due on October 1st each year.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Scholarships and awards from the Department of Sociology at Western Michigan University acknowledge outstanding sociology students and provide assistance in their studies.These scholarships will be awarded competitively to Ph.D. students who have completed all requirements for the degree except the dissertation, have successfully defended their dissertation proposal, can commit to a detailed timeline for completion of the dissertation in six to eight months, have exhausted eligibility for departmental funding, and are not receiving dissertation funding from sources external to the department. Successful applicants must have made substantial progress in their dissertation research since defending their dissertation proposals.