Overview
The Newcombe Fellowships are provided to Ph.D. candidates at institutions in the United States who will complete their dissertations during the fellowship year. Fellows may not have held a similar national award for the final dissertation year, nor may they have previously applied for the Newcombe Fellowship
Eligibility and requirement
Applicants for the 2010 Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship must:
■be candidates for Ph.D. or Th.D. degrees in doctoral programs at graduate schools in the United States. Candidates working on D. Min., law, Psy.D., and other professional degrees are not eligible.
■be able to fulfill all pre-dissertation requirements by the application deadline , including approval of the dissertation proposal, and expect to submit completed dissertations by summer 2011.
■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.
■have never held a similar national award for the final year of dissertation writing. Applicants who have won such awards as the ACLS, AAUW, Ford, MacArthur, Mellon, Pew, Spencer, or Whiting fellowship are not eligible.
■plan to write on topics where ethical or religious values are a central concern.
■have never applied for the Fellowship before. Previous applicants may not apply.
Please note that, in general, Newcombe Fellows may not accept other awards that provide similar benefits. Smaller local awards and/or those involving opportunities to teach may be permitted, at the discretion of the Newcombe Fellowships Director. Fellows’ graduate schools are asked to remit tuition and fees. Fellows may undertake no more than six hours of paid work a week during the tenure of the Fellowship, and then only with the written permission of the director of the program.
The Newcombe Fellowship selection process is highly competitive, and reapplications are not allowed. If you have not completed enough work on your dissertation to present a compelling case for it, or to convince the selection committees that you will be able to finish within the 12-month tenure of the award, you should postpone your application for another year.
If under these requirements you are eligible to apply for the Newcombe Fellowship, follow the link below for more information about the application process.
Application Information
Applications must be filed using the online form provided at the link near the bottom of this page. A completed application comprises the online application form, three letters of recommendation, and a current transcript.
NOTE: In order to file an application, you must register as a user of the Woodrow Wilson Web site. There is no filing or registration fee.
When you register, you will provide basic contact information and choose a username and password. You will then receive an email to confirm your registration. Completing this user profile will enable you to save your unfinished application, so that you can return later to add or change entries and view a checklist of supporting documents received. We recommend bookmarking the link provided in your confirmation email so that you can easily return to your profile.
After registering, select “Apply for Fellowship,” then choose “Charlotte W. Newcombe Fellowship.” If you wish to sign off during the application process, be sure to hit the "Save" button at the bottom; this will save the information you have entered up to this point. When you have finished entering information and are certain that you will not wish to edit your application further, then click the "Submit Application" button. Once you click on this button you will be unable to make any changes to your application.
Components of the Application
A.Abstract
The dissertation abstract, which should be no more than 200 words in length, summarizes your topic and its significance for the understanding of an important ethical or religious question.
B.Proposal
The proposal should describe the proposed work, discuss its relevance to ethical or religious values, describe source materials and their availability, comment on any special preparation or skills you have for carrying out the work, and give a clear statement of the research methodology employed.
The proposal must be no longer than 2000 words (which is equivalent to roughly six pages in 12-point, double-spaced type).
C.Selected Bibliography
The bibliography should indicate the major theoretical and critical works that bear on your dissertation, and should be no longer than two pages in standard bibliographic format (i.e., with entries single-spaced and with two spaces between entries). Note that this is a selected bibliography, not a comprehensive bibliography nor a list of works cited; it is important to include the works that most clearly demonstrate your preparation to carry out the work you propose.
D.Timetable
The timetable should detail your chapter outline, your progress to date, and your schedule for the coming year. It should be no longer than 350 words (equivalent to approximately one double-spaced page).
■To be submitted separately are your supporting materials—letters of recommendation and transcript.
A.Three Letters of Recommendation
You must submit three letters of recommendation, one from your dissertation director and two from other faculty members familiar with your work. Be sure that each recommender has a copy of the recommender form, available here in PDF format.
Download the recommender form
If you are unable to open PDF documents, you may wish to download Adobe Reader (free software).
As the instructions provided on the form indicate, recommenders should submit their letters directly as email attachments to cwndocs@woodrow.org. Applicants should not forward recommenders’ letters.
CAUTION: In recent competitions, some recommenders have submitted generic letters, forwarded by services that retain and distribute such letters from participating faculty members. Such letters do not serve Newcombe applicants well. Identify recommenders who will take the time to write specifically about the quality of your work and its fit with the principles of the Newcombe competition.
B.Transcript*
One official transcript from the graduate school which will award the Ph.D. degree should be requested immediately. Send M.A. transcripts only if the M.A. institution differs from the Ph.D. institution. Do not send undergraduate transcripts.
Transcripts must be mailed in the sealed envelope that your university provides, and may be directed to:
The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation
P.O. Box 5281, CWN Department
Princeton, NJ 08543
Do not send undergraduate transcripts. Send M.A. transcripts only if from a different institution
The deadline for all applications and application materials in the 2009 competition is November 15, 2009.
By early March 2010, all applicants will be advised whether or not their candidacy has advanced to the final selection round. Results of the competition are announced in early April.
More info, visit http://www.woodrow.org/fellowships/religion_ethics/application.php
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this fellowship
The Newcombe Fellowships are provided to Ph.D. candidates at institutions in the United States who will complete their dissertations during the fellowship year. Fellows may not have held a similar national award for the final dissertation year, nor may they have previously applied for the Newcombe Fellowship
Eligibility and requirement
Applicants for the 2010 Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship must:
■be candidates for Ph.D. or Th.D. degrees in doctoral programs at graduate schools in the United States. Candidates working on D. Min., law, Psy.D., and other professional degrees are not eligible.
■be able to fulfill all pre-dissertation requirements by the application deadline , including approval of the dissertation proposal, and expect to submit completed dissertations by summer 2011.
■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.
■have never held a similar national award for the final year of dissertation writing. Applicants who have won such awards as the ACLS, AAUW, Ford, MacArthur, Mellon, Pew, Spencer, or Whiting fellowship are not eligible.
■plan to write on topics where ethical or religious values are a central concern.
■have never applied for the Fellowship before. Previous applicants may not apply.
Please note that, in general, Newcombe Fellows may not accept other awards that provide similar benefits. Smaller local awards and/or those involving opportunities to teach may be permitted, at the discretion of the Newcombe Fellowships Director. Fellows’ graduate schools are asked to remit tuition and fees. Fellows may undertake no more than six hours of paid work a week during the tenure of the Fellowship, and then only with the written permission of the director of the program.
The Newcombe Fellowship selection process is highly competitive, and reapplications are not allowed. If you have not completed enough work on your dissertation to present a compelling case for it, or to convince the selection committees that you will be able to finish within the 12-month tenure of the award, you should postpone your application for another year.
If under these requirements you are eligible to apply for the Newcombe Fellowship, follow the link below for more information about the application process.
Application Information
Applications must be filed using the online form provided at the link near the bottom of this page. A completed application comprises the online application form, three letters of recommendation, and a current transcript.
NOTE: In order to file an application, you must register as a user of the Woodrow Wilson Web site. There is no filing or registration fee.
When you register, you will provide basic contact information and choose a username and password. You will then receive an email to confirm your registration. Completing this user profile will enable you to save your unfinished application, so that you can return later to add or change entries and view a checklist of supporting documents received. We recommend bookmarking the link provided in your confirmation email so that you can easily return to your profile.
After registering, select “Apply for Fellowship,” then choose “Charlotte W. Newcombe Fellowship.” If you wish to sign off during the application process, be sure to hit the "Save" button at the bottom; this will save the information you have entered up to this point. When you have finished entering information and are certain that you will not wish to edit your application further, then click the "Submit Application" button. Once you click on this button you will be unable to make any changes to your application.
Components of the Application
A.Abstract
The dissertation abstract, which should be no more than 200 words in length, summarizes your topic and its significance for the understanding of an important ethical or religious question.
B.Proposal
The proposal should describe the proposed work, discuss its relevance to ethical or religious values, describe source materials and their availability, comment on any special preparation or skills you have for carrying out the work, and give a clear statement of the research methodology employed.
The proposal must be no longer than 2000 words (which is equivalent to roughly six pages in 12-point, double-spaced type).
C.Selected Bibliography
The bibliography should indicate the major theoretical and critical works that bear on your dissertation, and should be no longer than two pages in standard bibliographic format (i.e., with entries single-spaced and with two spaces between entries). Note that this is a selected bibliography, not a comprehensive bibliography nor a list of works cited; it is important to include the works that most clearly demonstrate your preparation to carry out the work you propose.
D.Timetable
The timetable should detail your chapter outline, your progress to date, and your schedule for the coming year. It should be no longer than 350 words (equivalent to approximately one double-spaced page).
■To be submitted separately are your supporting materials—letters of recommendation and transcript.
A.Three Letters of Recommendation
You must submit three letters of recommendation, one from your dissertation director and two from other faculty members familiar with your work. Be sure that each recommender has a copy of the recommender form, available here in PDF format.
Download the recommender form
If you are unable to open PDF documents, you may wish to download Adobe Reader (free software).
As the instructions provided on the form indicate, recommenders should submit their letters directly as email attachments to cwndocs@woodrow.org. Applicants should not forward recommenders’ letters.
CAUTION: In recent competitions, some recommenders have submitted generic letters, forwarded by services that retain and distribute such letters from participating faculty members. Such letters do not serve Newcombe applicants well. Identify recommenders who will take the time to write specifically about the quality of your work and its fit with the principles of the Newcombe competition.
B.Transcript*
One official transcript from the graduate school which will award the Ph.D. degree should be requested immediately. Send M.A. transcripts only if the M.A. institution differs from the Ph.D. institution. Do not send undergraduate transcripts.
Transcripts must be mailed in the sealed envelope that your university provides, and may be directed to:
The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation
P.O. Box 5281, CWN Department
Princeton, NJ 08543
Do not send undergraduate transcripts. Send M.A. transcripts only if from a different institution
The deadline for all applications and application materials in the 2009 competition is November 15, 2009.
By early March 2010, all applicants will be advised whether or not their candidacy has advanced to the final selection round. Results of the competition are announced in early April.
More info, visit http://www.woodrow.org/fellowships/religion_ethics/application.php
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this fellowship
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