I was the first Lake Institute Doctoral Dissertation Fellow back in 2008-2009. The folks there are incredible. If you are doing research on faith and giving (broadly defined), I strongly encourage you to apply. Please share this with others who might be interested.
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THE LAKE INSTITUTE
ON FAITH & GIVING
THE CENTER ON
PHILANTHROPY
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
2013 – 2014 DOCTORAL
DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIP
The Lake
Institute on Faith and Giving at the Center on Philanthropy, Indiana University
will offer a one year doctoral dissertation fellowship of $22,000 for the
academic year 2013-2014. This doctoral dissertation fellowship will be given to
a scholar whose primary research focus is in the area of religion and philanthropy
or faith and giving. The fellowship is intended to support the final year
of dissertation writing. The fellowship stipend will be paid in three
installments: $10,000 at the beginning of the 2011-2012 academic year; $10,000
at the mid-point of the 2013-2014 academic year; $2,000 upon the successful
completion of the dissertation.
Eligibility
Applicants for
the Lake Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship must:
·
be
candidates for the Ph.D. degree at a graduate school in the United States.
·
fulfill
all pre-dissertation requirements by December 31, 2012, including approval of
the dissertation proposal with the expectation that the dissertation will be
completed no later than July 2014.
·
have
not received a similar grant or fellowship for the writing of the dissertation.
Please note that Lake Doctoral Dissertation Fellows may not accept other awards
that provide similar benefits in the same academic year. Smaller awards and/or
those involving limited opportunities to teach may be permitted, at the
discretion of the Research Advisory Committee of The Lake Institute on Faith &
Giving.
Application
Information
The application
process for the 2013-2014 Lake Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship will open October
2012. All applications materials must be received by January 31, 2013. Applications
must include the following:
·
an
application form.
·
a
current resume.
·
an
executive summary no longer than 15
pages in length summarizing your topic and its relevance for the
understanding of an important question(s) or issue(s) related to religion and
philanthropy / faith and giving. Please write this executive summary so that
scholars outside of your discipline would not have difficulty comprehending your
proposal.
·
a
copy of the approved dissertation proposal describing the
proposed work, demonstrating relevance to the field of religion and philanthropy,
describing source materials and their availability, commenting on any special
skills or interests you have for carrying out the proposed work, and giving a
clear statement of the research or scholarly methodology to be employed.
·
a
selected bibliography no longer than two pages, double-spaced,
indicating the major theoretical, practical and critical works that bear on
your dissertation. “Selected” means you should include those works that most
clearly demonstrate your command of the scholarship necessary to write the
proposed dissertation. In most cases this will already be part of your
proposal.
·
a
timetable detailing your chapter outline, your progress to date, and
your schedule for the fellowship year. It should be no longer than one page,
double-spaced.
Supporting
materials
·
Three letters of recommendation must accompany
your application: one from your dissertation director and two from faculty
members familiar with your work.
·
One official transcript from the
graduate school which will award the Ph.D. degree.
For more information or to download
application materials:
All requested materials must be mailed
to:
Aimée A. Laramore
Associate
Director, The Lake Institute on Faith & Giving
The Center on Philanthropy, Indiana University
550 West North Street
Suite 301
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202-3272
The Center on Philanthropy, Indiana University
550 West North Street
Suite 301
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202-3272
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