The Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships are designed to encourage original and significant study of ethical or religious values in all fields of the humanities and social sciences, and particularly to help Ph.D. candidates in these fields complete their dissertation work in a timely manner. In addition to topics in religious studies or in ethics (philosophical or religious), dissertations appropriate to the Newcombe Fellowship competition might explore the ethical implications of foreign policy, the values influencing political decisions, the moral codes of other cultures, and religious or ethical issues reflected in history or literature.
Deadline: November
Value: $30,000
Eligibility: Be candidates for Ph.D. or Th.D. degrees in an American doctoral program at a graduate school located in the United States. 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.
Major: Ethics/Religious values
Fellowship Type: Graduate, Post-Graduate, International Students
Category: Dissertation
Nomination: no, but strongly suggested to work with the Fellowships Office
Website: Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship
