Pending budgetary approval, The Graduate School awards a limited number of fall Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships (DDF) to students in doctoral programs requiring a dissertation. Please note that fellowship funds are not guaranteed to any student who applies for the award. The fellowship is awarded in the amount of $ 2,000 to each eligible applicant.
To be eligible for the fellowship, an applicant must:
1. Certify that he/she has never before been awarded the University of Connecticut Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship.
2. Certify that he/she will be enrolled for the fall 2019 semester at The Graduate School.
3. Certify that his/her total personal income will not exceed $40,000 during the twelve-month period of July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020.
4. Document satisfactory completion and approval of the General Examination prior to midnight on May 31, 2019.
5. Document satisfactory completion and submission of the Dissertation Proposal, including full and current IRB or IACUC approval, prior to midnight on May 31, 2019.
Applications will be accepted from Wednesday, May 1, 2019 until Friday, May 31, 2019. Applications received prior to May 1, 2019 or after May 31, 2019 will not be considered. To apply please fill out the online application form by going to https://grad.uconn.edu then click on Financing. In the drop down click on Fellowships and Awards. Notifications will be e-mailed to each applicant by the end of June 2019.
This fellowship can only be awarded to an individual once. Doctoral students based at UConn Health and UConn Law School are not eligible to apply.
For more information, contact: The Graduate School at gradschool@uconn.edu