Introduction
Eligibility
UCI's Graduate Division plans to award two James J. Harvey Dissertation Fellowships for academic year 2008-2009. This fellowship is intended to provide a doctoral student with financial support while working to complete their dissertation. The James J. Harvey Dissertation Fellowship is limited to one academic quarter and is non-renewable. It is anticipated that the selected graduate student will be awarded a $7,000 to total stipend.
To be eligible for the James J. Harvey Dissertation Fellowship, the nominee must be studying male or female homosexuality; including, but not limited to the sociological, medical, political, historical, or legal ramifications thereof. Also encouraged is the study of James J. Harvey's life, work, or his expansion of research in homosexuality; or the research in or development of any of James J. Harvey's original manuscripts, whether published or unpublished.
Academic units may nominate an outstanding doctoral student beginning his/her final work on their dissertation. The graduate student must be within one year of completing his/her dissertation and would be expected to file it within 12 months of beginning their fellowship tenure. The nominee must have advanced to candidacy for the Ph.D. no later than June 2, 2008. Successful completion of the Ph.D. degree is expected to occur no later than one-quarter after the end of the student’s dissertation fellowship tenure. These criteria must be met for a nomination to succeed. In addition to the recommendations made by the student's Dissertation Committee Chair, Department Chair, and Associate Dean, other factors to be considered in the Graduate Dean's award decision will include an evaluation of the student's academic record, degree progress (including the time since matriculation into the program), and plan for completion of all degree requirements.
To be considered, all individual student nominations must include the following:
- a completed James J. Harvey Dissertation Fellowship Nomination Form;
- a formal proposal by the student nominee describing their dissertation project, progress to date, and detailed plan with timeline for completion; and
- an academic evaluation from their doctoral committee chair
- a current version of the student's curriculum vitae (CV)
All AY 2008-09 nomination materials must be received in the Graduate Division office no later than noon on Monday, June 2, 2008. Please submit electronically to Long Nguyen at nguyen.long@uci.edu. Decisions will be announced by July 23. Applications must be submitted via the school’s Associate Dean and must indicate the academic quarters in which the student will utilize the fellowship.
For further information regarding the terms of eligibility, internal departmental deadlines, and the acquisition of application materials, please contact the Associate Dean of your department's school.
Footnotes:
1 Discipline-specific jargon should be avoided whenever possible and explained if absolutely necessary.
