Dissertation Completion Fellowships

Eligibility | Requirements | Application

Overview

The Davis Center for Russian Studies conducts an annual competition for full-year fellowships for the completion of a doctoral dissertation in the humanities or social sciences pertaining to Russia, Eastern Europe, or Central Asia. In 2008-09, the fellowship will provide a living stipend of $21,830, plus funds to cover the Harvard facilities fee and individual health insurance.

Office space and access to computer facilities at the Davis Center will be provided.

Applicants will be judged by their overall merit, the importance of the topic, the clarity of the proposal, and the potential for scholarly contribution.

Fellowships awarded for 2007-08:

Daniel Epstein (Government)
"Northern Star or Morning Dew? Institutionalization of Political Party Systems at the Regional Level in Russia and Brazil"
email Daniel

Elina Treyger (Government)
"Order and Disorder in the Former Soviet Union"
email Elina

Honorary award:

Emily Van Buskirk (Slavic Languages and Literatures)
"From Self and History: The prose experiments of Lydia Ginzburg"
email Emily

Eligibility
Harvard doctoral candidates in the humanities or social sciences who anticipate completion of the dissertation by
June 30, 2009.

Requirements
• This is a resident fellowship. Recipients must be at the University for the duration of the fellowship.
• Recipients of this award may not accept other fellowships (including teaching fellowships) for the award year.

Application
The Davis Center uses the GSAS standard dissertation completion fellowship application form. Please download this form and the Davis Center's application cover sheet from the GSAS dissertation completion fellowships web site. The completed application and cover sheet should be turned in to the Davis Center by Tuesday, March 1, 2008. Students entering graduate programs in 2005 and beyond should review the new GSAS guidelines on dissertation completion fellowships.

Contact: Donna Griesenbeck, griesenb@fas.harvard.edu, 617.495.1194.