SNRE pre-nomination deadline = 11/1/2013

SNRE deadline for selected students = 12/19/13

Rackham deadline = 1/16/14

Approximately 72 fellowships will be awarded campus-wide for 2014-15; approximately 240 students are nominated each year. This award consists of candidacy tuition and required fees, GradCare health insurance, Dental Option 1, and a $9,760 per term stipend (currently) for a maximum of 12 months. Applicants must be advanced to candidacy by 16 January 2014 and must be nominated by their department. These fellowships are awarded to outstanding students who will complete their dissertation in the year in which they hold the fellowship AND who will complete the doctorate within 6 years of beginning their program (includes time in UM master’s, if applicable; excludes any time spent on an approved leave of absence). Rackham seeks to support students working on dissertations that are unusually creative, ambitious, and risk-taking.

SNRE may nominate up to five (5) students.

Students wishing to be considered for nomination should work with their faculty advisor and provide materials to Diana W, via e-mail attachments, no later than 1 NOVEMBER 2013. Pre-nominations should consist of the following:

1. Faculty nominator provides 2-3 substantial paragraphs (via e-mail) describing the student's outstanding qualities and appropriateness for nomination. If more than 5 eligible students are nominated, the SNRE Scholarship Committee will rank them, so please provide detailed information. THE PRE-NOMINATION STATEMENT SHOULD NOT EXCEED 1 PAGE IN LENGTH.

a. Provide the specific anticipated PhD completion date

b. Describe the uniqueness of the research and the contribution that will be made to the area of study

c. Provide information on publications and professional presentations, if any

d. Describe the student’s service to the SNRE/UM community

2. Student provides, via e-mail MS Word attachments (please refer to the website, see below):

a. Statement (not to exceed 1,500 words). Describe your dissertation and any additional information you wish to bring to the attention of the selection committee. The statement should 1) address the importance of your work in the beginning 2-3 sentences, 2) include the theoretical framework of the dissertation, 3) its specific aims, 4) methodologies (how you will conduct the research), 5) originality, and 6) the significance and contribution of the project to your field. Do not use jargon.

b. Dissertation Title and Abstract [150 words maximum]

c. Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Link to Rackham Guidelines: http://www.rackham.umich.edu/funding/from_rackham/program_nomination_or_...

SNRE TIMELINE:

1 Nov—Faculty and nominees provide pre-nomination materials to Diana W

15 Nov—Scholarship Committee decides on final nominees

15 Nov—Diana W notifies applicants of nomination decisions

19 Dec—Student provides final version of application materials to Diana W

19 Dec—Faculty nominator provides draft text for dept cover letter to Diana W

19 Dec—Faculty nominator provides his/her expanded draft recommendation letter to Diana W for feedback

19 Dec—Draft letters of recommendation from two (2) additional letter writers are due to Diana W for feedback

15 Jan—Diana W submits nomination packet to Rackham

During the tenure of the fellowship, students may not accept employment requiring more than 10 working hours weekly. Such employment must be approved by the Rackham Fellowships and Recruitment Office in response to a written request from the student. A student must also notify the Rackham Fellowships office if s/he receives additional fellowship support. The recipient of a substantial additional award will be required to relinquish all or part of the Rackham Fellowship.