Udall Dissertation Fellowship

Typical application deadline: 
February
Contact Name: 
Jane Curlin, Senior Program Manager
Page last updated: 
09/30/2010
Application Deadline: 
February 24, 2011
Contact Phone: 
520-901-8565
Contact e-mail: 
curlin@udall.gov
Funding source home page: 
Udall Foundation
weblinks: 
Fellowship information
Application materials
Applicant Eligibility: 
Ph.D.
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Each applicant must:

  • Have completed all Ph.D. coursework and passed all preliminary exams;
  • Have approval for the dissertation research proposal by February 24, 2011;
  • Be entering the final year of writing the dissertation;
  • Be a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or U.S. national.

Furthermore:

  • Applicants must be enrolled at a U.S. institution of higher education; U.S. citizens attending universities outside the U.S. are not eligible;
  • The primary focus of dissertation research should be U.S. environmental policy or environmental conflict resolution;
  • It is the Foundation's intent that work conducted during the fellowship year be done in the U.S
Keywords: 
Behavior
Ecological studies
Environmental Education
Environmental Justice
General support
Green development
Policy
Sustainability/Sustainable Development
Systems Thinking/Complexity Science
Amount: 
Up to $24,000
Funding Abstract: 

The Udall Foundation awards two one-year fellowships of up to $24,000 to doctoral candidates whose research concerns U.S. environmental public policy and/or environmental conflict resolution and who are entering their final year of writing the dissertation.

Type of Funding: 
Fellowship
Funding Comments: 

Dissertation Fellowships are intended to cover both academic and living expenses from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012.

Application Process and Required Materials: 

The following items constitute a complete application and must be submitted together in a single packet. If any item is missing, the application will be considered incomplete and will not be presented to the review committee.

Complete application consists of: applicant information form, personal statement, project statement, essay, official transcripts, three letters of recommendation, institution certificate form.

Fund Usage: 
Tuition, stipend
Fields of Study: 
Behavior, Education and Communication
Environmental Justice
Environmental Policy and Planning