Graduate Funding Information Service

December 13, 2019

UW West Coast Poverty Center: Dissertation Fellowships

Application Deadline: January 21, 2020, 10:00am

Doctoral students at the University of Washington are invited to submit applications for the 2019-20 West Coast Poverty Center (WCPC) Dissertation Research Fellowship competition.  These one-quarter awards will support outstanding doctoral student dissertation research on poverty, poverty-related issues, and anti-poverty policy in the U.S. during Summer (or Spring) 2020. Doctoral candidates from any discipline may apply, but all applicants must be sponsored by a WCPC Faculty Affiliate.

In this round of competition, the Center will award one quarter of support for 1-2 students completing dissertations on topics relating to the causes, consequences and effective responses to poverty and inequality in the U.S. Quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-method approaches are all encouraged.

The Dissertation Research Fellowships will provide tuition and a stipend (equivalent to .50 FTE [Full-Time Employment] at the University rate for Ph.D. candidates employed as Research Assistants) for one quarter. Preference will be given to applications requesting funds for Summer 2020; however, applications requesting funding for Spring 2020 will also be considered.

Eligibility

  • Applicants must be Ph.D. students in good standing at the University of Washington.
  • Applicants must have advanced to candidacy and have an approved dissertation plan at the start of the funding period.
  • Each applicant must have a sponsor who is a WCPC Faculty Affiliate. (The sponsor does not need to be the applicant’s faculty advisor).
  • Priority will be given to applicants who are likely to complete their dissertation within 12 months of the start of the funding period.

For more information about this opportunity, including how to apply, click here.