Edward M. Wise Dissertation Fellowship
Deadline: November 13, 2009

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Through the Edward M. Wise Dissertation Fellowship the Humanities Center offers $12,000 in support each year to one student in the final stages of writing his or her dissertation. The recipient receives the stipend over an eight-month period.

Applicants for this fellowship must be doctoral candidates writing dissertations in the humanities, arts, or related disciplines. These disciplines include philosophy, language, linguistics, literature, history, jurisprudence, archaeology, comparative religion, ethics, the arts, those aspects of social sciences that have humanistic content and employ humanistic methods, and the study and application of the humanities to the human environment.

To be eligible for the dissertation fellowship, an applicant must be enrolled in good standing as a PhD candidate in a humanities or arts discipline at WSU; must have the dissertation topic, outline, and prospectus approved by his/her dissertation committee, and by the Graduate School by the application deadline of November 13, 2009; and have completed all requirements for the PhD, except the dissertation. The recipient of the fellowship cannot hold a teaching position or have other major employment. The fellowship carries no health or tuition benefits.

The deadline to apply is November 13, 2009. Fellowship requirements may be downloaded or picked up at the Humanities Center at 2226 Faculty/Administration Building.

For more information, please contact the Humanities Center, (313) 577-5471.