As of October 1, applications for 2020-21 scholarships are not currently being accepted. The Graduate School will update the announcement, and the application will open in Fall term.

PURPOSE: Every year, Comparative Literature holds a competition for the department’s nomination(s) for the UO Doctoral Research Fellowship. Receiving this award enables an awardee to devote a full academic year to writing without any teaching obligation. It is intended for candidates who can reasonably expect to complete their dissertation by the summer of 2021. Recent recipients of this prestigious, year-long fellowship include Jamie Richards, Monica Zikpi, Sunayani Bhattacharya, and Ying Xiong and Ahmad Nadalizadeh.

ELIGIBILTY: Students advanced to candidacy with an approved prospectus who anticipate completion of the degree by summer 2021.

AWARD: Detailed information about the award may be found on the Graduate School web site: https://gradschool.uoregon.edu/node/2334#overlay-context=node/2334

TO APPLY:

1. Applicants should submit the following via e-mail to Jade Fraley by December 13, 2019:
   1. A 1-2 pp cover letter detailing the subject and scope of their dissertation, the projected date of dissertation completion, as well as work completed on the dissertation as of December 1, 2019. A brief outline of remaining work to be completed should also be included.
   2. A copy of their dissertation prospectus (updated, if necessary). These submissions should be very polished, though the faculty may make suggestions for further improvement, as our nominee’s prospectus will eventually be sent on to the committee that decides the award.
2. Students should request that their dissertation adviser submit a brief confidential letter to the department head, Ken Calhoon, kcalhoon@uoregon.edu,  candidly assessing the student’s progress to date, the quality of the dissertation project, and whether the student’s research goals for the fellowship term are realistic.

SELECTION: Comparative literature tenure-related faculty review applications and select the nominee(s).

NOTIFICATION: Applicants will be notified of the department’s nomination by January 17, 2020.

CONDITIONS: The graduate student selected as the department’s nominee will apply for the fellowship per instructions in the award letter and on the Graduate School website.