2020/2021 AADS Dissertation Fellowship at Boston College

Deadline: 8 January 2020
Open to: intentional students 
Benefits: the fellowship includes a USD 30,000 stipend; access to highly subsidized health insurance through Boston College; a USD1,500 research budget; a USSD for the 9-month academic year, deliver one public lecture, and teach one seminar course.

Description

Boston College’s African & African Diaspora Studies Program (AADS) announces its dissertation fellowship competition.  Scholars working in any discipline in the Social Sciences or Humanities, with projects focusing on any topic within African and/or African Diaspora Studies, are eligible to apply.  We seek applicants pursuing innovative, preferably interdisciplinary, projects in dialogue with critical issues and trends within the field.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants must be currently enrolled in a Ph.D. Program and be ABD by the start of the fellowship year. US Citizens, Permanent Residents, and International Students are encouraged to apply.

Benefits

This 2020/2021 fellowship includes a USD 30,000 stipend; access to highly subsidized health insurance through Boston College; a USD 1,500 research budget; a USSD for the 9-month academic year, deliver one public lecture and teach one seminar course. The fellow will also be compensated for teaching the course with a taxable service stipend.

The fellow will have full access to BC’s seven libraries as well as several rare books and manuscript collections.  Of particular interest is the Nicholas M. Williams Caribbeana Collection, consisting of materials from and about Africa, Jamaica, and the British West Indies.  The fellow can also benefit from the Apprenticeship in College Teaching and Dissertation Bootcamp programs—both of which are completely voluntary—as well as events and installations sponsored by programs in International Studies, American Studies, Asian American Studies, Islamic Civilization and Societies, and the internationally renowned McMullen Museum.

How to apply?

Submit all application materials – including letters of recommendation via Interfolio.

Applications must include:

1) a 3000-word project proposal that includes a plan for completion and description of how this fellowship will assist the applicant in achieving future professional goals;

2) a 25-page MAXIMUM writing sample;

3) a CV;

4) three letters of recommendation, one of which must be from the dissertation advisor.

For more information, please visit the official website.