NACBS DISSERTATION YEAR FELLOWSHIP 2008 COMPETITION (Note: new due dates and committees are usually posted in January.)

The NACBS DISSERTATION YEAR FELLOWSHIP is awarded to support dissertation research in the British Isles on any topic of British (including Scottish, Irish and Imperial) history or British Studies. The Fellowship consists of a $6,000 stipend. The runner-up will receive a $2,000 travel grant. Each department may nominate one candidate, who should be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada, enrolled in a Ph.D. program in a U. S. or Canadian institution, and who has, at the time of application, completed all degree requirements save the dissertation. The following criteria have been established for the award:

• The nomination must be made by the student's dissertation advisor, supported by one additional letter of recommendation.

• The candidate must need to travel to the British Isles for the purpose of dissertation research. The awardee must conduct full-time research in the British Isles for a period of at least six months.

Procedures for Application:

1. Application consists of the two letters of nomination and recommendation described above; a one-page curriculum vitae of the candidate; and a 1000 word research proposal written by the candidate, which should explain the importance of the topic to the field of British history and include a description of the relevant primary materials that are to be consulted in the British Isles. Appended to the CV should be a list of the financial support (source, type and amount) received by the applicant since the beginning of graduate study, and an indication of any current pending applications for financial aid to support dissertation research.

2. Letters of reference should address themselves not only to the student's past record, but also to the importance of the topic and the need to pursue the research in the British Isles. The major advisor, in endorsing the candidate, is also confirming the ABD status of the candidate and the financial information requested above.

A copy of the application package should be sent to each member of the Dissertation Year Fellowship Committee listed below. Letters of reference should be placed in sealed envelopes, signed across the flap, and given to the applicant for inclusion in the application package. Applications must be postmarked by March 15, 2008. Send materials, including a current email address, to:

Professor Nadja Durbach (chair)
University of Utah
318 Carlson Hall
380 S. 1400 East, Room 00211
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112
(email: n.durbach@utah.edu)

Professor Paul Deslandes
University of Vermont
History Department - Wheeler House
133 S. Prospect Street
Burlington, VT  05405

Professor John Cramsie
Union College
Department of History
Schenectady, NY 12308
(email: cramsiej@union.edu)

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