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Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships is sponsored by American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS). These fellowships support a year of research and writing to help advanced graduate students in the humanities and interpretive social sciences in the last year of PhD dissertation writing. The program encourages timely completion of the PhD.
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Since its launch in 2006, the program supported more than 1,000 promising emerging scholars with both research fellowships and professional development programming. The final cohort of Dissertation Completion Fellows was named in 2022. The program was made possible by the support of the Mellon Foundation.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: PhD candidates in the humanities and interpretive social sciences who are in the final year of dissertation writing and are prepared to complete their dissertations within the fellowship tenure. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $35,000 plus additional funds for research and fees. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships is funded by American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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