Program in American Studies
The Program in American Studies invites applications for a small number of research prizes to graduate students working towards Ph.D. degrees in departments associated with the Program. We expect to make no more than three such awards:
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Up to two prizes, each for no more than $4,000, may go to students who are not yet committed to a particular dissertation topic, but who wish to use the research award to explore in a preliminary way the possibility of working on a topic dealing with American Studies. The expectation is that these prizes will go to students for use during their first or second summers as Ph.D. students at Princeton. In addition to the common application, applicants for these prizes need to submit a project proposal up to five pages in length, a research budget, a letter of recommendation from a faculty advisor, a cv, and a description of how they propose to use the resources we offer.
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In addition a third prize, in the amount of $5,000, may go to an exceptional post-enrollment student working on a dissertation that is seriously engaged with core American Studies themes. In addition to the common application, an applicant for this prize needs to submit a dissertation abstract, at least one completed chapter from the dissertation, a letter of recommendation from the dissertation advisor, a cv, and a description of how the applicant intends to use the prize money.
We expect prize winners to participate during the 2009-2010 academic year in the workshop of the Program in American Studies and in other events and activities of the Program.
The deadline for submission of all application material is February 28, 2009 for fellowships that will be awarded by June 2009. Supporting materials should be submitted c/o the American Studies Program, 42 McCosh Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ or emailed to jferszt@princeton.edu. The names of the recipients will be announced by mid-May 2009.