Deadline: February 14, 2008

Awards will be announced in March

The Graduate School is pleased to announce the 2008-2009 Dissertation and Thesis Completion Fellowships for full-time graduate students planning to graduate during the fall of 2008 or spring 2009. These awards are intended to support students without a source of funding to support thesis writing.

The fellowship provides a stipend during the academic year, beginning September 2008, plus tuition for 9 credits (enrolled at UAF) each semester. The stipend for masters students is $5,100 for one semester. Payments will be made at the rate of $1,275.00 per month for four months. The stipend for Ph.D. students is $12,100 for two semesters (eight months). Payments will be made in the amount of $1,512.20 per month.

Prior recipients of a Dissertation and Thesis Completion Fellowship are not eligible.

Evaluation of applications will be based on academic achievements, prior timely progress in graduate course-work and thesis or dissertation research, and a plan plus time-line for completion of the thesis or dissertation within the duration of the fellowship.

Qualifying conditions:

• The student must have been in full-time status (9 credits/semester) in the preceding fall and spring semesters.

• No stipend or salary will be received by the student during the academic year other than the Dissertation and Thesis Completion Fellowship. The only exception would be a supplement from the advisor's research grant to bring the student's monthly stipend up to the previous year's level. Approval must be requested by the advisor in the recommendation letter required with the application.

• Graduate Study Plan and Advancement to Candidacy forms must be on file at the Graduate School Office by February 7, 2008.

Application procedure:

Send application form and supporting documents to:

Office of the Graduate School
202 Eielson Building
P.O. Box 757560
Fairbanks, AK 99775-7560

Supporting documents:

• All UAF academic transcripts (unofficial transcripts are acceptable).
• Nomination letter from thesis advisor. The letter must include the current status of the thesis project and the student's support status. Advisor should include a statement that states specifically when he/she expects the applicant to graduate, i.e. is it realistic for the student to graduate within the timeline provided.
• The student must include a detailed plan and time-line for completion of the thesis or dissertation that have been approved by the advisor. For example, include dates of completion of data collection, data analysis, completion of chapter one, chapter two, to provide a generic idea of what needs to be done.
• A written statement (maximum two pages) from the applicant. The statement must include information on the overall thesis or dissertation progress, future plan, and research achievements.

* If funds are available, a second, limited Thesis Completion competition may be opened in November for students graduating in Spring 2009.