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MAGNET Fellowship Deadlines

President's/Humana Four-Year Fellowship
Four-year fellowships are offered to entering students in any of the thirty-two doctoral programs available at The City University of New York. The awards, based on academic merit and financial need are contingent upon the candidate's acceptance into a Ph.D. program.

Each four-year fellowship carries a stipend of $16,000 per academic year, full tuition remission, and preferential consideration for West Hall, the nearby Graduate School residence facility. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Renewal of the award each year is contingent on satisfactory academic progress. Students may apply for this fellowship directly or may be nominated by the Executive Officers of the doctoral programs to which they have been admitted. The application deadline is February 1. The deadline for nomination by Executive Officers is February 15.

 

James Bruce Llewellyn Fellowship
A two-year fellowship is offered to entering students in Ph.D. programs in Business, Computer Science, Economics, Engineering, and Mathematics. The fellowship is named for James Bruce Llewellyn, an alumnus of The City College of The City University of New York and a member of The Graduate School's Board of Visitors, in recognition of his distinguished career in business and government.

The Llewellyn Fellowship carries a stipend of at least $12,000 each academic year, together with tuition assistance, for two years. Candidates (who must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents) will be considered on the basis of demonstrated financial need, exceptional academic performance in one of the above areas, personal history, and accomplishments. Particular weight will be given to candidates whose accomplishments were achieved despite social and financial hardships.

Students may apply for this fellowship directly or may be nominated by the Executive Officers of the doctoral programs to which they have been admitted. The application deadline is February 1. Nominations from Executive Ofricers are due February 15.

Eligible students applying for a President's/Humana Four-Year Fellowship may use the same application form to apply for the James Bruce Llewellyn fellowship. Those interested in being considered for a Llewellyn, should note this in the personal statement; however, only one fellowship can be awarded per applicant.
 

Humana Two-Year Fellowships
Two-year fellowships are offered to full-time students currently enrolled in any of the thirty-two doctoral programs available at The City University of New York. Students who will have passed the First Examination and completed a maximum of 50 credits, or who have completed the First Examination and are within the first three years of residency by June are eligible to apply for a Humana Two-Year Fellowship for the following two academic years.

Award stipends are $16,000 per academic year, in addition to full tuition remission. Awards are based on academic merit and financial need. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Renewal of the award for the second year is contingent upon satisfactory academic progress. Students may apply for the fellowships directly or may be nominated by the Executive Officers of their doctoral programs. The application deadline is March 1.
 

MAGNET/Humana Dissertation Fellowships
One-year fellowships are available to currently enrolled students to facilitate the completion of their dissertations. To apply for the 1998-99 dissertation fellowships, applicants must be registered or on an approved leave of absence during the 1997-98 academic year. Applicants must also be officially advanced to candidacy with a completed "Advancement to Candidacy for the Doctoral Degree" form on file in the Registrar's office by Friday, January 16, 1998.

Each one-year award carries a stipend of $18,000 and full tuition remission. Awards are based on academic merit, financial need, and the likelihood of the applicant's completing his/her dissertation by the end of the fellowship year. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Students may apply for the fellowships directly or may be nominated by the Executive Officers of their doctoral programs. The application deadline is February 2.

 
W. Clement and Jesse V. Stone Foundation Fellowships
Two fellowships are available for African-American and Latino/a students. One grant provides a $20,000 benefit for the first year of a two-year fellowship. A second award provides a $ 10,000 benefit for a student about to complete his or her last phase of doctoral study. Eligible

students applying for a Humana Two-Year Fellowship or a MAGNET/Humana Dissertation Fellowship may use the same application fon-n to apply for a W. Clement and Jessie V. Stone Foundation Fellowship. Those interested in being considered for one of these awards should note this in the personal statement. Note, however, that only one fellowship can be awarded; either the MAGNET/Humana or the W. Clement and Jessie V. Stone Foundation Fellowship. The application deadline for the dissertation award is February 2, and for the two-year award the deadline is March 1.
 

Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellowships
One-year fellowships are available to Graduate School alumni who have earned their CUNY doctorates within the past five years. Chancellor's Fellows teach one course during one semester within the CLTNY system, and during the other semester assist in the recruitment of minority students for doctoral study and serve as mentors for recipients of the four-year President's Fellowship. Chancellor's Fellows are also expected to engage in research. Stipends are $30,000 for the year.

Candidates for this award may apply directly or be nominated by the Executive Officers of the programs from which they graduated or by the student's dissertation sponsor. Criteria include scholarship, communication, interpersonal skills, and demonstrated commitment to improving opportunities for minority graduate study. Applicants must submit to the Office of Educational Opportunity and Diversity Programs a current curriculum vitae listing all previous teaching experience and scholarly work, and a detailed written statement in which the applicant describes his or her acaden-tic plans for the next five years, with special emphasis on teaching, research projects, and publications. The deadline is March 10.

Nominations and applications for these fellowships are reviewed by the MAGNET Program Fellowship Committee, which is composed of members of The Graduate School faculty and administration: Dr. Pamela Trotman Reid, Associate Provost; Dr. Gail Smith, Acting Associate Dean; Professor Allan Atlas, Executive Officer, in Music; Professor Joyce Brown, in Clinical Psychology; Professor Richard Chappell, Executive Officer, in Biology; Professor Juan Flores, in Sociology; Professor Leith Mullings, in Anthropology; Professor David Nasaw, Executive Officer in History; Professor W. Ofuatey-Kodjoe, Executive Officer, in Political Science; Professor Gloria Thomas, Executive Officer, in Business; Mr. Matthew Schoengood, Executive Director of Student Services.

 
Deadlines For Other Awards

Dean K Harrison Awards
The Office of Educational Opportunity and Diversity Programs (OEODP) is malting available financial support in the form of Dean K. Harrison awards for African-American and Latino/a doctoral students at The Graduate School and University Center.

Dean K. Harrison, the founder of the Office of Expanded Educational Opportunity, established this office in 1970 to attract minority students to doctoral study at The CUNY Graduate School. Before his retirement in 1995, Harrison remained in the forefront of efforts at The Graduate School to recruit and retain students of color to doctoral study. In honor of his twenty-five years of service to The Graduate School, awards to help attract and maintain talented students of color have been established in his honor.

To qualify for a Dean K. Harrison award students must be African-American or Latino/a, citizens or permanent residents and must be in good academic standing in their program. Fellowships are awarded on the basis of academic merit and need. The amount of the award is determined by the Associate Dean in consultation with the Executive Officer of the academic program of the applicant.

Students wishing to apply for a Dean K. Harrison award should fill out the application form and return it to the Office of Educational Opportunity and Diversity Programs (OEODP) Room 1638, NB. The application deadline is July 31.


Pamela S. Galiber Memorial Award
An award of $1,500 will be given to a full-time doctoral student at The Graduate School. This award honors former City University employee Pamela S. Galiber and her belief in the power of the educational system to develop solutions to many of our community's most vexing problems. The award was established by the Galiber family.

Candidates (who must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents) will be selected on the basis of academic merit, personal history, and professional accomplishments. The award may not be received for more than two consecutive years. Preference will be given to those students who have advanced to candidacy and are engaged in research on social, cultural, or economic issues.

To apply for this award, students must submit to the Office of Educational Opportunity and Diversity Programs (1) a brief statement of no more than 2,000 words outlining the nature and purposes of the proposed research; (2) a letter of recommendation; (3) a curriculum vitae; and (4) a transcript. Candidates will be considered for these awards based on the criteria noted above. Dissertation-level applicants may submit an abstract of the proposal. The deadline date for receipt of all materials is April 1 for the following academic year.

 

Courtesy of the Office of Educational Opportunity and Diversity Programs, GSU


 
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