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City
College Fellowships
For
Undergraduates Seeking Careers in Advanced Research & College Teaching
The
Purpose
To prepare a new generation of scholars on college
and university campuses, the Ford Foundation joined with City College
to provide funds for a program to attract and support the most talented
undergraduates in choosing careers in advanced research and college
teaching.
The program provides financial support and a
developmental structure from the beginning of a student's sophomore
year until admission to graduate school.
Benefits
of the Award
Fellows choose a faculty mentor
from their major department who serves as an advisor, role model,
and research supervisor. Together, the Fellow and mentor devise
a program to help the Fellow develop his or her academic potential
and prepare for graduate school.
Activities might include: conducting independent
research; preparing research for presentation or publication; participating
in the design of a course; teaching a class in the mentor's course;
participating in professional activities such as the attendance
of an academic conference or the search for a new faculty member.
In addition to advising from mentors,
Fellows participate in a series of forums and workshops designed
to provide information about graduate school and facilitate the
application process.
Forums treat broad issues in research and academic
life. Workshops help Fellows to devise a plan for
application to Ph.D. programs, learn about funding sources, write
a strong personal statement, and prepare to take the Graduate Record
Examination.
Stipends.
Fellows receive $1,000 per semester
up to a maximum of six semesters..
Supplemental
funds are available for activities such as summer research projects,
travel to conferences and libraries, and academic training such
as intensive language study.
Graduating Fellows are eligible
to compete for a $10,000 scholarship for the first year of graduate
study.
Fellows
take a special team-taught interdisciplinary (3 credit) seminar
during the spring semester of their sophomore or junior year. The seminar focuses on varying topics of broad interest and relevance.
At the end of every spring semester, the Fellowships Program holds a research conference at which Fellows may present their research.
The workshops, forums, fellow-directed luncheons, fellowship seminar, and research conference bring together Fellows from across the
disciplines to form a vibrant community that fosters intellectual
growth and mutual support.
Eligibility
Those eligible to apply will have:
A minimum of
3.0 GPA and exceptional scholarly promise.
Earned
between 24 and 70 credits by the end of the semester in which the
application is made (or have four semesters before graduation).
A desire to
matriculate in a Ph.D. program and to pursue a career in research
and teaching at the college or university level.
The intention to major in a discipline in The Humanities and Arts, Social Sciences, or Computer Sciences. [Architecture, Sophie Davis and Engineering students are not eligible.]
Application
Students wishing to be considered for the program
should submit a completed
application including two short essays and two letters of recommendation
from faculty members to the address below.
Application deadlines are December 1 and May
1.
City College Fellowships Program
The City College of New York
NAC 6/316
Convent Ave. at 138th St.
New York, NY 10031
Telephone: 212-650-8388
Email: ccfell@ccny.cuny.edu
Professor Susan Besse, Director
Renee Philippi, Administrative Program Director
Selection
Applicants will be interviewed by the Director along with members of the Steering
Committee and faculty mentors.
Selection will be based on the strength of the
student's academic record, academic focus and goals, and the faculty
recommendations.
Awards will be announced in January and June.
The Fellowship begins during the semester after selection.
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