Good news! Jefferson Scholars Foundation National Fellowship is presently open. The Politics and Business Fellow is combined, like other National Fellows, with a senior intellectual in the field of the fellow who will serve as an advisor and provide critical guidance throughout the year. The Fellow also takes part in conferences in the autumn and spring and gets order on how to achieve wider viewers.
Deadline: February 1, 2021
Level of Study: PhD
Institution(s): Jefferson Scholars Foundation
Study in: USA
Courses Offered:
- Business
- Politics
Program Period:
- One academic year.
Benefits of Jefferson Scholars Foundation National Fellowship
Jefferson Scholars Foundation National Fellowship provides the beneficiaries with below benefits:
- The Fellow gets a allowance of $25,000 for the year.
- An office space, stack access, inter-library loan privileges, access to internet, the opportunity to present a paper in Hagley’s seminar series, and use of Hagley’s discounted scholar’s housings.
Eligibility for Jefferson Scholars Foundation National Fellowship
To be qualified for Jefferson Scholars Foundation National Fellowship, candidates have to fulfill the following criteria:
- Required Languages: English
- Eligible Countries: All World Countries.
- A candidate must be a Ph.D. candidate who is expecting to finish his or her dissertation by the conclusion of the Fellowship year. This is not a post-doctoral fellowship. Non-U.S. citizens are qualified to apply.
- Each Fellow is expected to partake in two conferences, one in the fall and one in the spring. The seminar offers a medium for presenting research and findings to the scholarly community at the Jefferson Scholars Foundation and the University of Virginia. The spring conference, in particular, provides an opportunity to get feedback from mentors who are also present. Expenditures for both seminars are paid for by the Jefferson Scholars Foundation.
- A place to reside at the Jefferson Scholars Foundation is proposed but not compulsory for all Fellows, with the exclusion of the Jefferson Scholars/Hagley Library Dissertation Fellowship (which requires an abode at the Hagley Library during the academic year). With the exclusion of the Jefferson Scholars/Hagley Library Fellow, Fellows who choose to be in residence will get an additional stipend of $1,500 in lieu of expenses associated with participant’s travel and accommodation for the spring and fall conferences.
- All partakers, regardless of residency, are expected to partake in and contribute to the interdisciplinary community of the Jefferson Scholars Foundation.
Jefferson Scholars Foundation National Fellowship – How to Apply
Follow the following instructions to get this fellowship:
The process entails the following materials and must adapt to the stated word or page limits:
- Candidate information sheet
- Project description (1,200 words) – describe your dissertation or book, state the thesis, explain how it adds to or revises existing scholarship, and how or why you decided on this particular topic
- blog post or op-ed (750 words) – a published or sample op-ed (like those featured in the New York Times) or a published or sample blog post (similar to those looking like that on Slate.com) that applies a major finding from your research to a current public policy problem
- Bibliography (3 pages)
- Curriculum vitae (2 pages)
- Writing sample (maximum 40 of pages) – selected sample should consist of one chapter from your dissertation with a one-page introduction that situates the chapter in the broader project OR an accepted/published journal article
- TWO letters recommendation (one of which must be from your advisor). R
- Letters of Recommendation are done via the application procedure or may be sent to the Selection Board at [email protected].
Jefferson Scholars Foundation National Fellowship is presently open. The Politics and Business Fellow is combined, like other National Fellows, with a senior intellectual in the field of the fellow who will serve as an advisor and provide critical guidance throughout the year. The Fellow also takes part in conferences in the autumn and spring and gets order on how to achieve wider viewers.
To inquire further about Jefferson Scholars Foundation National Fellowship, please visit Official Website.