We encourage applicants to apply for any non-University fellowships or grants--from national, international, industrial or foundation sources--for which they may be eligible. Normally, a student who receives both a University Fellowship and an outside award may hold both awards concurrently, although the amount of the student’s University Fellowship may be reduced. Information on such fellowships may be obtained through undergraduate or graduate financial aid offices, career counseling offices, and references such as The Annual Register of Grant Support and The Grants Register.

Applicants who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents should consider the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. Applicants who are Canadian citizens should consider the doctoral fellowships awarded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

The Department also encourages its graduate students to acquire fellowships for dissertation research, and helps them do so. Graduate students in the department regularly receive awards from such organizations as:

• The Fulbright Scholars Program
• The Social Science Research Council
• The National Science Foundation
• The Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation
• The MacArthur Foundation
• The American Association of University Women
• The Brookings Institution