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CLA DOVE Summer Research Fellowship Guidelines

Overview

The CLA DOVE Summer Research Fellowship encourages recipients of the Graduate School's DOVE Fellowship who are enrolled in graduate programs of the College of Liberal Arts to partner with a CLA faculty mentor on a research project to be conducted during the summer. Students who have completed their preliminary oral exam by May of 2012 may choose to work on dissertation related research under the guidance of their advisor. The program provides CLA DOVE Summer Research Fellows with a summer research stipend of $4,000 during the summer.

Terms of Award

CLA DOVE Summer Research Fellows must be current or former DOVE recipients and be enrolled students in a graduate program in CLA. Awards will be in the form of a fellowship of $4,000.

Eligibility

The competition is open to all Graduate School Dove Fellows in CLA who were registered students during the 11-12 academic year. As a condition of the award, CLA DOVE Summer Research Fellows may not hold summer appointments greater than .25 FTE and may not take coursework during the summer. They may teach a May term course. Students receiving other CLA or University of Minnesota fellowships are ineligible for the CLA DOVE Summer Research Fellowship during the award period.

Review and Selection

The review will be conducted by a selection committee in the College of Liberal Arts.

Application Procedure

  • Complete and submit the application form.
  • Submit a proposal. Required elements of proposal are outlined on the application form.
  • Submit a 2 page or short curriculum vitae.
  • Submit an unofficial University of Minnesota graduate transcript.
  • Materials are due to Associate Dean Alex Rothman by noon, March 29, 2012, 113 Johnston Hall.
  • Decisions will be announced by April 16, 2012.

Selection Criteria

  • the quality and significance of the scholarship or creative work that is proposed;
  • the quality of the student and evidence that the student is making timely progress towards the degree;
  • the quality of the mentoring relationship to the project; 
  • the value of the experience to the graduate student's academic development.
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