Dean's Dissertation Completion Fellowship-2025

Dean's Dissertation Completion Fellowship

Nominate a student for a 25-26 AY fellowship
Nominations are due by 5 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. This form is to be completed by the program director or program staff member.

The competition is for funding during academic year 2025–26. At this time, programs may apply for funding for fall semester only, or for both fall and spring semester.

Nominations are made by the graduate program director in consultation with program faculty. Each doctoral program may nominate up to two (2) students. You will submit a separate form for each nominee.
Name of nominating program/unit*
Please rank your nominees. Your options are: "First (1st)," "Second (2nd)," and "I am nominating only 1 student this year." If you need to change your ranking after you submit, contact Megan Carroll at carrolm2@ucmail.uc.edu.
Please rank this nominee*
SUBMITTER'S Name*

First NameLast Name
SUBMITTER'S Email*
username@ucmail.uc.edu
Student's Name*

First NameLast Name
Student's M-Number or EmplID*
Student's UC Email*
username@mail.uc.edu
Students may now receive fellowship funding for their penultimate year or final year of degree work. Students who win this fellowship in their penultimate year may not receive a second year of funding via this fellowship.
Anticipated term of student's graduation.*
I am applying for funding for the following term(s)*

Fall 2025 semester onlyFall 2025 and Spring 2026 semester
List of funds currently supporting the nominated student.*
Date nominated student passed (or will pass) qualifying exam.*

MonthDayYear
The student’s total earned graduate credit hours at UC (as of the end of the current semester, 24FS) and the number of credit hours the student is planning to take for the 2025 spring and summer semesters.*
Documents to upload
1. A recommendation letter from the student’s dissertation chair, providing context for the significance/impact of student’s dissertation work.
2. Student’s curriculum vitae.
3. Dissertation abstract or summary.
4. Student’s dissertation statement: How does the student’s research/scholarship inform or advance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and/or Belonging in the field? 1-3 pages if written, no more than 3 minutes if filmed as an elevator pitch/3MT-style video.
5. Student’s statement of goals for use of the fellowship support during the fellowship year (25-26). (1-3 pages)
6. Anticipated timeline for dissertation work and graduation. (1-2 pages)
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Optional: student's dissertation statement video (link)
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Dean's Dissertation Completion Fellowship

Documents to upload