Rackham Centennial Spring Summer Fellowship Award
In celebration of the Graduate School’s 100th anniversary, the Rackham Graduate School is pleased to announce a Rackham Centennial Spring/Summer Fellowship Award for 2012. The award is designed to enable graduate students enrolled in a Rackham program to work on research, scholarly, or creative projects in collaboration with faculty mentors during the Spring/Summer 2012 term to advance progress towards the degree and their future impact as “Michigan Graduate Students in the World”.
Number of Awards
One hundred (100) Rackham Centennial Spring/Summer Fellowships will be awarded for 2012.
Eligibility
All graduate students enrolled in a Rackham program are eligible to apply for a Rackham Centennial Spring/Summer 2012 Fellowship if:
- the graduate student is in good academic standing;
- the proposed research, scholarly, or creative activity directly relates to and helps achieve progress towards the degree; and
- the faculty mentor endorses the project and makes provisions for mentoring during the summer.
Award Description
Award recipients will receive a $6,000 fellowship stipend to cover living expenses for the 2012 Spring/Summer term. The fellowship does not include tuition, health benefits, or research supplies or other expenses. Graduate students will be required to fulfill their responsibilities to the satisfaction of their faculty mentor who will be asked to submit a mid-term progress report. Specific objectives and duties should be agreed upon prior to the Spring/Summer 2012 term.
Selection Criteria
Criteria for funding will include:
- the clarity and coherence of the research, scholarship, or creative work proposed;
- how the proposed work directly relates to and helps achieve progress towards the degree; and
- the commitment of the faculty advisor to provide mentoring to the student during the summer.
Preference will be given to students with no other financial support for the 2012 Spring/Summer term.
Review Process
An interdisciplinary faculty panel will review applications.
Application Procedure
Students must apply using the online application form.
Students should submit a proposal for the work they plan to do during the 2012 Spring/Summer term and a letter of support from their faculty advisor that includes the advisor’s provisions for mentoring over the summer (see below). The work proposal is limited to 1,500 words and should describe how the work directly relates to and helps achieve progress towards the degree.
The faculty advisor or mentor who will be the primary mentor during the Spring/Summer 2012 term should submit a letter of support using the online submission form. The letter should explain what the advisor’s expectations of the student are, his or her provisions for mentoring the student over the summer, and how the work will advance the academic progress of the student.
Applications will be reviewed once they have been submitted online. The student will receive an e-mail notification of the award decision. If a fellowship is awarded, procedures for payment will be outlined in the e-mail.
Deadline
Applications should be submitted using the online application form by Thursday, February 16, 2012. Awards will be announced by mid-March 2012.
Contact Information
Questions? Contact the Fellowships Office at 734-764-8119 or flwships@umich.edu.
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