The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s new Dissertation Fellowship is for $25,000 for advanced doctoral students who are completing dissertations that further understanding of the educational pathways and experiences of high-achieving, low-income students. Minimum eligibility includes demonstration of superior academic ability and achievement, successful defense of the dissertation proposal, and unmet financial need.
Dissertation fellowships are available for advanced doctoral students and are intended to support the student for work done after the student’s dissertation proposal has been accepted. Applications are encouraged from a variety of disciplines including, but not limited to, education, sociology, economics, psychology, statistics, and psychometrics.
The fellowship is a one-time award of $25,000, which may be used for a period of not less than nine months and up to 18 months.
Applicants for Jack Kent Cooke Dissertation Fellowships:
- may be US citizens, US permanent residents, or non-US citizens.
- must currently be studying at a US accredited institution.
- should be advanced doctoral students, who have completed all pre-dissertation requirements.
- must not have previously received a Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship.
