IUB-College of Arts and Sciences Dissertation Research & Completion Fellowships

Dissertation Completion Fellowship

To be eligible for a Dissertation Completion Fellowship, you should be formally admitted to candidacy in a Ph.D. program in an eligible department. Ordinarily, preference will be given to students who have not received a fellowship from another source within the last two years (the year of application and the year prior). Student’s with a single semester of prior fellowship support are still eligible for the Dissertation Completion Fellowship, although if awarded they may only be selected for a single-term fellowship.

Eligible departments include:

African American and African Diaspora Studies
American Studies
Anthropology
Art History
Central Eurasian Studies
Criminal Justice
Classical Studies
Communication and Culture
Comparative Literature
East Asian Languages and Cultures
English
Folklore and Ethnomusicology
French and Italian
Gender Studies
Geography (Human/Cultural)
Germanic Studies
Spanish and Portuguese
History
History and Philosophy of Science
Journalism
Linguistics
Media School
Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
Philosophy
Political Science
Religious Studies
Slavic Languages and Literatures
Second Language Studies
Sociology
Telecommunications
Theatre, Drama, and Contemporary Dance

You are not eligible for a College Dissertation Completion Fellowship if:
- You are on academic probation or on leave during the fellowship year.
- You previously received a College Dissertation Research Fellowship.

Each Dissertation Completion fellowship will carry a stipend of $25,000. The fellowships include graduate student health insurance, but they do not include fee remissions. Students enroll in G901 and that is covered by the College. Students generally are not permitted to accept other appointments, fellowships, or outside employment during the fellowship year.

Dissertation Research Fellowship

To be eligible for a Dissertation Research Fellowship, you must be formally admitted to candidacy in a Ph.D. program. Ordinarily, preference will be given to students who have not received a fellowship from another source within the last two years (the year of application and the year prior). Students with a single semester of prior fellowship support are still eligible for the Dissertation Research Fellowship, although if awarded, they may only be selected for a single-term fellowship.

For 2025-2026, the fellowship stipends will be $23,000 each. During the fellowship year, students have the opportunity to focus full time on their dissertation research and writing. Students should be formally admitted to Ph.D. candidacy by January 2025 to be eligible for the fellowship.

The fellowships include graduate student health insurance, but they do not include fee remissions. Students generally are not permitted to accept other appointments, fellowships, or outside employment during the fellowship year.