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FTE Rockefeller, Benjamin E. Mays and Black Doctoral Fellow

Dr. Katie G. Cannon
“FTE was a shining star for me. I would not have been able to do the Ph.D. without it.”
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See list of this year's Dissertation Fellows

 
To learn more, contact the Vice President for Doctoral Programs and Administration:

Sharon Watson Fluker

 

African-American Ph.D. / Th.D. Scholars

Dissertation Fellowships are for African-American doctoral students who are preparing to write their Ph.D. or Th.D. dissertations. The goal of this program is to increase completion rates and shorten time-to-degree periods for African-American doctoral students who intend to teach or do research in theological schools.

What does it take to become a Dissertation Fellow?

To apply for an FTE Dissertation Fellowship, you must be an African-American student in religion or theology graduate studies at the final writing stage of your dissertation. Your dissertation committee must have approved your dissertation research proposal and writing plan and given you permission to proceed before you submit your application for the Dissertation Fellows Program. You must be able to write full-time during the fellowship year.

If you're now preparing to enter your doctoral program, you are not eligible for this program, but you may be eligible for a Doctoral Fellowship or a North American Doctoral Fellowship.

What does a Dissertation Fellowship include?

Fellows receive a stipend of up to $18,000 from FTE. In addition, the recipient's institution must provide a full-tuition scholarship or remission as a condition of the award.

Each Fellow also attends FTE's Doctoral Conference. Expenses for conference attendance are included as part of the fellowship award. Fellows also receive a travel stipend to attend the annual meetings of the American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature, as well as other professional development opportunities.

How and when to apply for a Dissertation Fellowship

The deadline to apply for the 2008-2009 academic year has passed; we are no longer accepting fellowship applications. Contact us to be notified when fellowship applications for the 2009-2010 academic year are posted this fall. Please be sure to include your name and e-mail address in the message.

The Summer Conference on Excellence in Ministry

This conference provides an opportunity for Doctoral and Dissertation Fellows to engage with religious and theological faculty, as well as peers, to discuss contemporary issues in religion and theology, scholarship and teaching. The conference includes lectures, panels and workshops. Expenses for conference attendance are included as part of the fellowship award.

The 2008 FTE Doctoral Conference will be held June 13 - 15, 2008 at Candler School of Theology, Emory University, in Atlanta, GA.




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