Requirements

College/School Eligibility:

  • Graduate School

Class Year Eligibility:

  • N/A

Open to:

  • Cornell Graduate/Professional Students

To be eligible for an award, nominees must have received at least one year of support (e.g. teaching assistantship, training grant, etc.) from their graduate field or special committee chair and meet the following conditions:

  1. Enrolled in a Cornell doctoral program for a minimum of three years by the time of nomination;
  2. Will have passed the A exam prior to the award period for the fellowship. 

Priority consideration is provided to nominees expected to complete all requirements for the doctorate within three terms (spring, summer, or fall) from the semester of nomination.

A complete nomination consists of three separate Qualtrics survey submissions: Student application form, including a personal statement and dissertation completion plan; committee chair nomination form; and director of graduate study (DGS) nomination form.