Deadline- 17 January 2014
ACUNS is seeking applications for Dissertation Fellowship Award offered on a topic of direct and demonstrable relevance to the United Nations and/or the UN system. The Award also includes a monetary component in the amount of $1,500.00 US.
Benefits-
The winner is encouraged to attend the ACUNS Annual Meeting in that same year, where she/he will be introduced and recognized as the Award winner. In that case, the winner will receive an Annual Meeting registration fee waiver (worth up to $150 of the registration fee) plus an additional award of up to $500 following the Meeting for the reimbursement of related travel and accommodations costs.
Submission required-
- applicant’s dissertation proposal or a similar description of the research
- applicant’s curriculum vitae
- Two letters of recommendation
Eligibility & Criteria-
Eligible candidates may be citizens of any country and must be entering the writing stage of a Ph.D., J.S.D., or LL.M level degree – for example, a doctoral candidate who has defended her/his dissertation proposal and who has completed the majority of field research, and who now is writing a first draft of the dissertation. It is not intended for students who already have completed, or who are about to complete, the writing, or who are about to defend their thesis (NB for students working in a UK-context of doctoral studies, the Award relates to students who are in the beginning of their final year/year three of registration and are in the process of writing up).
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