Here are the promised official details for the abovesaid fellowship
competition:
The NACBS DISSERTATION YEAR FELLOWSHIP is awarded biennially to
support dissertation research in the British Isles on any topic of
British (including Scottish, Irish and Imperial) history. The Fellowship
consists of a $4000 stipend. Each institution may nominate one candidate,
who should be a U. S. or Canadian citizen and who has, at the time of
application, completed all degree requirements save the dissertation.
The following criteria have been established for the award:
1. The nomination must be made by the student's thesis advisor,
supported by one additional letter of recommendation.
2. The candidate must need to travel to the British Isles for the
purpose of dissertation research. The awardee must conduct full-time
research in the British Isles.
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE PROCEDURES FOR APPLICATION:
1. Application consists of the two letters of nomination and
recommendation described above; a one-page CV of the candidate; and a
1000 word research proposal written by the candidate, which should
explain the importance of the topic to the field of British history and
include a description of the relevant primary materials that are to be
consulted in the British Isles.
2. Appended to the CV should be a list of the financial support
(source, type and amount) received by the applicant since the beginning
of graduate study, and an indication of any current pending applications
for financial aid to support dissertation research.
3. Letters of reference should address themselves not only to
the student's past record, but also to the importance of the topic and
the need to pursue the research in the British Isles. The major advisor,
in endorsing the candidate, is also confirming the ABD status of the
candidate and the financial information requested in #2 above.
4. A copy of the application package should be sent to each
member of the Dissertation Year Fellowship Committee listed below.
Confidential letters of recommendation should be sent separately.
Applications must be postmarked by April 1, 1995. Send materials to:
Martha Garland, Chair, NACBS Dissertation Year Fellowship, Department of
History, 186 University Hall, 230 West 17th Street, Ohio State
University, Columbus, OH 43210; Newton Key, Department of History,
Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL 61920; Michael Young,
Department of History, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL 61701.
David Harris Sacks
Executive Secretary, NACBS
Professor of History and Humanities
Reed College
Portland, OR 97202
dsacks@reed.edu
Phone: 503-771-1112, ext. 7334
FAX: 503-777-7769