The application for the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Ph.D. Dissertation Completion Fellowship is now open for the September 2019-August 2020 writing year. This award is for Ph.D. students who are committed to the advancement of Indigenous Alaska or Pacific Islander history and culture and who are within a year and a half of earning their doctoral degree; more specifically, they should be entering their writing year in September 2019. If you know anyone who may be qualified and interested, please encourage them to apply by May 1.

Details, requirements and a link to the application can be found here. The fellowship includes the following:

• A stipend of $30,000 for the September 2019 to August 2020 writing year (normally, the beginning of a semester and ending after 12 months or at graduation, whichever comes first) paid out in monthly installments.


• Up to $3,000 in travel funds to attend professional conference(s), carry out research, meet with other scholars, or other purposes that will foster degree completion or professional development.


• Fellows may choose an additional mentor, outside of the UA or other university system, who is not on their dissertation committee; up to $1,000/semester may be provided to the mentor.


• Up to $1,000 is available for dissertation editing.


• Fellows will have the opportunity to take part in writing workshops.


• Indigenous doctoral students will have peer mentoring and be involved in a seminar group.

Contact Shelly Baumann at 474-7464 for more information.