The Graduate School annually holds a competition for Summer Dissertation Fellowships for advanced Ph.D. students. The Fellowship period covers the months of June, July and August  and provides summer support to recipients while they work full-time on their dissertations. Consideration will be given to Ph.D. candidates who have an approved prospectus on file and anticipate defending their dissertations within the academic year following the Fellowship period.  The application requires the signed endorsement of the dissertation advisor, confirming that the student has sufficient resources and faculty support to conduct full-time dissertation work during the summer. The most recent Annual Review must also be included in the application. Former recipients of a Summer Dissertation Fellowship are ineligible. Application deadline: Mid-December. Download application.