NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship Program
Through the dissertation fellowship, the National Academy of Education (NAEd) and Spencer seek to encourage a new generation of scholars from a variety of fields to undertake research relevant to the improvement of education. The NAEd and Spencer believe scholarly insight from many different disciplines can contribute to an understanding of education as a fundamental human endeavor and advance our ability to address significant current issues in education. Therefore, the NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship supports individuals whose dissertations show potential for bringing fresh and constructive perspectives to the history, theory, or practice of formal or informal education anywhere in the world.
Up to two years and in accordance with the work plan provided by the candidate.
The NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellows will award 35 non-renewable fellowships for the 2022 program. Recipients of the fellowships will receive $27,500 to support completion of the dissertation.
Applicants need not be citizens of the United States; however, they must be candidates for a doctoral degree at a graduate institution within the U.S.
The fellowship is not intended to finance data collection or the completion of doctoral coursework but rather to support the final analysis of the research topic and the writing of the dissertation. For this reason, all applicants must confirm via the online application that they will have completed all pre-dissertation requirements by June 1, 2022 and must provide a clear and specific plan for completing the dissertation within a one or two-year time frame.
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