2008–09 IGCC Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships
Application Forms and Instructions
Application deadline is midnight, February 1, 2008.
NEW FOR 2008-09: IGCC fellowship applications are now submitted via email.
Faculty may submit
recommendation letters by e-mail (preferred) or regular mail directly to
IGCC.
Application instructions are in Portable Document Format (PDF). If you
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Eligibility Fellowship Categories Frequently Asked Questions Past Awards
The Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC) is a University of California multicampus research unit. IGCC supports dissertation-level graduate research on causes of international conflict and opportunities for international cooperation.
Topics of interest to IGCC include, but are not limited to:
Causes and Policy Implications of International Conflict, Transnational Ethnic Conflict, and International Terrorism
International Dispute Resolution
International and Regional Cooperation on Security, Economics, and Legal Issues
Gender Issues in International Politics
International Environmental Policy
International and Regional Cooperation on Health, Technology, Culture, and Social Issues
Innovations in International Cooperation
Transnational Flows of Capital, Goods, Technology, Ideas, and People
Transnational Social Movements and Non-Governmental Organizations
Eligibility
Doctoral students enrolled in the University of California, including J.D./Ph.D., M.D./Ph.D., and M.D. with thesis, are eligible to apply for the dissertation fellowship. Applicants must advance to candidacy by June 30, 2008, to receive funding. U.S. citizenship is not required. IGCC fellowship funds are not intended for UC student fees and tuition.
The competition is open to all academic disciplines. Multidisciplinary approaches and policy-relevant work are encouraged. In order to meet IGCC relevancy criteria, however, the international sources and/or consequences of the phenomenon studied in the dissertation must be an integral part of the project.
IGCC does not accept applications to renew a fellowship. IGCC awards cannot be carried forward into future years. Recipients must use the fellowship for the year it was awarded. Unspent funds must be returned to IGCC at the end of the award period.
Fellowship Categories
IGCC Standard Dissertation Fellowship: A standard fellowship offers up to $20,000 in stipend, research, and travel support. These fellowships consist of a nine-month stipend of $16,000 (October to June) to defray living expenses and an additional award of up to $4,000 in justified research and travel support.
IGCC Herbert York Fellowship: The Herbert York Fellowship is named for renowned physicist and IGCC founder Dr. Herbert York. This fellowship offers the same funding levels as the IGCC Standard Fellowship but offers recipients the opportunity to spend at least one quarter at the Lawrence Livermore or Los Alamos National Laboratories. National Laboratory placement details will be arranged after the fellowship is
awarded.
The Herbert York Fellowship is intended to support innovative research on international policy issues in natural science, engineering, or science policy, but may be awarded to an applicant from any discipline with research interests related to the intersection of science and international policy. Interested applicants should indicate on their fellowship application that they are interested in being considered for the Herbert York Fellowship. Reflecting Dr. York’s distinguished career, there is special interest in topics relating to
arms control, but all subjects pertaining to science and international policy will receive serious consideration.
IGCC-UCDC Dissertation Fellowship in Foreign Policy Studies: The IGCC-UCDC fellowship provides a nine-month stipend of $16,000 (October to June) and additional funding up to $4,000 in travel and research support. In addition, the IGCC-UCDC fellow receives the valuable opportunity to work in Washington, D.C., for at least one academic quarter of the fellowship period. The fellow is provided with office space at the UCDC office and receives support from the IGCC Washington Representative in developing contacts appropriate to the research project. The IGCC-UCDC fellow will also have the opportunity to work with the IGCC Washington Representative supporting the successful implementation of IGCC activities at UCDC.
