Funding-Southern Regional Education Board doctoral student
support; deadline March 9, 2009
Please share this information
with your Ph.D. students who might be eligible for this program. The deadline
for application is March 7 and students apply directly to the program.
The Doctoral Award offers
three years of direct program support and two years of institutional support
from the scholar's college, university, and/or department, in the amount of a
$15,000-$20,000 annual stipend. Each recipient also is awarded up to five years
of university-covered tuition and fees (unless the institution prohibits a fee
waiver). In addition, the program provides professional development support and
covers expenses associated with attending the Compact for Faculty Diversity
Annual Institute on Teaching and Mentoring.
The Dissertation Award offers
a one-year, $15,000-$20,000 stipend, university-covered tuition and fees
(unless the institution prohibits a fee waiver), a $500 research allowance and
professional development support. It also covers expenses associated with
attending the Compact for Faculty Diversity Annual Institute on Teaching and
Mentoring.
For more information, see http://www.sreb.org/programs/dsp/dspindex.asp
In the instance of UK, the
Graduate School provides the institutional funding match.
The SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program
More Than a Check and a Handshake
426 Graduates
and Counting
More than one-third of the nation's workers are
people of color. So are more than one-third of America's college students. But
the percentages of racial/ethnic minorities who are faculty members in higher
education are small fractions of the total. Nationwide, about 5 percent
are African-American, about 3 percent are Hispanic and about 1 percent are
American Indian.
The Southern Regional Education Board's
Doctoral Scholars Program was developed with support from The Pew Charitable
Trusts and the Ford Foundation. It is part of a nationwide initiative, the
Compact for Faculty Diversity, to produce more minority Ph.D.s and to encourage
them to seek faculty positions.
Since its founding in 1993, the Doctoral
Scholars Program has supported more than 800 scholars, who attended 83
institutions in 29 states. SREB states share resources, work to expand their
minority applicant pool, support qualified candidates with financial assistance
for up to five years of graduate study, and assist graduates and higher
education institutions in identifying employment opportunities. The program has
maintained a retention rate of almost 90 percent, more than 70 percent of its
graduates have begun academic careers in higher education and more than 70
percent are employed in SREB states.
How to Apply
Applications
for the 2009-2010 academic year must be received in the SREB office on or
before
Friday, March 7, 2009.
To apply:
1.
Confirm that you
are enrolled in or applying to a Ph.D. program. All other doctoral
degree programs are ineligible, including D.B.A., D.D.S., D.N.P., D.P.T.,
D.V.M., Ed.D., J.D., M.D., Pharm.D., etc.
2.
Confirm that you
are enrolled in or applying to a participating institution in a participating
state. (See Participating
States and Institutions.)
3.
Confirm whether
you are eligible for the Doctoral Award (for scholars within the first
year of their Ph.D. program or who are expecting admission before the academic
year begins) OR the Dissertation Award (for scholars who have
completed all course work and comprehensive/preliminary exams, and who have
successfully defended the dissertation prospectus or will defend the prospectus
before the academic year begins).
4.
Confirm that you
meet all citizenship (U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident status)
and state residency eligibility requirements. Note: In-state residency is
required in GA, MS, SC and TN. If applying to institutions in GA, MS, SC or TN,
you must submit verification of in-state residency from the university. This is
not the same as “in-state tuition status” granted to some out-of-state
scholars.
5.
Download,
complete and submit all required application materials for either the Doctoral
Award or the Dissertation Award:
· Doctoral
Award OR Dissertation Award application checklist
· Doctoral
Award OR Dissertation Award application
· Letter of
interest (including statement of teaching goals)
· Letters of
recommendation (three required)
· All
transcripts
· Verification
of U.S. citizenship or permanent U.S. resident status
· Verification
from the university of in-state residency status if applying in GA, MS,
SC or TN. This is not the same as in-state tuition status, which is sometimes
granted to out-of-state scholars.
· Verification
from the university of passing score on preliminary/comprehensive exams and
successful defense of dissertation prospectus before the start of the academic
year if applying for the one-year Dissertation Award.
Please submit your checklist and complete
application packet to:
SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program
Southern Regional Education Board
592 10th Street N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30318-5776
Applications become the property of the
SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program and are destroyed after selections are
made for the academic year. If an applicant is not selected and would like to
reapply, please notify the Doctoral Scholars Program before the next
application deadline.
For more information, e-mail doctoral.scholars@sreb.org.