nyu dissertation writing fellowship

NYU GSAS Fellowships

Fellowship types.

GSAS Dissertation Fellowships

Dissertation Research Fellowships are for students who are in a research stage of their dissertation. Recipients of research fellowships are not obligated to complete their degree at the end of the fellowship term. 

Dissertation Writing Fellowships  are for students who are in the writing stage of their dissertation. It is expected that students receiving these awards will complete their dissertations and graduate by the end of the academic year.

All applicants must have first been nominated by their department.

GSAS Summer Fellowships & Achievement Awards

GSAS Summer Fellowships are for PhD and Master’s students who need to conduct summer research for their dissertations or theses. 

Achievement Awards  are for students who have been outstanding student teachers or had exceptional dissertations or theses.

Public Humanities Fellowships

The Fellowship application for AY 2025-2026 will open in Fall 2024.

How to Apply

How to apply.

Students must apply through their departments for consideration. 

Departments may submit up to three (3) nominations for consideration for Dissertation Writing Fellowships (overall and not per award name) and one (1) for each Dissertation Research Fellowship (Lane Cooper, Elaine Brody [if Elaine Brody is available] ). Departments may devise their own internal nomination procedures, which may or may not require the completion of the full GSAS application. Please contact your department about its own internal nomination process and deadline. Given the limited numbers of fellowships available, departments may not be able to nominate all students who are interested in these awards. 

There are two steps in the application process:

Departments must submit contact information for their nominees via a Google Form by Wednesday, September 2 7, 2023 . *NO APPLICATIONS ARE DUE AT THIS TIME . Nominees will receive a link to the application portal after September 2 7 . 

Nominated students will be invited by GSAS Fellowships to submit their application to an award portal. Additional directions will be given to nominees at that time. Nominees and their reference writers must submit their information through the award portal by Wednesday, October 1 1 . The full application is due in the award portal at that time. No exceptions will be made for late applications or missing materials.

APPLICATION COMPONENTS

Each student nominated by their department will ultimately be responsible for submitting the following documents to GSAS Fellowships via an award portal by the deadline posted on the Home page . 

Dissertation Research Fellowships (Lane Cooper, Elaine Brody)

Dissertation Writing Fellowships (all others)

DISSERTATION RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION COMPONENTS

If selected as a department nominee, your application will be reviewed by a 9-person committee made up of three humanities, three social science, and three science faculty members. Each nominee will ultimately be responsible for submitting the following components to GSAS Fellowships via an award portal by the deadline posted on the Home page . Please note that each department has its own nomination procedures which may or may not require the following items for its internal deadline. Only students nominated by the department will be required to submit their application via the GSAS Fellowships portal. Nominees will receive further instructions after the department nomination deadline.

1. DISSERTATION SUMMARY

Max 1000 words. Header Format: Student Last Name, First Name, Department, N-Number. 

Should be written for educated readers, but not experts in your field or members of your department (i.e. NYT readership level). Identify the dissertation’s research question, thesis, methodology, and broader significance. 

2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Max 500 words. Identify the research project to be undertaken during the fellowship year, including the type of information or data to be acquired and means of acquiring it, as well as how the research project will enable completion of the dissertation. It should clearly indicate the need for extended research outside of the United States and its territories. All terms should be accessible to the general reader.

3. TEACHING STATEMENT (LANE COOPER FELLOWSHIP ONLY)

Max 500 words. Share your beliefs on teaching and learning and a summary of your teaching experience. Should indicate a clear intent to pursue a teaching career in Greek, Latin, English language and literature - especially in the periods of Old and Middle English, philosophy and/or history - either ancient or medieval.

4. CURRICULUM VITAE (C.V.)

5. nyu transcript.

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6. TWO LETTERS OF REFERENCE

To be uploaded into the application portal by the reference writer. Note: Be aware of your department's internal deadline(s) when communicating with your letter writers. One letter must be from your thesis advisor.

Must assess the general quality of your graduate work, expected contribution of the dissertation to the discipline, and prospects for its publication in whole or in part.

DISSERTATION WRITING FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION COMPONENTS

If selected as a department nominee, your application will be reviewed by a 9-person committee made up of three humanities, three social science, and three science faculty members. Each nominee will ultimately be responsible for submitting the following components to GSAS Fellowships via an award portal by the deadline posted on the Home page. Please note that each department has its own nomination procedures which may or may not require the following items for its internal deadline. Only students nominated by the department will be required to submit their application via the GSAS Fellowships portal. Nominees will receive further instructions after the department nomination deadline. 

2. DISSERTATION PROGRESS REPORT

500-750 words. Identify the components of your dissertation that have been completed.

3. SCHEDULE FOR DISSERTATION COMPLETION

Max 500 words. Describe what still needs to be completed, including a timetable of dates for the completion of each component, and how this can realistically be completed during the fellowship year.