Benjamin H. Stevens Graduate Fellowship in Regional Science for North American Citizens

The North American Regional Science Council of the Regional Science Association International (NARSC-RSAI) is inviting applications for Benjamin H. Stevens graduate fellowship for the 2014/15 year. This fellowship is awarded to graduate students enrolled in PhD programs in North America for pursuing thesis research in Regional Science. Eligible students should have completed all degree requirements except for their dissertation by the time the Fellowship commences. The Fellowship consists of a stipend in the amount of $30,000 (U.S.), paid over a twelve-month period. The application deadline is February 15, 2014.

Study Subject(s): This fellowship is awarded to study Regional Science.
Course Level: This Fellowship, in support of thesis research in Regional Science, awards for graduate students enrolled in PhD programs in North America.
Scholarship Provider: North American Regional Science Council of the Regional Science Association International (NARSC-RSAI)
Scholarship can be taken at: North America (Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & The Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago and USA).

Eligibility: Eligible students should have completed all degree requirements except for their dissertation by the time the Fellowship commences. A requirement of the Fellowship is that the recipient has no duties other than dissertation research during the Fellowship, although the recipient may hold other fellowships concurrently. Applications from students working in any area or any PhD program are welcome as long as their dissertation research addresses a question in Regional Science.

Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries: Students of North America (Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & The Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago and USA) can apply for this fellowship.

Scholarship Description: Graduate students enrolled in PhD programs in North America are encouraged to apply for the Fifteenth Benjamin H. Stevens Graduate Fellowship in Regional Science, administered by the North American Regional Science Council of the Regional Science Association International (NARSC-RSAI). This Fellowship, in support of thesis research in Regional Science, is awarded annually in memory of Dr. Benjamin H. Stevens, an intellectual leader whose selfless devotion to graduate students as teacher, advisor, mentor, and friend had a profound impact on the field. Regional Science is a multidisciplinary field concerned with the theory and method of urban and regional phenomena. Regional Scientists apply theoretical and empirical frameworks and methods of the social and other sciences, as well as develop new ones specifically for regional analysis and policy.

Duration of award(s): Fellowship is awarded for twelve-month period.

What does it cover? The Fellowship consists of a stipend in the amount of $30,000 (U.S.), paid over a twelve-month period.

How to Apply: Applications for the 2014-2015 Fellowship should be sent electronically by the applicant to the Selection Committee Chair, Tony Grubesic at tgrubesic-at-coas.oregonstate.edu. An application consists of the following materials:
1. A curriculum vita of no more than two (2) pages in length.
2. A statement in ten (10) pages or less explaining the questions and issues to be addressed, the approach to be used, and the product expected from the thesis research, preceded by a summary (1-page maximum) describing the intellectual merit of the proposed research, and the broader impacts that may result. The 10-page limit is inclusive of references, but exclusive of tables and figures. This text should be in 12 point or larger font, double-spaced, with one-inch margins; references may be single-spaced.
3. Copies of the candidate’s transcripts for all graduate studies. Unofficial copies are acceptable.
In addition, the thesis supervisor shall provide a confidential letter sent separately as an attachment for her/his email account with the student’s name in the subject line to Tony Grubesic tgrubesic-at-coas.oregonstate.edu. In the letter the supervisor should assess the quality and significance of the proposed dissertation research, specify the current state of progress toward the candidate’s degree and provide a commitment by the thesis supervisor to obtain a tuition waiver for the candidate for the year of the Fellowship. A condition of the Fellowship is the granting of a tuition waiver for the year of the Fellowship by the university, or equivalent payment of the student’s tuition.

Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is February 15, 2014.

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