US/ED Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowships

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Description: The U.S. Department of Education (US/ED) Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowships are only for a narrow range of students in certain PhD programs who need to conduct 6-12 months of dissertation research abroad.

Eligibility Criteria: Applicants may be U.S. citizens or permanent residents who will be PhD candidates by the time the actual research begins, and who are currently enrolled in a U-M department or program where they specialize in non-West-European area studies and a modern foreign language. They must plan to teach at a U.S. institution of higher education upon completion of the degree, and must prove sufficient foreign-language capability to carry out their proposal, which must be for approved dissertation research that cannot be conducted in the U.S.A.

Deadline: The application deadline is November 5, 2009. In addition, all eligible applicants must be on Beni's US/ED Fulbright e-mail user group no later than October 28, 2009.

Application Submission: Transcripts are submitted to Beni at the U-M International Institute. All other components and supplementary materials are submitted online through Beni at the International Institute.

Contact: Both the competition and all subsequent awards are administered by Beni at the U-M International Institute. For information, instructions, advice, and application materials, e-mail Beni at unlisted@umich.edu.