Dissertation fellowships are open to scholars in all fields of study whose dissertation topic has significant relevance to U.S.
environmental public policy and/or environmental conflict resolution. Previous fellows' fields of study include political
science; economics; government; anthropology; environmental science, policy and management; ecology; environmental justice;
regional planning; geography; natural resource policy; and environmental analysis and design.
Each applicant must:
- Have completed all Ph.D. coursework and passed all preliminary exams;
- Have approval for the dissertation research proposal by February 24, 2011;
- Be entering the final year of writing the dissertation;
- Be a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or U.S. national.
Furthermore:
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Applicants must be enrolled at a U.S. institution of higher education; U.S. citizens attending universities outside the
U.S. are not eligible;
- The primary focus of dissertation research should be U.S. environmental policy or environmental conflict resolution;
- It is the Foundation's intent that work conducted during the fellowship year be done in the U.S.
Ph.D. candidates who hold a fellowship for the purpose of writing the dissertation during the year preceding or coinciding
with the Udall Fellowship are not eligible.