Application Instructions

Neurolinguistics Dissertation Fellowship

1. The nominee will be selected by a process to be decided upon by his/her program or department.
2. The nomination should be made in a letter from the Department/Program Head or Graduate Director that briefly (1) describes the selection process. (2) summarizes the considerations that led to the selection of this particular doctoral candidate as the program's nominee, and (3) describes the nominee's additional funds, if any, including amounts, sources, purposes (such as travel expenses, research costs, living expenses, etc), and any requirements for duties to be performed.
3. In support of the nomination, the nominee should submit (1) a 500-1000 word summary of his/her dissertation proposal and whatever preliminary data are available, (2) an official transcript of his/her grades in graduate school, and (3) the nominee's curriculum vitae and bibliography of published papers and presentations at professional meetings. (4) If definite arrangements have been made for a post-doctoral fellowship, the name of the institution, its location, and the name of the postdoctoral mentor should be noted in the CV.
4. Three letters of recommendation are required: (1) one from the dissertation supervisor and (2) two additional letters from faculty or other professionals who have been actively involved in the nominee's research activities or who are otherwise knowledgeable about the nominee's abilities and potential. The sealed letters should be given to the nominee for inclusion in the packet of materials to be sent to the Foundation. Each letter should be SIGNED ACROSS THE BACK FLAP BY THE RECOMMENDATION WRITER. The recommendation writer should print on the front of the envelope:

DINGWALL FOUNDATION
NEUROLINGUISTICS DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIP
RECOMMENDATION LETTER.

DO NOT OPEN.

5. The nominee is responsible for assuring that the nomination letter and supporting documents arrive at the William Orr Dingwall Foundation by the deadline (see Item 6 below). A copy of the Check List of Nomination Materials should be downloaded from the Foundation's website by the nominee. It should be completed by the nominee to assure that all of the required materials are sent to the Foundation. The completed checklist, the letter of nomination, the three sealed letters of recommendation, the CV, the bibliography, and the student's statement should be all mailed to the Foundation in the same envelope. Please note that nominations that are incomplete when the Foundation evaluates the nominations will not be considered.
6. The deadline for submission of a nomination for the 2010-2011 academic year is April 15, 2010. Nomination packets bearing a later postmark will not be considered.
7. Nominees and departments/programs will be notified of the Foundation's decision by July 15, 2010.
8. If the nominee has not completed all requirements for the doctorate apart from the actual dissertation by the end of the Foundation's current funding cycle (June 30, 2010) , the fellowship will not be awarded. The student may, however, be re-nominated by his/her program for a future competition.
9. Nomination materials should be sent to:
   Ms. Annet Isa
   Fellowship Coordinator
   The William Orr Dingwall Foundation
   2201 N Street, NW
   Suite 117
   Washington, DC 20037
10. Questions should be addressed to the Fellowship Coordinator by e-mail at apply [at] dingwallfoundation [dot] org.