Harry E. and Bernice M. Moore Fellowship

The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health awards a $20,000 fellowship annually to a doctoral student completing a dissertation on the human experience in crises caused by natural or other major disasters or, in a broader sense, stress and adversity. The fellowship is open to students at The University of Texas at Austin.

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Learn more about the fellowship.

Eligibility Criteria

Doctoral students at The University of Texas at Austin are eligible to apply for the fellowship. Applicants must:

Be completing a dissertation on the human experience in crises, including those resulting from natural or other major disasters or, more broadly, stress and adversity.
Have successfully defended their dissertation proposal by the time of application.
Have a strong research background.

Dissertations may be quantitative or qualitative in design. The award is unrestricted and there are no restrictions on other awards or employment the fellow may obtain. The fellow is not required to work as a condition of the award but must submit a copy of the completed dissertation and present his or her research to the Hogg Foundation.

Application Process

Applicants must submit the following materials online:

Cover letter, which must include an explanation of the dissertation project’s fit with the fellowship’s focus on the human experience in crises (no page limit)
Current curriculum vitae (no page limit)
Summary of the dissertation’s rationale, research questions and methods (maximum 10 double-spaced pages in 12-point font)
Timeline for the dissertation project’s completion (no page limit)

In addition to the materials submitted online, applicants also must submit three signed letters of reference (one of which must be the applicant’s dissertation committee chair).