Harry E. and Bernice M. Moore Fellowship

	KEY DETAILS Eligibility Doctoral students at The University of Texas at Austin Application Deadline Thursday, January 31, 2013 1 p.m. CT (applications must be submitted online) Notice of Awards March 2013 Inquiries Email (questions must be submitted by email; no phone calls, please)

The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health invites students from The University of Texas at Austin pursuing a doctorate to apply for the Harry E. and Bernice M. Moore Fellowship.

To be eligible for the fellowship, candidates must be in the process of completing a dissertation on the human experience in crises, including those resulting from natural or other major disasters or, more broadly, stress and adversity. This fellowship reflects Dr. Harry E. Moore’s concern for and sociological contributions to the study of the human experience in crisis.

The Moore Fellowship award is unrestricted. The fellow is not required to work as a condition of the award. However, upon completion of the dissertation, the fellow must submit a copy of the dissertation and present his or her research to the Hogg Foundation. There are no restrictions on other awards or employment that the fellow may obtain.

Learn more about the fellowship.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must have successfully defended their dissertation proposal by the time of their application. Applicants must have a strong research background. Only doctoral candidates at The University of Texas at Austin programs may apply. Dissertations may be quantitative or qualitative in design.

Award

The fellow will receive a one-time award of $20,000.

Application Process

Applicants must submit the required application materials online by 1 p.m. central time on Thursday, January 31, 2013 to be eligible for review.

In the online application, applicants will enter their contact information, as well as the names and email addresses of the three individuals providing letters of reference (one of which must be the applicant’s dissertation committee chair). Applicants will also upload the following documents:

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 via email or fax (512-471-9608) to the attention of the Moore Fellowship Committee by 1 p.m. central time on Thursday, January 31, 2013.

The foundation will announce the fellowship awardee(s) in March 2013. The fellowship year is June 1, 2013 through May 31, 2014.