Eligibility
By the opening date of the fall academic term:
- The candidate must be writing, or about to begin writing, a dissertation focused on some aspect of U.S. undergraduate study abroad.
- The candidate must have successfully completed all doctoral coursework, and his or her qualifying examination.
- The candidate must be enrolled full-time as a graduate student at the university where he or she completed the doctoral coursework and qualifying examination.
- The candidate must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) for all previous graduate work.
- The candidate must provide a summary of the prospectus (a maximum of five double-spaced pages) describing the dissertation research project that his or her doctoral committee has approved.
- The candidate’s record should provide evidence of outstanding academic and scholarly achievement.
- The candidate must be devoted full-time to his or her dissertation research.
Nomination Deadline
Nominations with all the documentation described here (four complete sets) must reach the CIEE office no later than April 30th. Send complete application packets to:
Dr. Michael Vande Berg, Vice President for Academic Affairs
CIEE
300 Fore Street
Portland, ME 04101
Please direct any questions to Dr. Michael Vande Berg at mvandeberg@ciee.org.