PREDOCTORAL SUMMER FELLOWSHIP AT TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY-SAN MARCOS Texas State University-San Marcos is proud to announce the creation of a Predoctoral Summer Fellowship. The Fellowship brings doctoral students only lacking dissertation (ABD) from underrepresented groups to Texas State to teach and/or collaborate with Texas State faculty on research and teaching.
The program supports the Texas State 2004-2009 University Strategic Plans call for an increasingly diverse student body by enhancing the recruitment and retention rates of African- American and Hispanic/Latino faculty. One method of increasing the number of underrepresented faculty is by inviting doctoral candidates that are finished with their course work and are now writing their dissertations (ABD) to spend June and July working with colleagues in their field and students on the Texas State campus and to consider them as potential faculty candidates. The programs start date: Summer 2006. Expectations for visiting scholars The visiting scholars will spend their time on campus collaborating with research faculty and contributing to a range of academic activities that will support professional development. Criteria and process of selection Three Fellows will be selected. Any tenure track faculty member at Texas State, who wishes to participate by serving as a Fellows mentor, may nominate a graduate student from another university who is in their field for the fellowship opportunity. The graduate student must come from an underrepresented group, have completed all of their graduate course work and be working on their dissertation. Personnel committee and department chair support is also required. The college dean will then submit the application to the Graduate College by April 17, 2006. For candidates nominated by Texas State faculty, the application must include: I. A detailed proposal describing the nature of the collaboration including: a) A description of the reason you would like to work with the Fellow b) A detailed description of the teaching/research/performance activities on which you intend to collaborate c) A statement describing the specific benefit to the potential Fellow d) A description of how you propose to integrate the Fellow into your program or department e) A timeline for accomplishing the proposed activities II. A copy of the potential Fellows curriculum vitae III. Three references from faculty members in the potential Fellows home program (one reference must be the dissertation chair validating ABD status) IV. An official transcript Notice of this opportunity will also be disseminated nationally and candidates may submit an application directly to the Graduate College. The Graduate College will ascertain the availability of a faculty mentor before processing the application. Stipend Detail The basic support will be an $11,000 stipend for the months of June and July that includes living expenses. Additional support will be available to cover travel expenses for a return trip in the next year. The University may assist in locating university housing according to availability. The host department will provide access to work space, computer and other equipment necessary to conduct research. Application Please go to <http://www.gradcollege.txstate.edu/Scholarship/PrePhDSummerApp.pdf>http:// www.gradcollege.txstate.edu/Scholarship/PrePhDSummerApp.pdf to print the application. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Cecilio Barrera, Associate Dean, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
