GUIDELINES-A.V. WHITE GRADUATE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP

The information provided below is intended to assist UC graduate students applying for for the Andrew Vincent White and Florence Wales White Scholarship through the UC Humanities Research Institute (UCHRI).

Deadline: January 2, 2010
Deadline for referees: January 9, 2010

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A complete application includes information such as the applicant's name, as well as the following uploaded documents: dissertation abstract, biographical abstract, scholarship proposal, and writing samples (2). Applicants must also provide the names of two referees, and UCHRI in turn will ask them to provide letters on the applicant's behalf.

Online Application System
Applications must be submitted through the online FASTAPPS system (e-mailed, mailed, or faxed applications will not be accepted). Applicants must be registered with the online application system.

The highlighted tab at the top of each form indicates the current section of the online application. Once you click the "Submit" button at the bottom of a form, the FASTAPPS system automatically advances to the next section and the corresponding tab at the top of the new form becomes highlighted. To move from field to field, use only the Tab key (not the Enter/Return key, which has the same function as the "Submit" button) or click on the field with your mouse.

You may return to your application and make changes at any time prior to the application deadline.

1. GENERAL INFORMATION
Provide the information requested in the first form of the online application.

Dissertation Title
Put in the full title. (As a reminder, dissertation project must be in humanities AND medicine or in theoretical social science AND medicine.)

UC Campus
From the pulldown menu, chose the campus at which you are enrolled. Applicants must be enrolled at their home campus during the scholarship period.

2. DISSERTATION ABSTRACT
Provide your dissertation abstract (100 words maximum).

3. BIOGRAPHICAL ABSTRACT
The abstract should be a brief statement (100 words maximum) of your research, relating your dissertation work and interests in humanities and medicine or theoretical social science and medicine. Abstracts are used in the review process, publicity, fund-raising proposals, etc. If your application is accepted, your abstract may subsequently be updated.

4. SCHOLARSHIP PROPOSAL NARRATIVE
The narrative (2-5 pages) should describe your research, relating your dissertation work and interests; how they are cross-disciplinary and encompass both humanities and medicine or theoretical social science and medicine. Your proposal, which could be a variation of your dissertation prospectus, should state how funding of it would help to advance your field.

5. WRITING SAMPLE
Upload two chapters from your dissertation (or the equivalent such as journal articles, etc.).

6. REFEREES & GRADUATE STUDENT COORDINATOR
Referees
Enter the names and contact information of two referees who will be submitting letters to UCHRI. One of the letters must be from your dissertation director, confirming that you are or will be ABD by June prior to the scholarship period.

Once you click the "Submit" button at the bottom of this page, the FASTAPPS system will automatically send an e-mail message on your behalf to each referee you have listed. The message to your referees from UCHRI will include your name and advise that the letters should address the general quality of your work and your progress on your dissertation. (The referees upload their letters in a separate, password-protected section of this website.)

Note: The letters from your referees must be submitted to the FASTAPPS system by the application deadline. If necessary, applicants can send reminder e-mail messages to their referees via the FASTAPPS system's "Referee Reminder" feature, which is located in the "My Account" section. (This feature is accessible only once an application is complete, i.e., once the final "Submit" button in this application sequence is clicked.)

Departmental Graduate Student Coordinator
Enter the name and contact information in the corresponding fields.

9. ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE
Do you certify that the information you are submitting is true and complete to the best of your knowledge? Select the appropriate radio button.

Once you click the "Submit" button at the bottom of the form, your application will be complete. Your application will be available for you to edit until the application deadline.

For technical assistance, contact techsupport@hri.uci.edu.

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