The purpose of the Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship is to offset living expenses while the dissertation is completed. Fellows must use the award for the final year of writing the dissertation. Applicants must be candidates for Ph.D. degrees in any field of study in the humanities and social sciences at accredited graduate schools in the United States. Candidates working on D.Min., JD, Psy.D., Ed.D. and other professional degrees are not eligible. Students in science, technology, engineering, and math fields may apply provided questions of religious understanding, ethics, or values are central to the dissertation. Applicants must have completed all course work, passed all preliminary examinations, and received approval for their research proposals or plans by the application deadline. They must be in the writing stage of the dissertation. The application is open primarily to fields of study in the humanities and social sciences. Scholars engaged in science, technology, engineering, and math fields may apply provided questions of religion, ethics, or values are central to the dissertation. The description of the project's engagement with religion, ethics, or values and the description of the project including abstract, design and methodology, timeline, and short proposal must be submitted. The name and contact information for two recommenders must be provided as well, no letters need to be submitted at this time. Finalists will be required to submit a full proposal and two letters of recommendation. Please visit the fellowship's website for more information.