The Harriman Institute at Columbia University
Undergraduate Fellowship Program
Spring 2008 Competition
Program description: The Harriman Institute at Columbia University is continuing its undergraduate fellowship program, which is open to Barnard College, Columbia College, and General Studies students. This program is designed to provide research support on a competitive basis to juniors and seniors who have a serious interest in the post-Soviet and/or East-Central European regions. It is expected that students will use the fellowship to assist them in researching and writing their senior theses, or to complete an equivalent major research project.
Successful candidates may receive up to $2500 to offset their field research expenses in the region, with the expectation that the research will be conducted over the 2008 summer break. Fellows will have the opportunity to attend all Harriman Institute events for the 2008/9 academic year, and will be required to present the results of their own research at a public seminar hosted by the Harriman Institute in April of 2009.
Application procedure: Candidates must submit a 2- to 3-page research proposal, a budget of projected expenses, a résumé, an official transcript, and at least one confidential letter of recommendation (on official letterhead, with the recommender’s signature across the seal of the envelope) from a faculty member who is familiar with the student’s research plans. The complete application packet with all items enclosed must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 28th, 2008, and should be addressed to:
Bradley Abrams
Associate Director, Harriman Institute
1230 International Affairs Bldg.
420 West 118th Street, MC 3336
New York, NY 10027
The packet can also be hand-delivered to the Institute, on the 12th floor of IAB. E-mailed applications will not be accepted.
The proposal should describe, in as much detail as possible, what question the student’s research will attempt to answer, why the question is significant, why field research is necessary to answer the question, and how the student plans to go about performing the field research required. The evaluation criteria used by the committee will include: (1) the coherence and logic of the proposal itself; (2) the likelihood that the student will be able to perform the research successfully, given the student’s skill-set and contacts; (3) the student’s commitment to study of the region, as demonstrated by previous coursework or other experience; and (4) the student’s academic achievement record.
Successful candidates will be notified in mid-April.
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