University of Virginia - Woodson Institute for African-American and African Studies - Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Residential Fellowships

Instructions for applying to the Woodson Institute's pre-doctoral and post-doctoral residential fellowships, including deadlines and guidelines.

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Distinguished Majors Program Application Form

Application form for the African-American and African Studies Distinguished Majors Program at UVA, requiring a thesis and specific GPA.

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Deadline

March 15

Eligibility

Third-year students with a superior academic record.; Achieved an average of 3.40 in all coursework prior to application.

Requirements

Obtain agreement of a thesis supervisor (full-time faculty teaching AAS major courses).; Obtain agreement of a second reader (full-time UVA faculty) by September 30th.; Submit a one-page proposal describing thesis topic and research plan.; Submit a list of five-to-ten relevant sources.; Satisfy all College requirements with an overall GPA of at least 3.40.; Fulfill all requirements for the normal AAS major.

Application materials

Application form; One-page proposal describing thesis topic and research plan; List of five-to-ten relevant sources

How to apply

Submit application form, proposal, and source list to DMP Director and AAS DUP by March 15th.; Secure thesis supervisor and second reader agreements.

Important dates

Second reader agreement deadline: September 30th.; Application deadline: March 15th.; Fall Week 4: Written prospectus and bibliography workshop.; Fall Week 9: Outlines for all parts of the thesis workshop.; Fall Week 13: 10-15 written pages workshop.; Spring Week 9: Rough draft of the entire thesis workshop.

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