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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="color:black">MEMORANDUM
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black">DATE: September 22, 2016
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black">TO: Deans, Directors, Department Heads and Advisors
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black">FROM: Frans Tax, Faculty Director for Diversity and Inclusion, Graduate College
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black">SUBJECT: Marshall Foundation Dissertation Fellowship and the Dr. Maria Teresa Velez – Marshall Foundation Dissertation Scholarship<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black">The Graduate College is pleased to announce the competition for the 2017 Marshall Foundation Dissertation Fellowship and the Dr. Maria Teresa Velez – Marshall Foundation Dissertation
Scholarship. This award is intended for graduate students who are in the completion stage of their dissertation and who have exhausted all other funding resources except for loans.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="color:black">Award: $10,846.00
</span></b><span style="color:black">provided by the Marshall Foundation (disbursed in one sum in spring 2017) and a Graduate Tuition Scholarship for up to two consecutive semesters-- spring 2017 and fall 2017-- provided by the Graduate College. Mandatory fees
and health insurance are not covered. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="color:black">Eligibility:
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:black">UA doctoral candidates whose dissertation proposal has been approved by their doctoral committee, have advanced to Doctoral Candidacy (will have been notified of this via email from Graduate Student Academic
Services) and expect to defend their doctoral dissertation by December 2017.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:black">U.S. Citizenship and Arizona Legal Residency (as determined by the UA Residency Office) by the application submission deadline<b>.
</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:1.45pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:none">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:black">Cumulative GPA of 3.5 or above.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom:1.45pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:none">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:black">Demonstrated financial need.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black">The Marshall Foundation Dissertation Fellowship Application Form found at the following link and should include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://grad.arizona.edu/funding/opportunities/marshall-foundation-dissertation-fellowship">https://grad.arizona.edu/funding/opportunities/marshall-foundation-dissertation-fellowship</a><span style="color:#2F5496">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:1.45pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4;text-autospace:none">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:black">A detailed abstract of the dissertation, including the main research question or hypotheses, methodology and summary of result up to date (2 page maximum).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4;text-autospace:none">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:black">A statement explaining the significance of your dissertation and its potential contribution to our understanding or improvement of issues facing Arizona, the nation and the world (2 page maximum).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4;text-autospace:none">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:black">A mention of any peer reviewed publication or significant scholarly presentation of your dissertation research.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:black">A detailed timetable identifying dates by when you plan to finish your data collection, data analysis and a draft of each chapter, as well as the expected date of the Oral Defense.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4;text-autospace:none">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">5.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:black">A letter of support from your Dissertation Committee Chair addressing your scholarship and verifying that you will complete and defend the dissertation by December 2017.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><i><span style="color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">6.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></i><![endif]><span style="color:black">A copy of this year's FAFSA determination and/or your own statement of financial need (<i>must have financial need to qualify for this award)<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;text-autospace:none"><b><i><span style="color:black">Application Deadline: Monday, November 7, 2016. Late applications will not be considered</span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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