Supports dissertations in the natural and social sciences and the humanities that promise to increase understanding of the causes, manifestations, and control of violence, aggression, and dominance. Highest priority is given to research that can increase understanding and amelioration of urgent problems of violence, aggression, and dominance in the modern world. Applicants may be citizens of any country and studying at colleges or universities in any country.

Two-year predoctoral fellowship funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for an outstanding doctoral candidate who wishes to pursue a curatorial career in an art museum. The fellowship offers invaluable curatorial training and provides the scholarly and financial resources required for completing the doctoral dissertation. It is awarded to a student working on a dissertation that pertains to one of the major strengths of the Frick Collection and Library. The Fellow is expected to divide his or her time between the completion of the dissertation and activities in the curatorial department.

The Five College ABD Fellowship Program provides a year in residence at one of the campuses-Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith colleges and the University of Massachusetts Amherst-for graduate students in the final phase of the doctoral degree. The chief goal of the program is to promote diversity in the academy by enabling more scholars of underrepresented groups to embark on an academic career with their doctoral degree completed. By furnishing a stipend, housing, and other benefits, the program allows fellows to focus on completing their dissertations.

Supports doctoral students expecting to complete their dissertations the following academic year. Eligible applicants are U.S. citizens from the following groups: Alaska Natives (Eskimo or Aleut), Black/African Americans, Mexican Americans/Chicanas/Chicanos, Native American Indians, Native Pacific Islanders (Polynesian/Micronesian), and Puerto Ricans.

The Erasmus Institute, an international Catholic center for advanced studies at the University of Notre Dame, was founded to foster mainstream academic research that draws on the intellectual traditions of the Abrahamic faiths. The Institute offers residential fellowships for advanced graduate students in the writing phase of the dissertation. The Fellowships are provided for a complete academic year, although applications for a single semester will be considered. Fellowships are both stipendiary and nonstipendiary.

Designed to encourage original and significant study of ethical or religious values in all fields of the humanities and social sciences. In addition to topics in religious studies or in ethics (philosophical or religious), dissertations might consider the ethical implications of foreign policy, the values influencing political decisions, the moral codes of other cultures, and religious or ethical issues reflected in history or literature.

Intended to help MFA, terminal MA, and PhD students bridge the gap between graduate study and professional careers.

Supports the completion of a dissertation on South Asia. The fellowship covers stipend and fees for an ABD student in any graduate group at Penn who is within three years of their Ph.D. exams.

Available to women who will complete their dissertation writing between July 1 and June 30 of the following year. To qualify, applicants must have completed all course work, passed all required preliminary examinations, and received approval for their research proposal or plan. Open to applicants in all fields of study except engineering. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

The Alice Paul Center and Women's Studies Program offers dissertation fellowships for Penn SAS graduate students at the dissertation stage. Applicants must be working on a dissertation related to women or gender. Students who have already received a GSAS dissertation fellowship are not eligible for the WSTD/APC fellowship. Prior unsuccessful applicants for the APC/WSTD fellowship may apply again. The fellowships offer tuition plus a stipend and benefits comparable to that offered with the GSAS dissertation fellowships for that academic year.