Description

The Frederick Douglass Doctoral Scholars fellowship program is designed to recruit academically talented students with an interest in college or university teaching to pursue Ph.D. studies in the Arts & Humanities and Social & Behavioral Science disciplines to Howard University. The Frederick Douglass award is offered on a competitive basis upon recommendation by the candidate’s prospective department chair and the Financial Aid Advisory Committee.  

ELIGIBILITY:          Candidates must be first time applicants to the Graduate School at Howard University in all disciplines. Howard University Graduate School admissions applications to Ph.D. programs for the fall 2007 semester must be submitted prior to the Frederick Douglass deadline. The minimum, cumulative GPA requirement from the applicant's current institution is 3.5.  

TERMS:                   Full tuition (not including student activity fees) and a stipend of $18,000 for the fall and spring semesters for each year of eligibility.  Successful applicants will be offered the award for up to 5 years with a baccalaureate degree and up to 3 with a master’s degree.  

Frederick Douglass Doctoral Scholars are required to participate in a 15 hour per week supervised internship beginning in mid-August and ending in mid-May for each academic year.   The Graduate School reserves the right to base annual renewal decisions on the evaluation of each award holder’s academic and internship performance.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Wednesday, March 12, 2008.

APPLICATION:        Applicants should submit one original and five copies of the following:

    Frederick Douglass Application Form (Form)
    Current institution’s transcript
    Scholarly academic or research writing sample (5 pages)
    Statement addressing how the professoriate fits into the candidate’s career goals
    3 letters of recommendation (1 from the prospective, academic chair at Howard; 2 from faculty
    members at the current institution 

 
In addition to the application package, top candidates must participate in an interview with the Financial Aid Advisory Committee on Thursday, March 6, 2008.   Candidates may participate in person or via teleconference.   Top applicants will be contacted via email on February 26 and 27, 2008 to schedule the interview. 

Notification:  Award notification letters will be mailed to the address provided on the candidate’s application on Friday, March 14, 2008.