Media@McGill offers a number of research fellowships, on a competitive basis, to continuing doctoral students in communication studies. Details for the competition are presented below. For a list of students awarded fellowships in previous competitions, click here.
Goal: To support graduate student work on projects relating to issues and controversies in media, technology, culture and their ethical interplay.
Eligibility: PhD 3, 4, and 5 students are eligible (normally, students who are in their 2nd-4th years in the program). Students must have passed their comprehensive examinations at the time they assume the award. Students who anticipate defending their comprehensive examinations before April 2012 may apply, but will only be granted the award upon successful defense of their comprehensive examinations. Failure to defend comprehensive examinations successfully by 30 April 2012 will result in forfeiture of the award. Preference may be given to students who do not hold major fellowships from other sources.
Award: Up to $4000 at the time of award and $1000 upon completion of project (within one year of the award).
Application materials: 1. A 500-word proposal outlining the research work to be undertaken during the period of the award. Projects might include preparation of a scholarly article or a dissertation chapter (or both). Proposal should state the research problem, discuss how the problem will be investigated, show how it fits into the applicant¹s overall plan of study, and demonstrate a clear concordance with Media@McGill's mission statement. 2. An up-to-date curriculum vitae. Applicants should inform M@M of any other fellowships, amounts and year(s) of final payment.
Condition of Award: Successful applicants must agree to have their research proposal posted on the Media@McGill website. Within a year of the award date (and in order to receive the final payment), the student must submit a 500-word (or longer) report on the project that will replace the research proposal on the website.
Deadline: 5 October 2011.
To apply: Submit completed dossier in care of Marc Raboy, Director of Media@McGill, Department of Art History and Communication Studies, before 5 pm, on the deadline date.
Please deposit your document in his mail box at the AHCS department. No document will be accepted by e-mail unless the student is out of town - same deadline, 5pm, Montreal time.
Applicants will be informed of decisions approximately four weeks later.