UCIrvine Graduate Division

Overview

To be considered, all individual student nominations must include the following:

• A completed James J. Harvey Scholar Application Form
• A formal proposal by the student nominee describing their dissertation project, progress to date, and detailed plan with time line for completion
  An academic evaluation from their doctoral committee chair
• The student's current Curriculum Vitae

Completed applications including the signature of the Graduate Associate Dean in the student's respective school (along with supporting documents) and should be sent to Susan Bertram.

Award Info

 More information about this scholarship may be found on the James J. Harvey Scholar call for applications.

Eligibility

Academic units may nominate an outstanding doctoral student beginning his/her final work on their dissertation. The graduate student must be within one year of completing his/her dissertation and would be expected to file it within 12 months of beginning their fellowship tenure. The nominee must have advanced to candidacy for the Ph.D. Successful completion of the Ph.D. degree is expected to occur no later than one quarter after the end of the student’s dissertation fellowship tenure. These criteria must be met for a nomination to succeed. In addition to the recommendations made by the student's Dissertation Committee Chair, Department Chair and Associate Dean, other factors to be considered in the Graduate Dean's award decision will include an evaluation of the student's academic record, degree progress (including the time since matriculation into the program), and plan for completion of all degree requirements.

Application Process

To be considered, all individual student nominations must include the following:

• A completed James J. Harvey Scholar Application Form
• A formal proposal by the student nominee describing their dissertation project, progress to date, and detailed plan with time line for completion
  An academic evaluation from their doctoral committee chair
• The student's current Curriculum Vitae

Contact Info

Completed applications including the signature of the Graduate Associate Dean in the student's respective school (along with supporting documents) and should be sent to Susan Bertram.

Deadline

All AY 2011-12 application materials must be received in the Graduate Division by 5 pm on Monday, November 7, 2011.

1. Incomplete nominations packets will not be reviewed
2. No exceptions to this deadline will be considered