[Air-l] Fellowship opportunity at the Kennedy School

[Alexandra Samuel]

This fellowship may be of interest to members of this list, or your
students. Contact the Kennedy School for the application form.

Alex
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Alexandra Samuel
samuel at fas.harvard.edu
http://www.alexandrasamuel.com

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>>PLEASE POST THIS IMPORTANT FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY AND DISTRIBUTE TO YOUR
>>DOCTORAL STUDENTS
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>>Fellowships in Technology, Institutions and Governance 2003-2004
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>>The     National     Center     for     Digital     Government    (NCDG?see
>>www.ksg.harvard.edu/digitalcenter)   at  the  John  F.  Kennedy  School  of
>>Government is the pre-eminent research center in the United States to focus
>>on  information  technology,  institutions,  and  governance.   The  NCDG's
>>mission  is  to build global research capacity, to advance practice, and to
>>strengthen the network of researchers and practitioners engaged in building
>>and  using  technology  and  government.   A key part of this mission is to
>>bring  together  and  train  the  next  generation  of  social  scientists,
>>information   scientists,   and   computer  scientists  on  the  governance
>>challenges  of  the  21st  century.  The NCDG is therefore offering a small
>>number  of  NSF-funded  pre-doctoral  residential  fellowships  to  support
>>dissertation   research  in  the  area  of  technology,  institutions,  and
>>governance.
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>>ELIGIBILITY     Applications for pre--doctoral fellowships are welcome from
>>those  students  who  have  passed  their  general  examinations  prior  to
>>appointment.  The  NCDG encourages applications from a range of disciplines
>>and   fields   bearing   on   information,  technology,  institutions,  and
>>governance.    The   NCDG  also  encourages  applications  from  women  and
>>minorities.
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>>Fellows  are expected to devote some portion of their time to collaborative
>>endeavors,  as  arranged  by  the  appropriate program or project director.
>>Pre--doctoral  research  fellows  are  expected to contribute to the NCDG's
>>research  activities,  as  well  as  work on - and ideally complete - their
>>doctoral dissertations.
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>>STIPEND  INFORMATION      NCDG  Fellows  will receive ten-month stipends of
>>$20,000.  In  addition,  office  space and supplies, computers with LAN and
>>Internet  connections, and access to Harvard University libraries and other
>>facilities will be provided.
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>>APPLICATION PROCEDURES and CONTACT INFORMATION
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>>1.    A 3 to 5 page double-spaced statement summarizing the dissertation
>>prospectus,
>>2.    A curriculum vitae,
>>3.    Three sealed letters of recommendation (not emails) attesting to the
>>applicant's scholarly promise and professional competence,
>>4.    A short writing sample pertinent to the application
>>5.    A sealed graduate school transcript.
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>>There  is  no physical application to fill out.  The steps above constitute
>>the  application  process.  The applicant is responsible for collecting all
>>materials,   including   letters  of  recommendation  and  transcripts  and
>>submitting them as one packet to the NCDG.  Materials submitted will not be
>>returned  to the applicant.  Emailed materials will not be accepted, unless
>>specifically indicated by the Fellowship Coordinator.
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>>The  application  deadline is March 1, 2003.  Late applications will not be
>>accepted.
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>>Direct applications to:  Camiliakumari of Wankaner, Fellowship Coordinator,
>>National   Center  for  Digital  Government,  John  F.  Kennedy  School  of
>>Government,  79  John  F.  Kennedy Street, Cambridge, MA  02138, Telephone:
>>(617)495-5994, E-mail: camiliakumari_wankaner at harvard.edu
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