The Klingenstein Center at Teachers College supports research and emerging scholarship concerning independent and international education. Doctoral students in departments and programs at TC make inquiry into this global and complex area of education the focus of or an element of their dissertation. To support such dissertation inquiry, the Klingenstein Center offers for the first time a $10,000 doctoral research fellowship for a Teachers College student whose dissertation focuses in whole or in part on independent and international education.
Students from any program or department at Teachers College who have defended their dissertation proposal and will be meeting continuous enrollment requirements in Fall 2024 are eligible for this fellowship. Applications are due by May 31, 2024. Fellows will be notified of their selection by June 30, 2024. Funds will be awarded for the Fall 2024 semester and will disburse fully by August 31, 2025.
If selected, fellows are expected to participate in the Center’s CoLab (Cohort Lab) or KlingSalon meetings in Fall 2024. Fellows will have the opportunity to share their work in progress with Klingenstein Center students and would have access to people and schools in the Klingenstein network to aid their research further.
Selection criteria
-Quality of the research question and methods to investigate it.
-Potential significance of the research for the field of independent and international education, broadly defined.
Please submit the following three documents via this application form. These materials must be submitted no later than Friday, May 31, 2024 by midnight EST:
Statement of Dissertation Research
In no more than 5 pages (double-spaced, 12-point font, 1” margins), describe your dissertation research, including
Personal Narrative
In no more than 2 pages (double-spaced, 12-point font, 1” margins), provide a personal narrative that explains your pathway to this project, where and how you developed expertise in the research methods you are employing, and how you see your research related to previous work and future plans.
Dissertation Sponsor Confirmation
A message from your dissertation sponsor - a saved copy of an email is fine - confirming that they are aware of and supportive of your application for this fellowship. Please note that this is *not* a request for a full letter of recommendation.
Fellowship decisions will be announced by Monday, June 30, 2024.
Please direct any questions about the fellowship to klingenstein@tc.columbia.edu.
