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Fellowships in Technology, Institutions and Governance 2003-2004
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.
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.
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.
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.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES and CONTACT INFORMATION
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.
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.
The application deadline is March 1, 2003. Late applications will not be accepted.
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@harvard.edu