Allan Sharlin Memorial Award
2008-09
This award commemorates the scholarly achievements of the late Allan Sharlin,
Professor of Sociology and an innovative scholar in the fields of demography
and history at UC Berkeley. The award is made annually to a student who shows
promise of advancing scholarship in the field of historical sociology, historical
demography, or social history.
For more information about Allan Sharlin and former Sharlin Fellows, please
see our 1993 tenth anniversary commemorative brochure
for the Sharlin Award.
Eligibility: All UC Berkeley graduate students in good standing who
will be formally advanced to candidacy (will have satisfied all requirements
for the Ph.D. except the dissertation) by September 1, 2007. Funds will not
be available until the student has advanced to candidacy. Students are eligible
for support regardless of previous fellowships from other sources. A total
of no more than two years of support will be provided to a recipient of this
fellowship; applications for the second year of support will be considered
along with other applications for that year. The Allan Sharlin Memorial Award
may be used in conjunction with other grants. During the term of the award,
the total income, excluding awards specifically earmarked for travel
and tuition, cannot exceed $25,000. The successful candidate will be consulted
regarding other funding sources before the award is granted. Under most circumstances,
Sharlin fellows are expected to be resident at Berkeley for the tenure of
the award, except those who must conduct research away from the Bay Area.
See separate page on Institute Dissertation Application Procedure.
Deadline: April 7, 2008. This deadline is firm. Send all material
to: Fellowship Coordinator, IIS; 215 Moses Hall #2308; Berkeley, CA 94720-2308.
Awards will be announced by the end of May.
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