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SREB Dissertation Award for Underrepresented PhDs

Jan 24, 2018 | Academic, Diversity, Funding

SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program Increasing Faculty Diversity More than one-third of America’s college students are people of color. But racial and ethnic minorities make up only small fractions of college faculty. Nationwide, about 5 percent of faculty are African-American, about 3 percent are Hispanic and about 1 percent are Native American. The SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program is working to change that.
The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) has funding available for the one-year Dissertation Award that it offers to students who are enrolled in PhD programs and are planning to become a full-time college or university faculty member after earning the PhD.  The award would back-date to start in January 2018.

It offers a one-year, $20,000 stipend, payment of tuition and fees, a $500 research allowance and professional development support, and covers expenses associated with attending the annual Compact for Faculty Diversity Institute on Teaching and Mentoring:  https://www.sreb.org/types-awards

Additional eligibility requirements:

Applying for the Dissertation Award: You must have:

  • Completed all coursework
  • Completed all comprehensive/preliminary exams
  • Successfully defended the prospectus before the beginning of the academic year.

In addition, the applicant must:

  • Be a member of a racial or ethnic minority group (including black, Asian American, Hispanic/Latin American, Native American or other).
  • A U.S. citizen or have legal permanent resident status.
  • Not employed outside of your department or discipline.
  • Note: The program particularly encourages applicants who seek Ph.D.s in the STEM  (science, technology, engineering and math) disciplines.

Applications open on January 8th every year, and the cycle closes March 31 of the same year. Additional information about eligibility and applying:  https://www.sreb.org/am-i-eligible.

If a department is going to encourage a student to apply, please let Vicky Hartwell (hartwell@uark.edu) know, so she can work with SREB to get the student’s application expedited.