This form should be used to provide a Faculty Recommendation for an applicant to the Mellon-CES Dissertation Completion Fellowship in European Studies.

The full and completed application must be received by January 15, 2021.

If you experience any difficulty completing or submitting this form, please be in touch with CES directly at awards@ces-europe.org and we will help you troubleshoot the problem.

About Faculty Recommender

First Name *

Last Name *

Institution *

Department

Street Address *

Address Line 2

City *

State/Province/Region *

Zip/Postal Code *

Country *

Email Address *

Confirm Email Address *

Are you the applicant's dissertation advisor? *

Yes

No

The Mellon-CES Dissertation Completion Fellowship supports late-stage PhD candidates who have often exhausted departmental and university resources. Thus, the Council for European Studies (CES) strongly emphasizes dissertation completion during the grant term, clearly marking the fellowship year off from the rest of graduate study as the student’s “finishing” year.

However, CES also recognizes that no fellowship program can support dissertation completion without the active cooperation and engagement of a student's dissertation advisor. For this reason, CES makes every effort to remain in dialogue with advisors by contacting them at least twice during the fellowship year to receive feedback on the program and their advisee's progress.

Should the applicant receive this fellowship, do you give us permission to contact you to check-in on the progress reported by your advisee? *

Yes, I am happy to provide feedback on the progress of my advisee.

No, I do not wish to be contacted regarding the progress of my advisee.

About Student Applicant

Applicant's First Name *

Applicant's Last Name *

Applicant's Email Address

If funded, do you believe that he or she will be able to complete and submit the dissertation no later than June 1, 2022? *

Please provide a statement answering the following questions: How long have you known the applicant and in what capacity? What is the significance and scope of the applicant's dissertation? Do you believe the applicant is a suitable candidate for the Mellon-CES Dissertation Completion Fellowship? (For a description of the program's goals, please click here.)

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If you would prefer to attach your letter of recommendation, you may do so here. Please save in PDF form.

Note: Under the Family Education & Privacy Act of 1974 (Buckley Amendment), students have the right to inspect and review their educational records, but may waive that right with respect to confidential statements and letters of recommendation. Students are asked to waive or affirm this right on their Fellowship Application form. If you would like to know whether your student applicant has waived the right to view your recommendation, please contact CES at awards@ces-europe.org.