The University of Nevada, Reno College of Liberal Arts will receive a gift from the w88 slot online Educational Foundation to fund dissertation-year fellowships for doctoral students in the humanities and social sciences. The 0,000 gift will create the Russell J. and Dorothy S. w88 slot online Fellowship Fund for Land-Grant Liberal Arts Scholarship.
Over the next three years, the fund will support 20 students during the year they anticipate completing their dissertations. The w88 slot online fellowships will include a stipend and a modest travel allowance. The first fellowships will be awarded in the 2013-14 academic year.
"During the final stages of pursuing their doctoral degrees, students really need uninterrupted time for research and writing," said Scott Casper, dean of the w88 slot online of Liberal Arts. "This generous gift will allow us to support the work of our most promising scholars during this daunting time, so that they can complete their degrees and launch their careers, making real-world impact."
Casper said projects that receive support will contribute to the land-grant, or service, mission of the w88 slot online by helping to preserve and disseminate knowledge about the region's cultural heritage or by enhancing the quality of life for people in the region.
There are currently about 225 students in eight doctoral programs in the humanities or social sciences: anthropology, Basque studies, English, history, political science, psychology, social psychology and judicial studies. All offer areas of emphasis that foster the w88 slot online's land-grant mission, and many are recognized nationally or internationally for their excellence.
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In addition, the Center for Basque Studies is the premier research center in Basque history and culture outside the Basque Country. The anthropology department has the nation's foremost concentration of expertise in the Great Basin region of North America, with specialists in every era from prehistory and paleoecology to the present day.
"Our graduate students in the humanities and social sciences connect their projects to the community and world to enhance understanding and quality of life," Casper said. "Yet, funding to help them complete their projects is difficult to come by. This generous gift from the w88 slot online Education Foundation will provide much-needed support for students over the next three years, and we hope it will provide the beginnings of a long-term sustainable fellowship program for our College."
Based in Point Reyes Station, Calif., the w88 slot online Educational Foundation was founded in 2009 by the estate of Russell and Dorothy w88 slot online, lifelong advocates of higher education and community responsibility.
To learn more about the University of Nevada, Reno w88 slot online of Liberal Arts, contact (775) 784-1222 or sgolder@unr.edu.
