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Lynn and Maude White Fellowship

Every other year, the UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies awards the Lynn and Maude White fellowship to an outstanding UCLA graduate student in the field of Medieval and Renaissance Studies who has advanced to Ph.D. candidacy. Established in 1988 and named for its donors, the Center's founding director Lynn White, and his wife, Maude, the fellowship provides a $15,000 stipend to support dissertation research.

Competition is open to to UCLA doctoral candidates in academic departments or interdisciplinary programs associated with CMRS. The recipient will receive the fellowship in two installments (July and January) and will be expected to engage in full-time dissertation research and writing during the following year.

The next Lynn and Maude White Fellowship will be offered for the 2010–11 academic year and the application deadline is April 15, 2010. Students interested in applying should contact the Center for more information.

Application Procedure

a cover letter applying for The Lynn and Maude White Fellowship;
a curriculum vitae (CV);
a five-page research proposal outlining the applicant’s project;
a letter from the applicant’s dissertation advisor;
three additional letters of recommendation from faculty or scholars familiar with the applicant’s work.

Send the application materials to:
UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Attention: Lynn and Maude White Fellowship Coordinator
302 Royce Hall
10745 Dickson Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1485

A list of past recipients of Lynn and Maude White Fellowships is here.