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How to Apply for Graduate Student Aid Purpose Preliminary On-site Planning of Research On-Site Assessment Abroad Other Supplementary Research Supplementary Interdisciplinary Work Institutional Reciprocity Eligibility and Selection Criteria Application Procedure Yale database registration Application should include . . . Application Cover Form (to download or print) Schedule and Deadlines Selection Criteria Contact Purpose 1. Preliminary On-site Planning of Research On-Site Assessment Abroad Graduate students planning thesis research abroad, particularly (but not exclusively) in Third World countries, may find on-site assessment for a month or two helpful in selecting a field site, establishing institutional connections, inspecting archival and documentary holdings, arranging clearances, and making initial contacts. Such preliminary work can often help in the preparation of a convincing and well thought-through research proposal for external support. Other Supplementary Research Other proposals for supplementary research support in the preparation of an interdisciplinary thesis or dissertation on an agrarian studies topic will also be considered in this category, but these proposals will be given lower priority when awards are decided. 2. Supplementary Interdisciplinary Work Graduate students working on agrarian themes may find that additional work outside their field is necessary. Funds are available in this connection for work outside one’s primary field at Yale or elsewhere, for special linguistic training, methodological training, etc. Such funds could be used to supplement primary support for a semester or summer at another institution to acquire such training. 3. Institutional Reciprocity Support is also available for gestures of reciprocity to local institutions in low income countries who assist graduate students with their doctoral work. Such funds might, illustratively, cover an extra month of support so the student might teach a seminar or assist with methodological training, buy a small collection of research materials not easily available locally, help in the arrangement of exchanges and/or joint research. Eligibility and Selection Criteria 1. Eligibility Applicants must be enrolled in a graduate degree program in the Yale Graduate School or a Yale professional school. Applications for funds for projects in the natural sciences will not be considered. 2. Selection Criteria Support is available on a competitive basis. Lower priority will be given to requests for funds to extend a field-work period. Lower priority will be given to requests for funds to work as an intern on a project with a principal investigator other than the applicant. Application Procedure 1. Yale Students Grants and Fellowship Database Applicants must register though the Yale Students Grants and Fellowship Database: http://studentgrants.yale.edu/assistance/registering.asp. 2. Applications should include: application cover page (available in Program office or from this site) project proposal (2-page maximum) curriculum vitae (2-page maximum; include e-mail address, social security number, and visa status if appropriate) budget for project (include available funds and funds pending) copy of transcript of grades name of a faculty reference (no letter required) print out of the Student Grants & Fellowships Database registration page do NOT include any additional materials (e.g., bibliographies, appendices) Schedule and Deadlines The deadline for applications is Monday, February 25, 2008, at 4:00 pm. Awards are announced in May. Contact Applications should be addressed to Program in Agrarian Studies Yale University Box 208209 New Haven, CT 06520-8209 U.S.A. campus address: 204 Prospect Street, Room 204 tel 203/432-9833  |  fax 203/432-5036 email agrarian.studies@yale.edu For more information contact, Kay Mansfield at the Agrarian Studies office, 204 Prospect Street, Room 204 (432-9833).