Programs

Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF) Program

Providing early-stage graduate students with support for predissertation research
Fellows at the Milkwaukee Art Museum

DPDF Fellows take a break from their fall workshop at the Milkwaukee Art Museum, September 2008.

Credit: DPDF Fellow Zach Hilpert

The Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF) Program assists graduate students in preparing dissertation and funding proposals for research that will contribute to the development of interdisciplinary fields in the humanities and social sciences. We sponsor training workshops and summer research on fields that are selected through annual competitions. Pairs of senior faculty propose the fields and design the spring and fall training workshops. Students apply to participate in the workshops and carry out related summer research. Now in its third year, the program annually offers training in five fields to 60 graduate students.
Program Director
Josh DeWind
Program Officer
Camille Peretz
Contact