An applicant must be an African American or Hispanic U.S. citizen who has successfully defended his/her dissertation proposal or prospectus and advanced to doctoral candidacy and who will be enrolled in dissertation credit hours and maintain good academic standing as defined by his or her university during the award year. Current or former McKnight Doctoral Fellowship recipients may not apply.
Each award will provide a stipend of up to $12,000 in addition to expenses paid to participate in the McKnight Summer Research and Writing Institute and all other McKnight doctoral conferences and workshops during the award year.
To apply visit https://fefonline.org/df.html