EDWARD HILDEBRAND GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP

The EDWARD HILDEBRAND FELLOWSHIP FUND for BERKELEY has been established from the bequest of Edward Eric Hildebrand, MD, born and trained in Canada and formerly of Fresno, California, in support of graduate students pursuing a course of study in a field related to the Canadian Studies Program. The fellowship program will be administered by the Canadian Studies Program. Decisions about awards will be made by the holder of the Thomas Garden Barnes Chair in Canadian Studies in consultation with other Canadian Studies faculty. For application process see below.

ELIGIBILITY
The fellowship competition is open to graduate students of any citizenship enrolled at Berkeley whose research focuses primarily or comparatively on Canada. The applicant should demonstrate the potential for excellent scholarship and describe a project which will contribute to knowledge about Canada and/or the Canadian-U.S. relationship. Funds are intended for direct travel and research costs. Maintenance and/or tuition costs may be considered under rare circumstances, and only in the final stage of the student’s dissertation writing.


It is anticipated that several fellowships per year may be awarded, in the range of $5,000 – 10,000.  Fellowships may be awarded for more than one year but a new application will be required each year. Students will be required to submit a brief report of progress made under the grant. Students who have received Hildebrand support in the past may reapply for travel and research funds. Hildebrand fellows are expected  to participate in the interdisciplinary activities of the Program, including our bag lunch talks and other events on a wide range of topics. (See the Canadian Studies program online calendar). Advanced graduate students will be invited to share their work with other Canadianists at one of these frequent meetings.


The Program adheres to the cap on stipends set by the Graduate Division, currently $25,000 total for all fellowships awarded, excluding those specifically earmarked for tuition and travel.

DEADLINES
For Summer research,  March 18
For Fall-Spring academic year funding, May 10

For more information:  http://canada.berkeley.edu/hildebrand.html