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***** To join INSNA, visit http://www.sfu.ca/~insna/ ***** FYI, pass on to interested grad students; social network approaches to these issues welcome... Fellowships in Technology, Institutions and Governance 2003-2004 The National Center for Digital Government Research and Practice (NCDG) (www.ksg.harvard.edu/digitalcenter) is offering a small number of pre-doctoral residential fellowships to support dissertation research in the area of technology, institutions, and governance. ELIGIBILITY Applicants should be nominated by their department or program and submit a letter of support from a department head or program chair. The Center offers pre-doctoral fellowships for U.S. citizens for one year, with a possibility for renewal. Applications for pre-doctoral fellowships are welcome from those students who have passed their general examinations prior to appointment. The Center encourages applications from a range of disciplines and fields bearing on information, technology, institutions, and governance. The Center also encourages applications from women and minorities. Fellows are expected to devote some portion of their time to collaborative endeavors, as arranged by the appropriate program or project director. Pre-doctoral research fellows are expected to contribute to the Center's research activities, as well as work on - and ideally complete - their doctoral dissertations. STIPEND INFORMATION The National Center for Digital Government offers ten-month stipends of $20,000 to pre-doctoral research fellows. Only a limited number of fellowships are available, so interested candidates are encouraged to apply for other sources of funding. All applicants should indicate clearly whether they are seeking full or partial funding from NCDG, and indicate other potential funding sources. In most cases, office space and supplies, computers with LAN and Internet connections, and access to Harvard University libraries and other facilities will be provided. NCDG pre-doctoral fellowships are supported by the National Science Foundation under the auspices of the National Center . APPLICATION PROCEDURES and CONTACT INFORMATION Each applicant should submit as one complete packet: 1. a 3 to 5 page double-spaced statement summarizing the dissertation prospectus, including its relevance to the research interests of one of the National Center; 2. a curriculum vitae; 3. 3 sealed letters of recommendation (not emails) attesting to the applicant's scholarly promise and professional competence; 4. a short writing sample pertinent to the application; 5. a sealed graduate school transcript. There is no physical application to fill out. The steps above constitute the application process. The applicant is responsible for collecting all materials, including letters of recommendation and transcripts and submitting them as one packet to the Center. Materials submitted will not be returned to the applicant. Emailed materials will not be accepted, unless specifically indicated by the Fellowship Coordinator. The application deadline is March 1, 2003. Late applications will not be accepted. Direct applications to: Camiliakumari Wankaner Telephone: (617) 495-3745 E-mail: [log in to unmask] Mailing address: Camiliakumari Wankaner Fellowship Coordinator National Center for Digital Government John F. Kennedy School of Government 79 John F. Kennedy Street Cambridge , MA 02138 _____________________________________________________________________ SOCNET is a service of INSNA, the professional association for social network researchers (http://www.sfu.ca/~insna/). To unsubscribe, send an email message to [log in to unmask] containing the line UNSUBSCRIBE SOCNET in the body of the message.