{"id":1181,"date":"2023-04-27T00:02:36","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T00:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/phd-academy\/?page_id=1181"},"modified":"2026-03-03T18:59:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T18:59:38","slug":"funding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/phd-academy\/funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--full-width-cta \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--full-width-cta\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n  \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Dornsife Ph.D. Academy Scholarship and Research Fund\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>The programming offered by the Dornsife Ph.D. Academy is designed to support professional development and research needs, within the academy and beyond.  To this end, we are pleased to be able to offer a certain amount of financial research support to our participants.<\/p>\n<p>DEADLINE: Friday, April 10, 2026 by 5:00PM (PT)<br \/>\n*Late applications are not reviewed, so we recommend applying early and giving your recommenders plenty of time to submit their letter of support.* <\/p>\n<p>Eligible to apply for up to $500* from the Ph.D. Academy Scholarship and Research Fund:<\/p>\n<p>Dornsife PhD students who attend a minimum of FOUR Ph.D. Academy events for their cohort during the course of the academic year<\/p>\n<p>*Students may request up to $500 in funding; however, award amounts will be determined based on available funds and the number of applicants.*<\/p>\n<p>Please note: welcome reception\/social events\/holiday party attendance\u00a0does not\u00a0count towards the scholarship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n    \n      <div class=\"links-container\">\n        \n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n  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<h2>\n          Application Details\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2026 by 5:00pm (PT)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/PRbMVThJUEzaWJBy5\">APPLICATION FORM<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Eligible to apply for <em>up to<\/em> $500* from the Ph.D. Academy Scholarship and Research Fund:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dornsife Ph.D. students who attend a minimum of <strong>FOUR<\/strong> Ph.D. Academy events designed for their cohort\u00a0during the course of the academic year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please see the links below for different application submission examples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"links-container\">\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/phd-academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2023\/04\/Example_Humanities_from_2021.pdf\n  target=\"_blank\"  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\/><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/PRbMVThJUEzaWJBy5\"><strong>Application Requirements<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Eligible students must submit a single pdf containing:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a one-page explanation of the scholarly project\/need;<\/li>\n<li>detailed budget;<\/li>\n<li>timeline;<\/li>\n<li>a letter of support for the funds planned use from mentor, professor, DGS, or Chair <em>(recommenders can also send their letter of support directly to <a href=\"mailto:phdacademy@dornsife.usc.edu\">phdacademy@dornsife.usc.edu<\/a> and we will attach it to your application). ***<strong>This needs to be an official letter of support. We will not accept email sentences of approval from your recommender!!!***<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li>dates of Ph.D. Academy attendance this academic year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please use the following naming convention: YOURYEAR_YOURLASTNAME_YOURFIRSTNAME_YOURPROGRAM_AY26<br \/>\ne.g., YR2_YU_JASMINE_PSYC_AY26<\/p>\n<p>Students should be advised that this will be a <strong>highly<\/strong> <strong>selective application process<\/strong>; however, we will attempt to fund as many such applications as possible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>*We cannot accept any late applications, applications missing any requirements, or applications with insufficient attendance. If you would like to check how many events you have attended, please email us at phdacademy@dornsife.usc.edu*<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2168\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/phd-academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2024\/10\/61709996.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/phd-academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2024\/10\/61709996.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/phd-academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2024\/10\/61709996-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><strong><br \/>\nPlease Keep in Mind:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Dornsife Ph.D. Academy reviews our <strong>comprehensive check out database<\/strong> to ensure applicants attended the events they list in their application. We count attendance for students who attend the entire event (dinner and program). <strong><em>We do not count attendance for students who only attend the free dinner. For Zoom attendees, we do not count attendance for students who stay in the Zoom meeting for only a few minutes. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">If you did not check out with the Ph.D. Academy staff after the event, then we did not count your attendance<\/span>. It is your responsibility to check out with us.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Students should be advised that this is a competitive application process; however, we will attempt to fund as many applications as possible. <strong>Given the competitive process and limited funds, late applications cannot be\u00a0considered.<\/strong> If you have any questions, please email us at <a href=\"mailto:phdacademy@dornsife.usc.edu\">phdacademy@dornsife.usc.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":111,"featured_media":1157,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-content-detail.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1181","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Funding - 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