The Foundation will award up to four full-time research fellowships in 2008 to advanced graduate students conducting research on the Hudson River system. Fellowships awarded to doctoral students will include a stipend of up to $15,000 for one year, and an incidentals research budget of up to $1,000. Fellowships awarded to master's level students will include a stipend of up to $11,000 for one year, and an incidentals research budget of up to $1,000. The student's home university will be expected to be the primary source of support for materials and expenses required to do the thesis research, and will also be expected to cover any indirect costs associated with the project. In special cases, applicants can apply for a 15-month fellowship in order to extend the proposed project through an additional summer. The Foundation will not accept applications for extensions of existing fellowships. The award is conditional upon a full tuition waiver or reimbursement by the University. Applications, in electronic pdf format, for graduate fellowships must be received by 5:00 pm, Monday, March 3, 2008. Decisions will be made by May, 2008.

Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited doctoral or master’s program, must have a thesis advisor and advisory committee (if appropriate to the institution), and must have a thesis research plan approved by the student's institution or department.

Application Procedures
The following materials must be included in an application:

1. A Proposal Cover Page (Right click to download in MS Excel format). Include the name of the student in the Principal Investigator box. The title of the thesis/dissertation should be included in the Title of Proposal box. State whether support is sought for a fellowship at the master’s or doctoral level in the Purpose/Objective box. There is no need to include the student’s advisor on this page.
2. A description (10 pages maximum) of the thesis project which should include a statement of the objectives of the project and the approach to the research, as well as a summary of research already completed;
3. A timetable for the completion of the research;
4. An estimate of the cost of supplies, travel, etc. Use the Proposal Budget Summary form (Right click to download in MS Excel format), include stipend amount in salaries and research incidentals under expendable equipment (no other line items should be filled in);
5. Curriculum vitae of student;
6. A letter from the University stating that the student will receive a tuition waiver or reimbursement for the period of the fellowship;
7. Two letters of recommendation; one must be from the student's advisor and should certify the student's current status, evaluate the student as a future researcher, and rate the student's project both on technical merit and on relevance to the goals of the Foundation. Multiple copies are not required, but they must be mailed, under separate cover, directly to the Foundation (address below).

   Fellowship awards will be made through the student's academic institution. Therefore, applications must be submitted through the institution's grants administration office.

An electronic copy in one combined pdf format file of the application must be sent to info@hudsonriver.org with the subject heading "Graduate Fellowship Submittal."  In addition, send one original hard-copy of the proposal to the Hudson River Foundation, Graduate Fellowship Committee, 17 Battery Place, Suite 915, New York, NY 10004.