DARE Doctoral Fellowships

Diversifying Academia, Recruiting Excellence

 

Overview

A printer friendly version of DARE overview (pdf) is available.

The DARE Doctoral Fellowship Program awards two-year fellowships to:

• Stanford doctoral students in their final two years
• who want to investigate and prepare for academic careers
• whose presence will help diversify the professoriate.

Stanford’s commitment to diversity is broadly conceived to include, but is not limited to:

• underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities;
• first-generation college students;
• women in fields such as natural science and engineering;
• gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered students;
• students with disabilities;
• others whose backgrounds and experiences would diversify the professoriate in their academic fields.

The objectives are to better prepare students from diverse backgrounds for academic careers and to have them, at the same time, enrich the educational experiences of others. Thus, the program expands the academic “pipeline” in two ways.

DARE was initially created as a four-year pilot program for three cohorts of students on two-year fellowships. The first cohort of DARE Fellows was selected in spring 2008. The program has been extended to support eight cohorts of students. The application deadline for the sixth cohort is April 1, 2013.

DARE 2008-2010, Cohort 1		DARE 2009-2011, Cohort 2
DARE 2010-2012, Cohort 3		DARE 2011-2013, Cohort 4

 

 

DARE Doctoral Fellowships include:

Stipend and TGR tuition. An annual stipend ($8,840 per quarter in 2012-2013) and TGR tuition for two 4-quarter academic years beginning Autumn quarter.

Structured seminars and professional development modules to investigate and prepare for academic careers.

Mentorship with a Stanford faculty member in addition to the dissertation advisor.

Project to enhance the diversity of Stanford’s graduate student population, and to enrich the educational experience of the student community.

Recruiting trip to talk about Fellows' research and encourage promising undergraduates to apply to graduate school.

 

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How To Apply

Applications are sought from Stanford doctoral students from all fields, departments and programs.

The application deadline for the sixth cohort is April 1, 2013. All materials, including letter of support and assessment from the primary advisor, must be submitted electronically.

• 2012 DARE online application - For the best experience, complete this application using Firefox, other browsers are less functional. Link to the Firefox download site. **The 2013 DARE application will be available February, 2013**
• Overview Handout aabout DARE, 2013(pdf)
• DARE Application Instructions (pdf)
• Guidelines for DARE Dissertation Advisor Letter of Recommendation (pdf)
• 2012 DARE FAQs(pdf)

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Application Information Sessions

Prospective applicants are encouraged to attend one of the one-hour-long sessions to learn about:

• goals of the program
• expectations for DARE Fellows
• application process
• selection criteria

2012 Information Sessions

Date	Time	Location
Wednesday, February 15	CANCEL	Clark Center, Room 362, CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS
Thursday, February 23	4pm	Yang and Yamazaki Environment and Energy Building (Y2E2), Room 382
Monday, February 27	12pm	Building 370, 1st floor conference room

DARE In The News

• The President's Award for Excellence through Diversity
• A New Push for Diversity, Stanford Magazine
• New program funds fellowships for diverse PhD students, Stanford Report

 

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