USC

Dornsife
Office of Graduate Programs

Call for Nominations

Ralph and Jean Hovel Summer Travel Awards 2017


A limited number of stipends of up to $5,000 are available for continuing Ph.D.
students to conduct research in Germany in summer, 2017.
The Hovel Summer Travel Award is for the completion of dissertation research or
the study of German Language in order to complete the dissertation only.
German Language must play a part in the dissertation.
This grant is not used for exploration purposes.


Nominations: Files should be collected by the department and electronically
submitted to allenk@dornsife.usc.edu by March 31, 2017.

Each submission should include as one PDF:
Completed cover sheet (attached)
1 or 2 page narrative description of the research project
Current STARS report (copy all text to Word and save as PDF)
Budget and timetable
Statement of support from the faculty advisor

If you have questions, please contact Kimberly Allen.
















USC Dornsife
Office of Graduate Programs

Application Cover Sheet

Ralph and Jean Hovel Summer Travel Award

Name Student ID

Email Department

Year of Entry to Ph.D.
Program Date Passed Quals.

Estimated Completion
Date Advisors Name


Terms and Conditions

If selected as a recipient of this prestigious fellowship, I understand that:
No contemporaneous employment is permitted during the period of this award
I am expected to focus solely on my research or acquiring German Language instruction for
the period of the award

Name of Student Signature

Date