Jefferson Fellowship

The Jefferson Scholars Foundation supports world-class graduate students through two fellowship programs–the Jefferson Fellowship Program and the National Fellowship Program.

Requirements

An applicant must be a Ph.D. candidate who is either expecting to complete his or her dissertation by the conclusion of the Fellowship year or has outlined a detailed and workable two-year write-up plan that is persuasively documented. This is not a post-doctoral fellowship. Non-U.S. citizens are eligible to apply. Each Fellow will work with a Mentor to assemble a network of scholars focused on an area of her/his research expertise as it engages significant policy-facing questions. A meeting at U.Va., or the Hagley for the Galambos Fellow in the fall, will set the agenda for year-long collaboration and recruitment of additional network members, who may subsequently meet for virtual reading groups, workshops, conference panels, symposia, manuscript workshops, or similarly focused activities. Expenses for network events and activities are paid for by a dedicated budget for each Fellow.

Focused on-campus residential visits of up to two weeks at the Jefferson Scholars Foundation are required for all Fellows—with the exception of Galambos Fellows, who hold their residencies at the Hagley Library during the academic year but may also wish to spend up to two weeks at the Foundation for the purposes of building out their scholarly networks.

All Fellows will participate in a fall conference designed to host discussions about drafted portions of Fellow’s dissertation projects, design plans to build a scholarly network, and establish longer-term goals for scholarly and professional development. The spring conference is designed to workshop the Fellows’ scholarly research in collaboration with a gathering of junior and senior scholars, in anticipation of potential publication outcomes.  A workshop with a renowned university press editor concludes each spring conference. Regardless of residency, Fellows are expected to participate in and contribute to the interdisciplinary community of the Jefferson Scholars Foundation.

Darden School of Business

Jefferson Fellows in the Darden School of Business will receive:

• A living stipend of $20,000 renewable for two years
• Research and travel funds up to $7,000
• Tuition and fees
• Health insurance (medical and dental)

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Jefferson Fellows in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences participate in a two-year program and will receive:

Dissertation Completion Year

• A living stipend equivalent to the standard departmental stipend
• Research funds up to $5,000 across both years
• Tuition and fees
• Health insurance (medical and dental)

Postdoctoral Year

• Postdoctoral Research Associate salary, consistent with first-year teaching Postdoctoral appointee as determined by the College of Arts & Sciences Engagements Program.
• Standard academic fringe benefit package for Research Associates as designed by UVA’s Office of Human Resources. The current fringe benefit includes provisions for retirement, health insurance, social security, and other benefits.

Graduate School of Engineering and Applied Science

Jefferson Fellows in the Graduate School of Engineering and Applied Sciences are nominated by the departments to which they applied. Recipients of the Fellowship will receive:

• $5,000 in year one and $10,000 in years two through five, in addition to their standard departmental financial package
• Research funds up to $2,500