Dissertation Writing Grants

State Farm Insurance Doctoral Dissertation Award

• State Farm Insurance offers Doctoral Dissertation Awards to doctoral students in the fields of education, business and insurance. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship. The award amount is $10,000, as of 2010.

  State Farm Companies Foundation
  Doctoral Dissertation Award
  One State Farm Plaza
  Bloomington, IL 61710-0001
  309-766-2161
  statefarm.com

The American Education Research Association Dissertation Grants

• The American Education Research Association (AERA) sponsors a Dissertation Grants competition. AERA awards grants to education-related dissertations that use the National Center for Education Statistics Surveys and Programs (NCES) database, National Science Foundation (NSF) databases or other federal databases. Applicants need to attend a U.S. university. As of 2010, grant awards range up to $20,000.

  AERA Grants Program
  5662 Calle Real, #254
  Goleta, CA 93117
  805-964-5264
  aera.net

The Harry S. Truman Library Dissertation Year Fellowship

• The Harry S. Truman Library and Museum offers two Dissertation Year Fellowship grants annually. Dissertation topics should focus on some facet of the life and career of Harry S. Truman or of the public and foreign policies of the Truman years. Preference is given to applicants who use the resources of the Truman Library to collect dissertation data. Award amounts are $16,000, as of 2010.

  Grants Administrator
  Harry S. Truman Library Institute
  500 West U.S. Highway 24
  Independence, MO 64050-1798
  816-268-8248
  trumanlibrary.org

The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Dissertation Fellowship

• The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation offers Dissertation Fellowships. Dissertation topics should focus on solutions to deal with problems of human violence and aggression. Applicants from around the world are eligible to receive this fellowship. The fellowship amount is $15,000, as of 2010.

  The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation
  25 West 53rd Street
  New York, NY 10019-5401
  646-428-0971
  hfg.org

Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Dissertation Fellowship

• The Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation sponsors Dissertation Fellowships for topics in the areas of U.S. environmental public policy and conflict resolution. Applicants need to be U.S. citizens attending a U.S. institution. The fellowship amount is $24,000, as of 2010.

  Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation
  130 South Scott Avenue
  Tucson, AZ 85701-1922
  520-901-8500
  udall.gov