Doctoral Fellowships

The University of Toronto’s Centre for Ethics is an interdisciplinary and interfaculty initiative aimed at promoting ethics research and teaching across the disciplines. We invite applications for our Doctoral Fellows Program for the 2010-11 academic year. Two or three fellowships will be awarded to outstanding doctoral students who are writing and conducting research about ethics. Fellowships are open to enrolled doctoral students in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the Faculty of Law, the Faculty of Management, the Faculty of Medicine, or the Faculty of Education (OISE/UT). Applicants should have completed their course requirements and have received formal approval of their doctoral dissertation proposals.

The Fellowships will provide each successful candidate with a stipend of $20,000 for the academic year (September 1, 2010 to May 15, 2011). Fellows will have private study space within the Centre, with access to a desktop computer, a printer and photocopying facilities. Apart from making substantial progress toward completion of their dissertations during their year in residence at the Centre, Doctoral Fellows are also expected to participate in a bi-weekly seminar, together with local faculty as well as the Centre’s faculty and post-doctoral fellows, and to present their work to colleagues at the Centre. Fellowships are non-renewable. Doctoral Fellowships will be awarded on the basis of (1) the quality of an applicant's dissertation proposal and graduate work to date; (2) the relevance of the proposal to the goals of the Centre for Ethics; (3) the potential for completing the dissertation in a timely fashion; and (4) the likely future contribution to teaching and writing about ethics and human values. Fellows will be selected by an interdisciplinary faculty committee of the Centre for Ethics.

Candidates should submit the following materials in application for the Doctoral Fellowship:

  • Graduate Transcript;
  • Dissertation Proposal;
  • Curriculum vitae;
  • A scholarly paper or dissertation chapter, written in the last year; and
  • Three confidential letters of reference, of which one should be from the dissertation supervisor.

All materials, including letters of reference, must be received by January 15, 2010. Send complete applications to: Professor Melissa Williams (Director), Centre for Ethics, University of Toronto, 6 Hoskin Avenue, Toronto, Ontario Canada M5S 1H8.

Terms and Conditions of the Award