The Henry A. Murray Research Archive is pleased to offer the Jeanne Humphrey Block Dissertation Award to a qualified Ph.D. candidate in the social sciences each spring.

• Eligibility - Harvard Ph.D. candidate (3rd year or above) in the social sciences
• Amount - $2500
• Deadline - March 13, 2024
• Process - The entire application should be submitted via the CARAT system: https://carat.fas.harvard.edu/. Search for the "Jeanne Block Memorial Fund," funding source
• Award Restrictions - None
   

Application Instructions

• Maximum of 2 pages
• Letter of recommendation from dissertation adviser
• Completed Application form located at the bottom of the page
• CV/Resume
• Project Budget
   

Requirements

• Recipient will archive final data and dissertation on the Harvard Dataverse Repository. 
• Awardee will submit monthly updates on grant progress and confirm when resulting research project has been deposited into the Harvard Dataverse Repository.
   

Decision Criteria

Award decisions will be based on:

• Significance to social science research
• Innovation
• Investigator evaluation