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CCRDC Dissertation Fellowship Program
The CCRDC is committed to providing access to graduate students at a reasonable cost. Currently, we are able to offer fellowships that cover the cost of RDC access to a limited number of graduate students from California and the western region of the United States.

Fellowship Terms and Conditions
CCRDC Dissertation Fellowships are essentially a waiver of the lab access fees normally associated with a research project. They do not include a stipend, reimbursement for travel expenses, or any other compensation. The fellowships also do not cover special fees charged by the Center for Economic Studies for data development or use of non-core data files. The CCRDC Dissertation Fellowships are not transferable to another Census Research Data Center or between the CCRDC's two locations. Fellowships are for dissertation research only; they cannot be used for projects conducted jointly with other investigators. The continuation of the CCRDC graduate student fellowship program is entirely dependent on the continued support of our funders. The procedures for awarding graduate student fellowships may change at any time without notice.

Fellowship Applications
Students who wish to apply for a fellowship should follow all of the usual RDC proposal submission guidelines. Fellowship applicants should enter "Applying for CCRDC Dissertation Fellowship" in the funding section of the RDC proposal cover sheet. In addition, students should submit the following items to the RDC administrator:

• Cover letter requesting a fellowship. The cover letter should specify the student's organizational affiliation, the title of the project, the purpose of the research, the amount of access needed (number of days or hours per week and period of time), and the RDC site to be used (UCLA or UC Berkeley).
• At least one letter of recommendation from a faculty advisor or mentor. Faculty letter(s) should discuss the student's research experience and potential.
• An official or unofficial copy of the student's graduate school transcript.
• A copy of the student's vita.

Applications should be submitted to the appropriate RDC Administrator, as follows:

Awarding of Fellowships
During the 1999 calendar year of operation, these fellowships will be awarded on a rolling non-competitive basis until they are exhausted. Beginning on January 1, 2000, the CCRDC Dissertation Fellowships will be awarded through a competitive process.