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The Marie Christine Kohler Fellowship offers an exceptional opportunity for graduate students from diverse disciplines to live together, rent free, in the former Governor's Mansion known as the Knapp House. Each fellow has their own bedroom while sharing the kitchen, bathrooms, and recreational spaces. Each bedroom contains a DSL internet-connection and a telephone line. Other amenities include laundry service, cleaning service, and an exercise room. PhD candidates holding dissertator status are entitled to reside rent-free at the Knapp House for up to 3 years during the final stages of their graduate work. Third year MFA, Law, Medicine, and Veterinary Medicine students are eligible for one-year residence at the House. Fellows host a monthly seminar dinner during each semester. Fellows recruit speakers for the seminars and prepare dinner for invited guests from the university and the greater Madison community. Attending and organizing seminars and monthly house meetings are formal requirements of the fellowship. Other activities and events are decided on by the fellows and designed to foster a social and academic environment in the house. Application Deadline: March 21, 2006 Eligibility: Students making satisfactory progress towards the following degrees: a) PhD and SJD candidates with dissertator status prior to assuming residence in the house. b) Third year MFA candidates c) Third year professional school candidates in Law, Medicine, & Veterinary Medicine Application Process: I. The department must submit: 1. A letter of support/recommendation from the student’s advisor 2. A statement of nomination/endorsement from the Department Chair Note: Each department may only nominate two candidates II. The student must submit: 1. Curriculum Vita 2. Letter of interest. The letter of interest must include information about extracurricular interests and activities. 3. One Page Public Dissertation Summary III. Open House for Candidates: Times: Thursday, March 2, 2-5PM Saturday, March 4, 1-4PM Address: 130 E. Gilman Street IV. Interviews for finalists: Week of April 10th Contact and submission: Knapp House Fellows Committee The Graduate School Room 217, Bascom Hall 500 Lincoln Drive Madison, Wisconsin 53706 Suzanne Broadberry Associate Student Services Coordinator (608) 265-0519 sbroadberry@bascom.wisc.edu

Submitted by UW Law School Newsletter Admin on March 6, 2006

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