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The Center for African & African American Studies’ Alice Cleora Reeves Endowed Dissertation Award is for doctoral candidates from any campus-wide program, department, or college who are active participants in the Center for African and African American Studies (CAAAS) at the ��ƷSM����ӰƬ. Expenditures from the Reeves Dissertation Award can be used for, but are not limited to, stipends, support for research, creative work, and other activities that support students’ doctoral dissertation development, and other costs related to students’ dissertation completion.

Meet our Alice Cleora Reeves Endowed Dissertation Awardees

Call for Applications: Opens February 15, 2026, and Closes April 15, 2026.

Deadline: April 15, 2026. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.

Award Amount: $5,000

Eligibility

Doctoral students from any campus-wide program, department, or college who have advanced to candidacy (D status) and who are active participants in the Center for African and African American Studies (CAAAS) at the ��ƷSM����ӰƬ.

Selection Criteria

The selection committee will base their decisions on the following criteria:

1. The quality of the applicant's doctoral dissertation research or creative work project.

2. The quality of the applicant’s CV (presentations, publications, creative work, awards, etc.).

3. Probability of significant doctoral dissertation development and/or completion within the award period (the higher, the better).

4. Other dissertation awards the applicant has already received (the fewer, the better).

Application Procedures

Applicants must submit #s 1-5 below in a single .pdf by the deadline April 15, 2026 to the CAAAS Director, Reiland Rabaka, at rabaka@colorado.edu. Make “Alice Cleora Reeves Endowed Dissertation Award Application” the email subject line when submitting application materials. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.

1. Cover Letter (Please provide personal information [name, email address, department affiliation, student ID], and why this award would be timely.)

2. CV

3. Proof of admission to Ph.D. candidacy (e.g., letter of admission to candidacy)

4. A synopsis of the dissertation (750 words maximum)

5. A list of other research or creative work grants (internal or external) to which the applicant has applied and all other forms of financial support the applicant has received since they have become ABD—specifically any internal and external awards the applicant has received or is expected to receive to aid them in their dissertation research and writing.

Expectations

1. Recipients will be asked to submit a letter notifying the CAAAS upon completion of their dissertation. In addition, by May 1, please email rabaka@colorado.edu a 300-600 word summary (double-spaced, 12-point font) of how the CAAAS Reeves Dissertation Award aided in furthering your dissertation research.

2. Acknowledgment of the Center for African & African American Studies (CAAAS) is required on all promotional/published materials for projects funded by the CAAAS. Use this language for credit: “This project was supported, in part, by a grant from the Center for African & African American Studies at the ��ƷSM����ӰƬ.”