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Fox Research Competition

The PhD program proudly recognizes its students’ research achievements with recognition at both the Fox School’s Annual Awards Night as well as school-wide research forums.  These forums recognize the winners of both the Fox School’s annual research paper and dissertation competitions, and they afford top-tier PhD students the opportunity to present their research, receive awards and begin building their academic resumes.

In the Fox School’s PhD program, students who have received High Pass grades for their first or second year research papers are often invited to present their work in a school-wide forum, where they are given the opportunity to receive comments on their work, as well as receive awards based on these papers and possible monetary funding to continue their outstanding research.  PhD students who have recently defended their dissertation proposals are also provided with the opportunity to present their research, and recent graduates of the PhD program may compete for the honor of the Best Dissertation award.

Each concentration recommends one to two outstanding PhD students to present at this school-wide awards competition, where they are eligible to compete for these awards and receive further research or dissertation support.

The 9th Annual PhD Student Research Competition will be Fall 2019.

Temple University Fellows

In addition to Teaching and Research Assistantships, all students admitted into the Fox School’s PhD programs are considered for Temple’s prestigious University-wide Fellowships. These Fellowships typically go to Temple’s most accomplished incoming graduate students, and the Fox School is pleased house a one of the highest percentages of fellowship recipients across the University.

All University fellowships provide full financial support for for four years, the first two of which are service-free. During the fellowships’ latter two years, recipients typically perform up to 20 hours per week of service as a Teaching or Research Assistant. The fellowships fall in three categories.

• Presidential Fellowships are the most prestigious awards. Competition is reserved for only the most outstanding candidates.
• University Fellowships are awarded to outstanding incoming graduate students. These awards are intended to support students who demonstrate outstanding potential for success in their chosen fields.
• Future Faculty Fellowships are intended to attract outstanding students who would diversify the professoriate. Candidates are newly admitted graduate students from underrepresented groups in the applicant’s discipline who show exceptional leadership and/or have overcome significant obstacles in pursuing an academic career.