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The application deadline for the 2008 Carter Manny Award was March 15, 2008.

Starting in 2008, the application form for the Carter Manny Award is an online process. The Carter Manny Award application form requested the information listed below. If you applied for a Carter Manny Award in 2008 and want to access your application, go to My Account.

Applicant Information
Applicant name, contact information, and school affiliation
Graham Foundation grant history (for the past five years)

Project Information
Dissertation title
Dissertation abstract (150 words)
Project statement (1000 words)
Literature review (500 words)

Required Attachments (Attachments will be uploaded with your application form. The maximum size for all attachments is 3MB)
Curriculum vitae/resume for application (file types: Word, PDF)

Optional Attachments
Image samples (file types: Word, PDF, JPEG)

Nomination Letter and Reference Letters

All letters listed below should be sent in hard copy form directly to the Graham Foundation. The online application form provides further mailing instructions.

Nomination letter: A brief letter from your department administrator confirming that you have been nominated to be the departmental applicant for the Carter Manny Award. Only one such nomination may be made annually by any one department. The letter must state that you have been nominated by your department to apply for the award; that you have completed all coursework and have been advanced to Ph.D. candidacy; and that your proposed dissertation has been formally approved by the department.

Reference Letters: You should arrange to have three letters of reference, listed below, sent directly to the Graham Foundation:

1. a letter of support from your thesis advisor
2. a letter of support from a specialist in your area of research who is outside your university
3. a letter of support from a reference of your own choosing

Carter Manny Award description

Prior recipients of the Carter Manny Award

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