Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism--Dissertation Awards The Cushwa Center will award up to five fellowships to Ph.D. candidates whose dissertation proposals have been approved and whose research promises to advance the historical study of Catholic women in the twentieth-century America. Proposals might address themes such as: the history of Catholic women in American institutional, intellectual, cultural, and spiritual life; Catholic women in social movements; the evolution of vocational and professional life choices of Catholic women; changing public images of Catholic women; and changing attitudes and practices related to sexuality. Period: Twelve month period, July 1, 1999 - June 30, 2000. Grantees will be expected to devote full time to research and writing during the fellowship year. Stipend: $15,000 for the year. Deadline: February 1, 1999 Contact: Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism R. Scott Appleby, Director 1135 Flanner Hall University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 46556 Tel. (219) 631-5441 Fax (219) 631-8471 Web: http://www.nd.edu/~cushwa/ Email: cushwa.1@nd.edu NYU GSAS Added 12/98 (CAS) (212) 998-8060 gigsGSAS@nyu.edu [cushwa]