Applicants must be candidates for a doctoral degree at a graduate institution within the U.S. The fellowship is not intended to finance data collection or the completion of doctoral coursework but rather to support the final analysis of the research topic and the writing of the dissertation. For this reason, all applicants must confirm via the online application that they will have completed all pre-dissertation requirements by June 1, 2021 and must provide a clear and specific plan for completing the dissertation within a one or two-year time frame. Basic selection criteria are as follows: Importance of the research question to education; Quality of the research approach and feasibility of the work plan; and Applicants future potential as a researcher and interest in education research.