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Applicants must be enrolled in a program leading to the PhD, DMA, EdD, or JSD and should have completed all requirements for the doctoral degree except the dissertation. Only those students who will defend and deposit their dissertations by August 2015 are eligible for nomination. Students who have not yet passed the preliminary exam should not apply. Students who have not completed their 500-level (non-thesis) coursework should not apply.
Eligible students must be nominated by their department or program. Only two nominations may be submitted from each degree-granting department or program.
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