Traditionally, the Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics has supported three Graduate Research Fellows annually with awards of $3,000 each. The amount was raised to $4,000 in academic year 2024-25. The awards are intended to support student research and writing related to the Center’s theme of inquiry for the upcoming year and its areas of focus, which include governance, policy, inclusive democracy, justice, and politics. One award may be used to support graduate research on Senator Morse as part of the Wayne Morse Monograph series.

To be considered, applicants must be current University of Oregon students pursuing a master's degree or PhD, have obtained approval of their thesis or dissertation prospectus from their committee, and plan to remain enrolled at UO during the entire fellowship year. Graduate students from all disciplines, including the arts, are encouraged to apply.

NOTE: The Wayne Morse Center is considering potential changes to the Graduate Research Fellowship program and awards in the 2025-26 cycle. Please return to this page in coming weeks to find out more and apply. The application deadline is usually in mid-January.

2024-25

Troy Brundidge

Department of Geography

“Fix the cops: Qualified Immunity and State-Federal Conflict”

Mary Follo

Department of Political Science

"Progressive Policy, Regressive Outcome: The Oregon Case in State Preemption of Housing Policy”

Haifa Souilmi

Department of Political Science

“Unmaking Democracy: Civil Society, Media, and Democratic Backsliding in Tunisia and Hungary”

2023-24

Sophia Ford

Department of Geography

“Memory, Whiteness, and Opposition to National Heritage Areas”

David Purucker

Department of Sociology

"Return of the Mass Party? The Democratic Socialists of America and the Question of Socialist Party Formation”

Keya Saxena

School of Journalism and Communication

"Stand-up Comedy for Social Change in India"

 

Past Graduate Research Fellows