From 2008 through spring 2026, the University of Oregon's Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics has supported the research and writing of forty-three UO graduate students through our Dissertation Fellows program and, more recently, our Graduate Research Fellows program. The awards were designed to enrich the intellectual and scholarly environment of the Wayne Morse Center, and to advance research that enlightens public understanding about significant issues and problems confronting Oregon, the nation, and the world. Fellowships were intended to help with expenses for students writing master’s theses or dissertations at the UO and to commission research on the late Oregon Senator and UO Law Dean Wayne Morse. Graduate students from all disciplines, including the arts, were encouraged to apply. You can learn about our current and past fellows below.
Unfortunately, due to unexpected budget cuts, the Wayne Morse Center will not be able to provide graduate research fellowships in academic year 2026-2027.
Please direct questions to Daniel Tichenor, Wayne Morse Center Co-Director, tichenor@uoregon.edu.
2025-26
2024-25
