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May 7, 2003 POLITICAL SCIENCE STUDENTS AT UNM EARN NSF FELLOWSHIPS Universities of New Mexico Political Science Department doctoral candidates Nancy Carrillo and Douglas Hecock have been awarded National Science Foundation dissertation fellowships. Fellowships are awarded based on the research proposal's technical creativity and the project's educational impact and potential benefit to society. "The awards provide $10,000 each to cover direct research costs related to dissertation projects. They are the most prestigious awards available to graduate students in the political science discipline," said Ken Roberts, department chair. Carrillo's research, directed by UNM Political Science Professor Lonna Atkeson, is focused on community organization and political mobilization. Roberts is directing Hecock's research on sub-national education policy reform in Mexico. Hecock is also the recipient of an International Dissertation Field Research Fellowship from the Social Science Research Council. Carrillo and Hecock are the eighth and ninth doctoral candidates from the department to receive NSF dissertation fellowships since 1997. UNM now ranks second in the nation for number of fellowships received. ###

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