The Social Science Research Council, with funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, is pleased to announce a new program of fellowships and workshops for predissertation research and dissertation proposal development. The Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF) program is designed to intervene at a critical moment in the career development of graduate students in the humanities and social sciences by aiding their transition from students to researchers. The DPDF program invites interested faculty to participate as research directors leading groups of 10–12 graduate student fellows in two four-day workshops. Each group will be led by two research directors, who will receive a stipend of $7,500 each. More information about the program may be found at: www.ssrc.org/programs/dpdf.