Applications due to Amanda Swain by September 30, 2016.
Humanities Without Walls invites applications for fellowships from pre-doctoral students to participate in a three-week intensive, residential summer workshop for individuals who are working towards but have not yet received a PhD in a humanities discipline, and who plan to continue their degree programs while also considering careers outside the academy and/or the tenure-track university system. Guided by one of the leading public humanities organizations in the nation, these workshops encourage humanities doctoral students to think of themselves as agents of the public humanities and to showcase opportunities beyond the walls of the academy in an uncertain academic job climate.
Humanities Without Walls (HWW) is a consortium of humanities centers and institutes at 15 major research universities throughout the Midwest and beyond. Based at the Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), the consortium is funded by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
For a detailed description of Humanities Without Walls and the summer workshop, see the HWW website.
This is a limited-submission application. Eligible doctoral students must be nominated for this Fellowship by their home institutions, and only one nomination may be made to HWW by each university.
Where and When
Chicago, Illinois. Summer 2017—Dates to be determined, most likely July 17th through August 5th. The workshop will take place all day, five days/week for three weeks.
Eligibility
All applicants must be enrolled in a doctoral degree program in a humanities discipline at a PhD-granting institution within the United States. Applicants may be at any stage of their doctoral work, but they cannot have already received the doctoral degree at the time the workshops take place.
Fellowship Award
Each fellow will receive a $5,000 stipend intended to cover travel to and from the summer workshop, housing, and most meals and all incidentals.
Application Procedure
Humanities Without Walls invites applications for fellowships from pre-doctoral students to participate in a three-week intensive, residential summer workshop for individuals who are working towards but have not yet received a PhD in a humanities discipline, and who plan to continue their degree programs while also considering careers outside the academy and/or the tenure-track university system. Guided by one of the leading public humanities organizations in the nation, these workshops encourage humanities doctoral students to think of themselves as agents of the public humanities and to showcase opportunities beyond the walls of the academy in an uncertain academic job climate.
Humanities Without Walls (HWW) is a consortium of humanities centers and institutes at 15 major research universities throughout the Midwest and beyond. Based at the Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), the consortium is funded by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
For a detailed description of Humanities Without Walls and the summer workshop, see the HWW website.
This is a limited-submission application. Eligible doctoral students must be nominated for this Fellowship by their home institutions, and only one nomination may be made to HWW by each university.
Where and When
Chicago, Illinois. Summer 2017—Dates to be determined, most likely July 17th through August 5th. The workshop will take place all day, five days/week for three weeks.
Eligibility
All applicants must be enrolled in a doctoral degree program in a humanities discipline at a PhD-granting institution within the United States. Applicants may be at any stage of their doctoral work, but they cannot have already received the doctoral degree at the time the workshops take place.
Fellowship Award
Each fellow will receive a $5,000 stipend intended to cover travel to and from the summer workshop, housing, and most meals and all incidentals.
Application Procedure
- Submit the following to Amanda Swain.
- A completed application cover sheet.
- A narrative of no more than 1,000 words explaining the applicant's intended career trajectory and addressing the following questions: Why do you want to attend the workshop? What are the most important pieces of information you are seeking?
- A 2-page CV
- Two letter of recommendation emphasizing the applicant's fit for this workshop. One should be from primary advisor/dissertation chair. All letters should be sent directly Amanda Swain.