Public Humanities Graduate Fellowship
The Society of Fellows and Heyman Center for the Humanities invites proposals from advanced graduate students across the University for projects that contribute to our ongoing Public Humanities work. We are especially interested in proposals that address community justice issues relating to education access, climate and environment, and health, of the sort noted under Partnerships on our website.
Learn more about our recent fellows' projects by visiting the Humanities in Practice page.
Application
All proposed projects must benefit the public in some way and identify at least one community group or organization as a partner on the project. Projects may be collaborations between two or more students and may include support from other units on campus; however, the application should designate one person as the project director.
The fellowship provides $4,000 to support project research and implementation. Eligible expenses include (but are not limited to) travel and transportation, consultant fees, participant honoraria, meals and hospitality for participants, project materials, marketing, venue space, and media costs. Fellows will be required to submit a final report at the completion of the project.
Public Humanities Graduate Fellowship in Health Humanities: One fellowship available to work with the editorial staff at Synapsis: A Health Humanities Journal, which publishes public-facing scholarship in the field of health humanities, to advance ongoing projects, including designing a public humanities activity for the “On Medicine Considered as One of the Fine Arts” conference in 2027. Questions may be directed to Arden Hegele, [email protected].
If you have a question about what costs the grant award would cover, please contact [email protected].
Advanced graduate students in the Arts and Sciences, Medical School, Law School, School of the Arts, Climate School, Journalism School, and School of Public Health are encouraged to apply.
Please address any questions about eligibility to Audrey Amsellem [email protected].
Applicants are required to submit the following:
Project Abstract
No more than 100 words.
Project Description
A narrative of the project’s history, objectives, and methods, including plans for engaging extra-mural communities and its alignment with the aims of the Humanities in Practice initiative. 500 word limit.
Brief Biographical List of Partners and Collaborators
List of project collaborators and organizational partners, with brief description of role or relationship to the project, as applicable. 250 word limit.
Project Timeline
Key dates and milestones for project outcomes, in narrative or outline form. 250 word limit.
Project Budget
A coherent plan for the proposed use of grant funds, itemized where feasible, with realistic figures for anticipated expenses.
CV of Project Director and Collaborators
CV of project director (and graduate student collaborators, if applicable).
- We will offer up to six fellowships
- Fellows are required to attend workshops throughout the academic year aimed at providing them with methodological skills, professional connections, and feedback for the development of their civically engaged, public-facing projects.
- Fellows take part in guiding public humanities programming at SOF/Heyman, applying their own skillsets and networks toward ongoing events and initiatives, and presenting their projects in a Building Publics capstone event in the spring.
Applications must be submitted no later than 21 Sep 2026
in a single PDF document, containing all the materials noted above, to [email protected]. Label the file thus: Last Name, First Name—Public Humanities Fellowship 2026-2027 (e.g., “Hamilton, Alexander—Public Humanities Fellowship 2026-2027”).
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.