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Updated guidelines will be posted in advance of the next deadline. In the meantime, please use these guidelines to get a sense of what is involved in assembling an application.

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NEH Fellowships are competitive awards granted to individual scholars pursuing projects that embody exceptional research, rigorous analysis, and clear writing. Applications must clearly articulate a project’s value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both.

Fellowships provide recipients time to conduct research or to produce books, monographs, peer-reviewed articles, e-books, digital materials, translations with annotations or a critical apparatus, or critical editions resulting from previous research. Projects may be at any stage of development.

NEH invites research applications from scholars in all disciplines, and it encourages submissions from independent scholars and junior scholars.

Applicants interested in research projects that are either born digital or require mainly digital expression and digital publication are encouraged to apply instead for  Fellowships for Digital Publication .

Note about Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence This grant program is one of ten NEH programs that are part of NEH’s  Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence  initiative, which is encouraging research on the ethical, legal, and societal implications of AI. To learn more about the initiative,  please see our page about the AI initiative .

2024 NEH Fellowships Webinar

A free online information session will be held on  February 14, 2024, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time . A recording will be provided. The webinar introduces the program, describes the application process and eligibility criteria, and offers application writing suggestions. It consists of a 45-minute presentation followed by a question-and-answer session. Close captions are provided. 

Please register for this webinar  here .  

Read the notice of funding opportunity to ensure you understand all the expectations and restrictions for projects delivered under this program and are prepared to write the most effective application.

Application Materials

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Sample Application Narratives

The narrative samples below are not intended to serve as models, but to give applicants a sense of how a successful application might be crafted. Note that the format might have been changed since these applications were submitted. Follow the guidelines in the currently posted Notice of Funding Opportunity to ensure that your application is complete and eligible.

African Studies and Anthropology, Children of the Soil: The Politics of Built Forms, Labor, and Anticipatory Landscapes in Urban Madagascar

American Literature, Poetry and Community in Auden and Others

American Studies, A Cultural History of the 1950s Calypso Craze in the United States

Architecture, Materialized: The Global Life of Steel

Asian Studies, A Chinese Man-of-Letters in an Age of Industrial Capitalism: Chen Diexian (1879-1940)

Asian Studies (Translation Project), An Edition and Translation of Tarikh-i Hamidi, a 19th-Century Uyghur History of Eurasia

British Literature, Paper Art and Craft: Victorian Writers and Their Materials

Classics, Ovid’s Homer: Tradition, Authority, and Epic Reception

Comparative Literature, Moroccan Literature and the Memory of Medieval Muslim Iberia

Comparative Literature, The Aesthetic Cold War: Decolonization and Global Literature

European History, Emigration from Eastern Europe to the United States, 1889-1989

German Studies (includes new work plan format), Disinformation and the Illustrierter Beobachter, 1926–1945

History of Science, Inside-Out Earth: Residual Governance Under Extreme Conditions

Italian Literature (Translation Project), 'The First Novel Specially Written for Women'- Jacopo Caviceo's Peregrino (1508)

Latin American Studies, The Creole Circus and the Theater in Argentina and Uruguay, 1860-1910

Latin American Studies, Reading Programs, Cultural Engagement, and Civic Participation in Latin America

Legal History (includes new work plan format), Ordering Property- A Global History of Maritime Prize Law, 1498-1916

Media Studies, A Cultural History of American Color Television

Medieval Studies, Secrecy and Divinity in Early English Literature

Middle Eastern Studies, The Formation of Islamic Civilization, 1040-1194

Music History and Criticism, The Comedians of the King

Political Science, Tocqueville on Religion and Democracy

Religious Studies, Temples of Humanity: A Religious History of American Secularism

Russian History, Europe's Russian Colonies: Tsarist Subjects Abroad and the Quest for Freedom in the 19th Century

U.S. History, African Americans who Returned to the United States from Canada after the Civil War

U.S. History, Choctaw Confederates: The American Civil War in Indian Country

U.S. History (work plan only), Old Age in the Wake of the American Revolution

U.S. History, Race, Liberty, and Policing before the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

U.S. History, The Mutiny on the Hermione and American Political Culture

U.S. History, Voices of the Enslaved: Love, Labor, and Longing in French Louisiana

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Examples of projects funded by this grant program.

The Life of American Author Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)

Leonard Bernstein and the Theater

The Public Library in the Life of the American People, 1850-2000

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Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral

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Applications must be submitted via Interfolio . To apply, please fill out the five required Interfolio forms : 1.) Applicant Profile & Education, 2.) Applicant Research, 3.) Proposed Course Description, 4.) Equal Employment Opportunity, 5.) Where did you hear about this position?; upload the three required documents: 1.) C.V., 2.) Research Plan, 3.) Writing Sample; and submit requests for 3 confidential letters of recommendation .

All forms, documents, and letters must be uploaded and submitted by end of day November 1, 2023. For more details on the required forms and documents, including word limit, please review the Interfolio portal . 

Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Humanities

The Wolf Humanities Center awards five (5) one-year Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships each academic year to scholars in the humanities who are no more than five years out of their doctorate. Preference will be given to candidates not yet in tenure track positions whose proposals are interdisciplinary, who have not previously enjoyed use of the resources of the University of Pennsylvania, and who would particularly benefit from and contribute to Penn's intellectual life.

The programs of the Wolf Humanities Center are conceived through yearly topics that invite broad interdisciplinary collaboration. For the 2024–2025 academic year, our topic will be Keywords .

The Wolf Humanities Center is keen to support projects that contribute to the dismantling of all forms of racial, gender, and other discrimination as they exist within the humanities. We know that such efforts can take an infinite variety of forms, and we encourage you to include in the course of your application an explanation of how your scholarship contributes to this effort if it does.

Call for Applications, 2024–2025 

Topic: Keywords Application Deadline: November 1, 2023 (11:59pm Eastern time) Decisions will be announced by email in early February 2024.

The 2024–2025 Fellowship appointment is twelve months (July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025) and carries a stipend of $65,000 plus a $3000 research fund and discounted single-coverage health insurance. 

• The PhD (and its international equivalent, such as the DPhil) is the only eligible terminal degree, and applicants must be humanists or those in such allied fields as anthropology or history of science. Ineligible categories include an MFA or any other doctorate such as EdD, social scientists, scholars in educational curriculum building, and performing artists (note: scholars of performance are eligible).
• Scholars who received or will receive their PhD between May 1, 2019 and June 30, 2024 are eligible to apply. 
• Scholars who received or will receive their PhD from Penn during our noted window of eligibilty are welcome to apply.
• The fellowship is open to all scholars, national and international, who meet eligibility requirements. International scholars outside of North America are appointed under a J-1 visa (Research Scholar status). Scholars seeking to hold an H-1B visa during the fellowship year at Penn are ineligible (no exceptions can be made). The Wolf Humanities Center reserves the right to revoke the offer if the recipient is unable to meet this condition. 
• Finalists who have not completed all requirements for the PhD by April 30, 2024 must submit a letter from their Department Chair certifying that they will have the PhD in hand by June 30, 2024. Failure to meet this deadline will result in offers being withdrawn.
• Fellows are required to be in residence for the term of the fellowship.
• During their appointment, Fellows are required to teach one course rostered in one or more of the humanities departments or programs in Penn's School of Arts & Sciences (not the Wolf Humanities Center), and must also participate in the Center's weekly Mellon Research Seminar (Tuesdays, 12:00–1:30), presenting their research at one of those seminars. Fellows also collaborate on the planning of a symposium on the topic, participate in professional development workshops, and are appointed a faculty mentor.

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Questions?  Please email Sara Varney , Associate Director. For general information on postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Pennsylvania, please see the postdoc portal  hosted by the Office of the Vice Provost for Research.

  Mellon Postdoctoral Fellows

• Revolution 2023-24
• Heritage 2022–23
• Migration 2021–22
• Choice 2020–21
• Kinship 2019–20
• Stuff 2018–19
• Afterlives 2017–18
• Translation 2016–17
• Sex 2015–16
• Color 2014–15
• Violence 2013–14
• Peripheries 2012–13
• Adaptations 2011–12
• Virtuality 2010–11
• Connections 2009–10
• Change 2008–09
• Origins 2007–08
• Travel 2006–07
• Word & Image 2005–06
• Sleep & Dreams 2004–05
• Belief 2003–04
• The Book 2002–03
• Time 2001–02
• Style 2000–01
• Human Nature 1999–2000

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Dissertation Completion Fellowships

Dissertation completion fellowships provide advanced doctoral students in the humanities and social sciences with an academic year of support to write and complete their dissertation.

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Eligible students in the humanities and social sciences are guaranteed a dissertation completion fellowship (DCF) between the G4 and G7 years and must apply for the DCF in advance of the dissertation completion year.

Before applying, students should:

• review DCF opportunities offered by Harvard research centers (see below) and search the CARAT database for DCFs offered by non-Harvard agencies
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• follow the instructions for dissertation completion fellowships and apply by February 9, 2024, at 11:59 p.m.

Award description and confirmation typically occurs in early May.

While there is no guarantee of a DCF beyond the G7 year, requests will be considered upon recommendation of the faculty advisor.

Instructions for departments can be found on the instructions for dissertation completion fellowships page.

Harvard Research Centers

Other dissertation completion fellowships are available through the Harvard research centers.

• Charles Warren Center for Studies in American History Dissertation Completion Grants
• Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Dissertation Completion Fellowships
• Edmond J. Safra Graduate Fellowships in Ethics
• Mahindra Humanities Center Mellon Interdisciplinary Dissertation Completion Fellowship
• Center for European Study Dissertation Completion Fellowship
• Radcliffe Dissertation Completion Fellowships
• Weatherhead Center for International Affairs Canada Program Dissertation Research and Writing Fellowships
• Weatherhead Center for International Affairs Dissertation-Writing Grants

External Dissertation Completion Fellowships 

Search the CARAT database for dissertation completion fellowships offered by non-Harvard agencies.​ Here are a couple of examples:

• American Association of University Women Dissertation Fellowship
• Charlotte W. Newcombe Fellowship

Please contact the Academic Programs office with any questions.

Fellowships & Writing Center

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Notes From a Writer's Desk: From Text to Text

The Fellowships & Writing Center (FWC) recently held two talks as part of our annual April Speaker Series: “The Translator as Reader and Writer”; and “Moving from the Dissertation to the Book.” [...] While these talks might seem to bear little similarity, a common theme emerged: the transformation of one form of text into another.

Notes From a Writer's Desk: Code for Writing

Being well-written is a merit as valid for coding as for writing. Conversely, some writing foibles prompt me to think, “A computer will not be able to understand this!” It occurred to me that coding principles and best practices can actually help to promote more lucid writing. 

Karan and Jiang Awarded Soros Fellowship for New Americans

The merit-based graduate school program, founded 26 years ago, celebrates the achievements and potential of immigrants and children of immigrants across the United States.

Notes From a Writer's Desk: The Genius of a Problem and Solution Framework

Imagine you are writing an article and there is a paragraph that just keeps getting longer and longer despite all your attempts to stop it. What would it look like to pause and think about the paragraph in terms of the problem and solution? 

Stanford Humanities Today

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• Mellon Fellowship of Scholars in the Humanities

The Mellon Fellowship of Scholars in the Humanities program is a unique opportunity for recent PhD recipients in the humanities to develop as scholars and teachers. Up to four fellowships will be awarded for a two-year term (with the possibility of a third year extension). Fellows teach two courses per year in one of Stanford’s humanities departments or interdisciplinary programs, where they will be provided office space and a faculty mentor. Fellows will also be affiliated with the Stanford Humanities Center and will have the opportunity to be active in its programs and workshops. Finally, fellows engage with the other members of their program cohort in weekly meetings, where they share current work and have the opportunity to engage with invited guests on topics of professional and intellectual interest.

Program admissions focus on selected fields of scholarship in each application year (on a rotating basis). We invite applicants to apply for fellowships in fields where their work has demonstrable relevance to teaching and research in the designated Stanford department. For fellowships beginning in fall quarter 2024, applications will be accepted from the following fields of study: Classics , English , Philosophy , and Slavic Languages and Literatures .

Applications for 2024–2025 fellowships are now closed.

• All candidates for the Mellon Fellowship must have received a qualified PhD within the specified time frame: 2023 Competition (for fellowships beginning Autumn 2024): PhD received between July 31, 2020 and July 31, 2024. Please note that, in response to the COVID shutdown, we have extended the period of eligibility from three to four years past the award of the PhD.
• Applicants to the Mellon Fellowship cannot hold PhDs from Stanford University.
• In addition to doctoral students, those currently serving as assistant professors, lecturers, or postdoctorates in other programs may apply, provided they earned their degree within the time frame specified. In general, those who have previously held a position similar to the Mellon Fellowship are less likely to be competitive for this program.
• Doctorates in Arts (DA) and other doctoral degree equivalents may apply, but are unlikely to be selected.
• Fellows are required to teach two courses during each year of their participation in the program. Stanford is on a quarter system, so every fellow will have at least one term per year without a teaching obligation.
• Fellows are expected to be in residence at Stanford for the full academic year (mid-September through mid-June), and even in quarters when they are not teaching are expected to hold office hours to consult with students and to participate in the academic life of the Stanford community.
• Fellows are expected to be active participants in the Mellon cohort, attending weekly meetings to provide feedback on current work and engage in discussions.
• The stipend for 2023-24 is $95,000.
• Fellows are eligible for a full package of employee benefits.
• In addition, Fellows are provided a research account of $6,000 per year to fund research-related expenses.
• We will provide a one-time $9,000 stipend to offset moving expenses and new equipment purchases.
• Applications should be submitted via our online application system by  11:59 pm Pacific time October 15th .
• We discourage the submission of additional materials with your application, and cannot return such materials to you.
• Applicants will be notified when their applications have been received, and will be notified of the fellowship competition outcome  in the spring .  Please note, we will not be able to provide feedback on individual applications due to the number of applicants and volume of inquiries received.
• If you accept another position or postdoctoral fellowship, please withdraw your application by emailing  [email protected] .
• Contact and biographical information about the applicant.
• A cover letter (circa one to two pages single spaced), describing your research and your teaching experience, perspectives and interests, to an interdisciplinary search committee.
• Curriculum vitae.
• Dissertation abstract (one to three pages single spaced).
• A sample of written work (article length, no longer than 40 pages double spaced).
• Two letters of recommendation. As soon as you fill in the contact information for your letter writers, the system will send a message to them containing complete instructions on how to submit a letter on your behalf. You may want to fill in this section before completing the rest of the application in order to give your letter writers ample time to compose and submit their letters. Please be sure to follow up with your recommenders, as spam filters can interfere with the delivery of automated emails. Recommenders are encouraged to submit letters through our online application system, but those who wish to submit their letter via email should send them to [email protected] . Recommendation letters are due by the application deadline, and consideration of letters received after that date cannot be guaranteed.

Note: Courses will be offered through standing Stanford departments; applicants should familiarize themselves with recent course offerings and department curricula.

The deadline for submission is October 15, 2023.

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Mellon Public Humanities Graduate Fellowships

Each year, the Center for the Humanities invites applications for its Public Humanities Fellowship designed to provide PhD students in the humanities with experience outside of academia. By placing fellows in partner organizations around Madison including museums, hospitals, non-profits, community centers, and emerging businesses, the program facilitates the reciprocal sharing of resources and expertise, and highlights the significance of the humanities both on and off campus. We aim not only to provide graduate students the opportunity to explore diverse career paths, but also to cultivate a practice of public humanities within their academic work.

The Mellon Public Humanities Fellowships program is made possible with the essential financial support of the Graduate School of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

2024-2025 Mellon Public Humanities Fellowships

Applications for the 2024-2025 academic year are now closed .

2024-2025 Full Call for Applications

WORT 89.9 FM Community Radio Spanish Language Programming Fellow

WORT 89.9 FM is a nonprofit and noncommercial community radio station based in Madison and broadcasting to south-central Wisconsin. WORT seeks a Spanish Language Programming Fellow to develop pathways for recruitment and engagement in Spanish language news and talk programming on WORT. The Fellow will play an active role in producing the Spanish-language news program, En Nuestro Patio .

Madison Public Library Foundation Public History and Engagement Fellow

Madison Public Library Foundation (MPLF) mobilizes the Madison community to continuously improve, promote, and support Madison Public Library. A nonprofit organization, MPLF fuels literacy, opportunity, and lifelong learning through equal access to free resources. MPLF seeks a Public History and Engagement Fellow who will work under the guidance of the MPLF Director and in collaboration with the Madison Public Library on a project researching, documenting, and shaping the 150th anniversary of public libraries in Madison.

RENEW Wisconsin Energy Access Research and Community Engagement Fellow

RENEW Wisconsin is a local nonprofit organization that promotes renewable energy in Wisconsin. RENEW is seeking an Energy Access Research and Community Engagement Fellow to work with its team on connecting individuals and communities with renewable energy programs. The goal is to bridge the gap between policy and people by connecting communities with funding and opportunities through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). The fellow will directly support RENEW’s environmental justice work with the goal of making clean energy more affordable, accessible, and available for all.

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Diego Alegria

Diego Alegria(Santiago de Chile, 1994) holds a BA in English Linguistics and Literature, and an MA in Literature from the University of Chile. He is currently a Doctoral Candidate in English (Literary Studies) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with a Minor in Spanish and a Certificate in Public Humanities. His scholarly work is situated at the intersection of syntactic figures, literary autonomy, and linguistic standardization in the poetry of British Romanticism and Spanish-American  Modernismo . He is the author of the poetry book  Raíz abierta  (2015), the bilingual chapbook  y sin embargo los umbrales / and yet the thresholds  (2019), and the essay collection  Poética del Caminar:  Poems  (1817) de John Keats  (2023) .  In the 2023-2024 academic year, he will be the Mellon-Public Humanities Fellow at WORT Community Radio.

Sadie Dempsey

Sadie Dempsey is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Sociology at University of Wisconsin – Madison. As a political sociologist, she studies democracy, social movements, and civic life. Her dissertation is an ethnography of engaged citizenship that interrogates two interwoven paradoxes: Why do engaged citizens increasingly distrust political institutions and the people in them? Why do they continue to participate in a system they do not trust? This research has important implications in this time of democratic crisis – where concerns of plummeting trust, declining participation, and democratic backsliding abound – challenging us to rethink the structure of our political institutions in pursuit of a more just, democratic future. She is also the founder of the Qualitative Methods Workshop and the graduate student coordinator for the Wisconsin Center for Ethnographic Research (WISCER).

Sadie is a 2023-24 Mellon Public Humanities Fellow, where she will work with the League of Women Voters in Dane County to build a civic education curriculum to make politics more accessible to all Wisconsin residents.

Benny Witkovsky

Benny Witkovsky is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Sociology at University of Wisconsin—Madison. Drawing on political, urban, and comparative-historical sociology, his work explores the potential and pitfalls of municipal politics in Wisconsin. His dissertation, Fig-Leaves or Fortresses: Nonpartisan Politics in a Polarized Time , examines material ranging from early 20 th Century campaigns against Socialism to contemporary debates over mask mandates to illustrate several mechanisms through which nonpartisan city politics yields to (and resists) partisan polarization. Other research projects have focused on the local dimensions of the rural-urban divide, the politics of prison proliferation in small towns, the civic engagement of elders in rural Wisconsin , and efforts to build better relationships between the Madison Police Department and local Black, Hmong, and Latinx communities .

Benny’s teaching—which has received both departmental and college-wide recognition—has focused on social movements and the sociology of race and ethnicity. Before beginning graduate school, Benny worked on legislative policy and communications for religious nonprofits including Interfaith Alliance, the Shoulder-to-Shoulder Campaign, and the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism. Outside of school, Benny enjoys camping, hiking and biking around Wisconsin with his family. In the 2023-2024 academic year, Benny will be a Mellon Public Humanities Fellow with the Wisconsin Humanities Council working on the United We Stand project to combat hate-motivated violence in Wisconsin.

Vincent Ogoti

Vincent R. Ogoti is a Ph.D. candidate in African cultural studies with a minor in history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He earned a master’s degree from the University of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and was a Fulbright Fellow at Yale University. Vincent was also a Teaching Fellow with the African Studies Program and Odyssey Beyond Bars. He has taught various courses, such as nonviolence and social change in Africa, hip hop and social justice, African cultural expressions, and introduction to world history. His research focuses on ideas of peace, justice, and humanism in global black cultural productions, and his work has appeared in  Brittle Paper  and the  Journal of the African Literature Association . Vincent is excited to join MYArts (Madison Youth Arts Center) as a Storytelling and Community Access Fellow.

Kimberly Rooney

A Wisconsin native, Kimberly Rooney is a PhD candidate in the department of French and Italian. She studies sub-Saharan African francophone literature, particularly novels that represent the School. Her dissertation examines how this educational institution’s systems of knowledge, values, pedagogies, and epistemologies inform characters’ identities, their community relationships, and the narratives themselves. More broadly, the project explores how schooling and its colonial residues affect students and communities and in turn how those students and communities can wield schooling. Rooney is looking forward to bringing these questions as well as her instruction, research, and communication experience to her work with the League of Women Voters of Dane County. With LWVDC, Rooney is excited to continue her discovery of other forms of learning, of other environments and organizations where essential learning happens to continue developing this idea of what a critical and comprehensive education looks like within a community.

Fatima Sartbay

Fatima Sartbay is a Ph.D. Candidate in Folklore Program. She calls Madison a home where she has been residing with her family in a multicultural community since 2006. Her family is a first-generation immigrant from Kyrgyzstan. She is currently a mother of two boys and an active member of her diverse community. At UW-Madison, she has served in the English 100 Program, Writing Center, and the Madison Writing Assistance. Prior to this, she worked in the Division of Diversity, Equity and Educational Achievement and she is deeply committed to making UW-Madison and Madison area more broadly a more inclusive and diverse community. Her academic research and activism include community building and facilitation of discussions amongst the scholars, epic performers and activists from the diverse populations residing across the United States, Russia, and Central Asia. Her work focuses on themes of storytelling, cultural revivalism, shamanism, mental health, language identity, gender-based violence and mindfulness. She is excited to join CEOs of Tomorrow as Youth Empowerment Fellow.

Richelle Wilson

Richelle Wilson is a PhD candidate in the Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic+ at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where she is writing a dissertation about fictional depictions of IKEA and how it is figured in literature as a uniquely “dystopian” retail space in the context of global capitalism. Her broad research interests include contemporary literature and film, labor studies, public humanities, and media. During her time at UW, she has worked as a Swedish language instructor and writing TA, managing editor of the  Edge Effects  magazine and podcast, producer of  A Public Affair  at community radio station WORT 89.9 FM, and producer of season 1 of the  Collegeland  podcast. She is excited to continue her public humanities work with Midwest Environmental Advocates as a Public Narratives Fellow in 2022–23.

Unifier Dyer

Unifier is a doctoral candidate in the Department of African Cultural Studies at UW- Madison. Their research focuses on the archetype of the healer in women’s African and Diasporic novels and biomythographies. This work examines how the character of the healer negotiates a paradoxical relationship to power as both a marginalized figure and knowledge generator. Unifier received her bachelor’s degree in African Literature and International Relations in 2011 and master’s degree in African Literature in 2015 from The University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. Between 2014 and 2017 they undertook research on the moral philosophy Ubuntu with the Centre for Advancement of Scholarship at the University of Pretoria and co-edited the critical anthology  Ubuntu and the Everyday  (2019). Acknowledging and consolidating epistemologies of indigenous peoples and women as part of the decolonial project is central to Unifier’s work as a scholar and healer. She is excited to join The Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness as their Communications Fellow.

Sarah Gamalinda

Sarah Gamalinda is a PhD candidate in the Department of African Cultural Studies and studies the in/visibility and spectrality of racial representation in contemporary francophone literature and film. In a seminar taught by Prof. Brigitte Fielder in 2019, Gamalinda was first introduced to the study of race in Children’s Literature and to the ongoing efforts being made for  more diverse books  – those “ windows, mirrors, and sliding glass doors ” Prof. Rudine Sims Bishop describes. Gamalinda is excited to support Represented Collective’s book project and vision of championing girls and youth of color as the emerging leaders in technology and innovation.

Pearly Wong

Pearly Wong is a PhD Candidate of Cultural Anthropology and Environment and Resources. She is passionate about using her research, communication and program management skills to support the advancement of social and environmental justice. Her interest lies in the field of education, environment, and community development. She is an ethnographer, instructor and a former international development practitioner. Prior to her graduate studies, she was affiliated with UNESCO Kathmandu, coordinating work among policymakers and community members to advance the provision of Non Formal Education. She had also worked as a social mobilizer and a researcher in Cameroon, Sri Lanka and Indonesia.

Bailey Albrecht

Bailey Albrecht is collaborating with Christina Slattery at  Mead & Hunt  as their Cultural Resources Fellow. Albrecht is working within Mead & Hunt’s Cultural Resources Group, one of the largest group of architectural historians nationwide that specializes in providing cultural resource management services for federal and state agencies, transportation departments, and municipalities in support of engineering and architecture projects.

Bailey Albrecht is a PhD candidate in the Department of History. She worked at the Wisconsin Historical Society for several years. There she helped produce a traveling exhibition on environmentalist John Muir, who immigrated to Wisconsin as a child and attended the university. She has also served on the editorial board of  Edge Effects , a digital magazine published by the University of Wisconsin’s Center for Culture, History, and the Environment. Most recently, she spent a year in Japan visiting archives and learning about Japan’s domestic forests and trade industry. In her dissertation, she examines the post- World War II timber trade that occurred between Japan and Indonesia. She is interested in the impact that natural resources have on postwar economies, how nations made choices concerning conservation and extraction, and how concepts of environmental preservation and sustainability have changed over time.

Caroline Griffith

Caroline Griffith is collaborating with Robert Lundberg at  Midwest Environmental Advocates (MEA)  as their Tribal Environmental Issues Fellow. At MEA, Griffith is working to research, draft, and disseminate public-facing guides on tribal environmental rights.

Caroline Griffith is a Ph.D. candidate in the University of Wisconsin-Madison  Department of Geography , where she researches the history and impact of property and mineral law in the northern Great Plains, with a focus on oil extraction in western North Dakota. She is currently one of the  Law and Society Graduate Fellows  through the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School Institute for Legal Studies. As a legal geographer, she aspires to a career in higher education or in public policy research, and as a graduate student she has looked for ways to extend research beyond the university. She is an editor for  Edge Effects , a digital magazine of environmental humanities and the primary publication of the UW-Madison  Center for Culture, History, and Environment . She also co-leads a writer’s group for graduate students in the environmental humanities that supports both creative and scholarly work. As part of her Ph.D. program, she teaches courses in historical geography and environmental history and enjoys her work with undergraduate students. She holds a B.A. in Visual Culture Studies from Colby College and an M.A. in  Public Humanities  from Brown University. She’s a Virginia transplant to the Midwest and loves to swim in Wisconsin’s many beautiful lakes.

Kate MacCrimmon

Kate MacCrimmon is collaborating with Dadit Hadiyat at  Kids Forward  as their Early Learning Communications Fellow. MacCrimmon is creating research, community engagement, and communications for Kids Forward’s Farm to Early Care and Education (ECE) projects.

Kate MacCrimmon is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Owning, directing, and teaching in a bilingual home-based program for eight years led Kate MacCrimmon to investigate why we do what we do in family child care as a graduate student at UW-Madison. MacCrimmon spent a year in Denmark participating in one family child care network in a municipality near Copenhagen, which ignited her interest and passion in new ways of thinking about family child care in Wisconsin. Her goal is to empower all family child care providers and to strengthen the profession in meaningful ways. MacCrimmon’s dissertation is a comparative experiential study of Danish and Wisconsin family child care.

Lauren Surovi

Lauren Surovi is collaborating with Peter Moreno at  Odyssey Beyond Bars  as their Prison Education Communication Fellow. Surovi is helping to establish a communication infrastructure for prison educators, foster strong relationships for the program with the University of Wisconsin, and develop opportunities for involvement in teaching and research.

Lauren Surovi is a PhD candidate in the Department of French & Italian and specializes in Italian Renaissance literature, with an emphasis on literature as an agent of change and the intersection between theatre and politics. Her dissertation, “The Comic Cure: Theatre as Remedy in Machiavelli and Aretino,” examines the innovative dramaturgical production of two 16th-century Italian authors, Niccolò Machiavelli and Pietro Aretino, to explore how these writers reconfigured the function of comic theatre for literary, political, and ideological purposes. The overarching argument is that the concept of theatre as remedy, revealed across four specific works by these two authors, uncovers the socio-historical and political power structures that Machiavelli and Aretino sought to identify, and even subvert, and furtherdemonstrates how these dramatic works elaborate a rhetoric of cause and effect. A native of Eastern Pennsylvania, Surovi earned a BA in International Relations and Italian from Syracuse University and an MA in Italian Studies from Middlebury College.

Kevin Wamalwa

Kevin Wamalwa is collaborating with Tracy Herold and Ali Trevino-Murphy at  Dane County Library Service  as their Ripple Project Fellow. Wamalwa is supporting racial equity training for library staff and subsequent public programming that the county library system is undertaking in 2021 under their Beyond the Page humanities endowment.

Kevin Wamalwa is a doctoral candidate at UW-Madison, working on a joint Ph.D. in the Departments of Anthropology and African Cultural Studies. His research interests are cultures of memory, violence, ethnic conflict, and social justice. A 2010 Fulbright FLTA Alumnus, Wamalwa studies how people live with and navigate traumatic experiences and how such memories shape their perceptions of “victim” and “perpetrator. His dissertation research focuses on the memories of land-related conflicts in Mt. Elgon, Kenya. Wamalwa holds an MA in African Languages and Literature, and he has taught various courses on campus since 2012. Besides studies, he has been volunteering with the Jewish Social Services of Madison (JSS) as a Swahili interpreter since 2016.

Joy Huntington

Joy Huntington is a PhD candidate in the School of Human Ecology in the Design Studies Department. Her specialty is the examination of vernacular architecture, studying ordinary buildings to understand people and culture of the past. Her dissertation is titled “An Historic Analysis of Gender in the Madison Urban Landscape, How Women Influenced the Development of a City.” In it, Joy recounts the stories of women who gained and used their influence to create and change the landscape and the significance it holds for Madison from 1900 to 1980.

Hamidreza Nassiri

Hamidreza Nassiri is a PhD candidate in Film Studies at the UW-Madison. His dissertation examines the influence of digital technologies on democracy and social justice on local and global levels.

Hamidreza is also a filmmaker and his works include fiction and experimental short films. He directed Wisconsin Iranian Film Festival in 2017 and 2018 to build cultural bridges at a time of division and hostility. He has been teaching film production for years, and in 2019, after receiving the Humanities Exchange (HEX) award, he ran a series of workshops on filmmaking with cellphone for underrepresented communities.

Hamidreza also writes film reviews on  Cinema Without Borders , a platform dedicated to social justice in cinema and supporting independent and art cinema.

Sarah Stefanos

Sarah is a joint PhD Candidate in the  Sociology Department  and the  Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies  at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

She studies natural resource politics and use in emerging economies. My research to date has focused on Ethiopia and Uganda and attends to questions of globalization, race and ethnicity, indigenous peoples, inequality, migration, investment and entrepreneurship, and development.

Sarah is also the co-founder of  W2E Ltd , a waste-to-energy research company in Uganda that specializes in biogas systems and technological/business innovations at the intersection of energy and agriculture.

Lauren Surovi is a PhD candidate in the Department of French & Italian and specializes in Italian Renaissance literature, with an emphasis on the intersection between theatre and politics. Her dissertation, “ Rimedio  as Medical, Political, and Social Cure in Italian Renaissance Drama” examines the ways in which 16th-century Italian dramatists reshaped the meaning and function of the concept of  rimedio  (remedy) for literary, political, and philosophical purposes. A native of Eastern Pennsylvania, Lauren earned a BA in International Relations and Italian from Syracuse University and an MA in Italian Studies from Middlebury College.

Christine Widmayer

Christine J. Widmayer is a PhD candidate in Folklore Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Chrissy’s dissertation analyzes the intersection of foodways, storytelling, and intimacy. In a series of case studies among her family, other people’s families, and community groups, her research examines how telling stories, and/or making, sharing, and eating food allow people to perform or reinforce different types of relationships. Chrissy has an MFA in Creative Writing (creative nonfiction) from George Mason University, and an MA in Folklore from UW-Madison. In her spare time, she serves as an editor for Gazing Grain Press, crochets, and creates linocut prints.

Matt Ambrosio

Matt Ambrosio is a PhD candidate in music theory. His dissertation develops analytical methods to study narrative structures in the late works of composer Claude Debussy utilizing philosopher Gilles Deleuze’s theories of abstract spatiality and temporality. Matt has also worked as a physics teacher in the Washington DC public school system and is currently a physics instructor at UW–Madison’s Engineering Summer Program (ESP) and a mentor in The Art and Literature Laboratory’s Lab3 program. This year, Matt will be working at Maydm to promote STEM learning in grade school populations around the Madison area.

Charles Carlin

Charles Carlin is a PhD candidate in the Department of Geography at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and an occasional wilderness guide. He is curious about how ethics and the philosophy of subjectivity intersect with the messy realities of life. These interests come together in a dissertation project exploring the American wilderness tradition and the use of ceremony to create an experience of the world as animate. Charles is also an editor for the digital magazine,  Edge Effects . He lives in Madison, Wisconsin, with his wife and son. This year, Charles will be working with Gathering Waters to communicate the relevance of land conservation and land trusts to the interests and needs of Wisconsin’s communities. ( Charles’ website )

Jennifer Gramer

Jennifer Gramer is a PhD candidate in the Department of History, and specializes in modern European cultural history and material and visual culture, with an emphasis on 19th and 20th century Germany. Her dissertation, “Dangerous or Banal? The Postwar Legacy of Nazi-Era Artwork” examines  Vergangenheitsbewältigung  (“coming to terms with the past”) not as a process limited to Germany, but rather a dialectic between Germany and the United States. A native of Portland, Oregon, Jennifer holds an MA from the UW-Madison and a BA in History and Art History from Syracuse University. From 2014 to 2016, she undertook her dissertation research in Munich, Germany as a Fulbright Scholar. This year, Jennifer will be planning and preparing initiatives for the Chazen Museum of Art’s 50 year anniversary, which will occur in 2020.

Joy Huntington is a PhD candidate in the School of Human Ecology in the Design Studies Department. Her specialty is the examination of vernacular architecture, studying ordinary buildings to understand people and culture of the past. Her dissertation is titled “An Historic Analysis of Gender in the Madison Urban Landscape, How Women Influenced the Development of a City.” In it, Joy recounts the stories of women who gained and used their influence to create and change the landscape and the significance it holds for Madison from 1900 to 1980. This year, Joy will be working with Wisconsin Historical Society to develop programs and materials for Wisconsin 101, a history web site for primary and secondary schools.

Patricia Ruiz-Rivera

Patricia Ruiz-Rivera is a PhD Candidate in Comparative Literature. Her dissertation is titled, “The World Remained Silent: speechlessness and fiction of the Holocaust and the Southern Cone.” In it, she examines how silence differs from the phenomenon of speechlessness in relation to nonfictional and fictional constructions of traumatic experience. Patricia has nearly ten years of experience in the field of communications working for nonprofits. This year, she will be working with the Wisconsin Book Festival to help create and implement sustainable marketing practices for promoting the four-day celebration and other standalone events.

Andy Davey is a PhD candidate in Geography, specializing in cultural and moral geography as well as environmental history. His dissertation is titled “Teaching Paradoxes: Environmental and Moral Education at American Liberal Arts Colleges 1960-Present.” In it, he tells the untold origin story of how environmental studies programs were created, and the complex ethical, religious, political, and scientific contexts for that creation. This year, Andy will work with the Madison Community Foundation to tell the story of the many nonprofits residing in Dane County and identify the opportunities for community-wide vision.

Martina Kunović

Martina Kunović is a PhD candidate in Sociology and Community & Environmental Sociology. Her dissertation is titled “Opportunity and Inequality in a Changing Economy: Navigating Urban Reform in Contemporary Cuba.” It was motivated by Martina’s desire to understand how reforms intended to lift a country’s economy have uneven social impacts across its population, creating some “winners” while simultaneously leaving others behind. This year, Martina will work with the winners at DreamBikes to enhance and evaluate the success of their youth development programs, as well as engage with their alumni. Read more at  www.martinakunovic.com .

Mark Mederson

Mark Mederson is a PhD candidate in Journalism and Mass Communication. His dissertation is titled “Jack Johnson, Joe Louis and Muhammad Ali: Press coverage and the role of three African-American heavyweight-boxing champions in the discussion of race in the 20th century.” In it, he examines how the title and podium of a champion allowed these three men to speak outside the ring and affect race in American society. Mark has more than 25 years of experience working in mass media as a sports reporter, anchor, producer, editor, and reporter, as well as an academic career in journalism and mass communication. This year, he will work with Wisconsin Athletics Communications to report on the first 100 years of Camp Randall Stadium.

Cassidy Reis

Cassidy Reis is a PhD candidate in Spanish and Portuguese, specializing in Golden Age Spanish Literature. Her dissertation is titled “The Visual Rhetoric of Early Modern Spain and the Picaresque Novel.” In it, she examines how the visual language of this genre communicates the values, desires and satirical view of the literary construction of the marginalized and oppressed demographic of early modern Spain. This year, Cassidy will work with Briarpatch Youth Services to examine and evaluate how a human service agency for youth can best communicate its mission and values through its environment, use of space, and artwork.

Marta-Laura Suska

Marta-Laura Suska is a PhD candidate in Cultural Anthropology. Her dissertation is titled “Global Uniformities versus Local Complexities: An Ethnography of two policing programs in Brazil.” In it, she examines the social formation of police relations by offering a new perspective through the lens of gender. In the past ten years, she has worked with police officers, at-risk populations, victims of violence, and disadvantaged communities in Brazil. This year, Marta-Laura will work with The Bubbler at Madison Public Library on the expansion of their social justice program for at-risk and court-involved teens.

Rachel Boothby

A PhD candidate in the Geography department, Rachel Boothby’s work considers the ways that eating food in the 20th and 21st century US embeds us in complex ideological, material, environmental, and social systems that shape how we think and act. Rachel is a founding editor at  Edge Effects , the UW Madison Center for Culture, History, and the Environment’s environmental humanities digital magazine. In her dissertation “Everything and the Squeal: Putting the Pig Back Together,” she explores the ways that modern Americans consume pigs, as parts and commodities that are not nature “doornail dead,” but rather have themselves social lives and consequences that shape the ways we think of and act in relation to each other and to the nonhuman world. Rachel worked with the Underground Food Collective and helped them develop open source food safety materials which can then be used by small food producers around the world.

Danielle Delaney

Danielle Delaney is a PhD student in Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Entitled “Wearing Raven’s Cloak: Law, Recognition, and Indigenous Identity,” her dissertation surveys the legal regimes on indigenous identity in the United States and Russia, in order to study the interplay between law and politics of recognition through a comparative analysis of how/why indigenous peoples use the legal constructs of the State to preserve and expand indigenous sovereignty and self-determination. Prior to graduate school Danielle was the senior policy analyst and legal counsel for the National Council on Urban Indian Health in Washington, DC. and served as legal counsel to the Tribal Technical Advisory Group to the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services.In 2016-2017, she helped the Race to Equity Project research state and local racial disparities and inequities impacting Native Americans, and interviewed Native American parents and students about their experiences.

Devin Garofalo

A PhD candidate in the Department of English, Devin Garofalo specializes in British Romantic and Victorian poetry. She explores these topics and more in her dissertation, “Open Worlds: Nineteenth-Century Poetry and Science,” which explores how crossovers between poetry and cosmological theory reshaped the category of “world” over the course of the nineteenth century. The project investigates how “world” emerges as a new organizational category that exceeds the bounds of the nation state, and accommodates dynamic gaps and shifts. From 2014-2017, Devin managed the Great World Texts program, assisting hundreds of Wisconsin high school students in examining and interpreting Rousseau’s  Confessions , the 16th-century Chinese novel,  Journey to the West , and William Shakespeare’s play  The Tempest .

Jennifer MacLure

Jennifer MacLure is a PhD candidate in English Literary Studies with research interests in nineteenth-century literature, the history of medicine and public health, and medical humanities. Her work has appeared in  Victorian Poetry  and  Journal of Medicinal Chemistry . Jennifer’s dissertation, “Contagious Communities: The Politics of Bodily Contact in Victorian Novels,” explores literature written in England from 1830-1880, during the development of modern public health measures such as compulsory vaccination, mandatory infectious disease reporting, and urban sanitation. As a Public Fellow, she worked in UW-Health’s Patient and Family Advisor Partnership program to develop effective ways to reach out into the community, to create partnerships that promote open dialogue among existing community groups and health councils, and to help to develop a new program, “VOICES of UW Health,” using patient stories to inform, engage and inspire UW-Health providers and staff.

Jamila Siddiqui

Jamila Siddiqui is a PhD candidate in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her dissertation, “Mapping Rigor in the Open Movement of Higher Education,” theorizes the movement of “openness” that is building among public scholars, digital pedagogues, the digital humanities, and posthumanist literatures, particularly as this movement connects with higher education. As an advisor at the Center for Educational Opportunity (CeO), Jamila led the design and implementation of a new Second-Year Retention Program. This year, she will implement a Public Humanities Exchange for undergraduates, providing guidance and oversight to help UW-Madison undergraduates design and implement community projects that draw upon humanities scholarship and methods.

Christy Wahl

Christy Wahl is a PhD candidate in the Art History Department, and specializes in European Modernism and visual culture. Her dissertation, “‘In den Tagen des Vergessens’: The Life and Work of Hannah Höch under National Socialism,” analyzes works created under National Socialism by the avant-garde artist Hannah Höch (1887–1979), primarily known as the sole female artist of Berlin’s Dada group. She has worked for Chazen Museum of Art since 2014 and prior to that worked for the Saint Louis Art Museum and the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts. As a Public Fellow, Christy worked with MMoCA to engage new and historically underrepresented audiences and to develop programming and partnerships connected to the creative, cultural, and innovation landscape in downtown Madison.

Ashley Lonsdale Cook

Ashley Lonsdale Cook is a PhD candidate in the Department of Art History specializing in medieval art and Anglo-Saxon studies. Her dissertation “Monstrosity in Anglo-Saxon Art” looks at representations of monstrosity throughout various periods and media from the Anglo-Saxon Era with a focus on early medieval attitudes towards the body. The dissertation includes chapters on early medieval armor and jewelry, Insular gospel books, the hell-mouth motif in 11th-century manuscripts, and the  Wonders of the East  text. Ashley is a graduate of Rockford University (formerly Rockford College) earning a BA in Art History and an MA in Art History from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. In addition to her training in medieval art history, she is also an affiliate of the Buildings, Landscapes, Cultures (BLC) Program through the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The BLC Program emphasizes research on the built environment and architecture, prioritizing field experience along with tradition classroom methods. This year Ashley worked as the Tour Coordinator at Taliesin Preservation, Inc., helping to evaluate current tour offerings, reviewing tour demographics and developing new methods of sharing information at the Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center in Spring Green, Wisconsin.

Manuel Herrero Puertas

Manuel Herrero-Puertas is a PhD student in English (Literary Studies) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Entitled “Crippling the Body Politic: Disability and Nation-Making in Nineteenth-Century American Literature,” his dissertation realigns disability studies and American studies by arguing that US identity is rooted in the centrality of the disabled body in the national sensorium. In his research, Manuel examines representations of disability in nationalist and imperialist contexts, recuperating the silenced subjectivities of people with disabilities whom political discourse has reduced to flat symbols. Other areas of interest include: travel narratives, early African American literature, and Childhood studies. His work has appeared in  ATLANTIS  and his essay “Freak Bodies Politic: Charles Stratton, Dred, and the Embodiment of National Innocence” is forthcoming in  American Quarterly . In 2015-2016, Manuel led the Great World Texts in Wisconsin program as it tackled the 16th-century Chinese novel,  Journey to the West.

Lisa Hollenbach

Lisa Hollenbach is a PhD candidate in English Literary Studies with research interests in American literature, poetry, and sound studies. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in  American Literature  (June 2015) and  A Companion to the Harlem Renaissance  (Wiley-Blackwell, 2015). Her dissertation, “Alternative Networks: Recording and Broadcasting American Poetry after 1945,” investigates how poets, independent record labels, FM radio networks, and readers and listeners made poetry central to the sound of dissent in the 1950s and 1960s. A 2013-2014 recipient of a CLIR-Mellon Fellowship for Dissertation Research in Original Sources, Lisa has a love for libraries, archives, and reel-to-reel tape. As a Public Fellow, she worked with Rabble (co-founded by former Public Humanities Fellow Kelly Hiser) to connect public libraries and local music and arts communities through open-source software.

Katie Lanning

Katie Lanning is a PhD candidate in the English Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her dissertation, “Volatile Forms: The Variance of Printed Prose, 1700-1830,” studies the material and formal volatility of eighteenth-century literature, exploring the ways in which changing conceptions of nation, gender and power were registered in the shifting relationship between literary form and print format. She is a co-coordinator of the UW Middle Modernity Group and the PR coordinator for the English Department Graduate Student Association. In 2014, she performed research in the eighteenth-century periodicals archives at McMaster University as a McMaster-ASECS Fellow. This year, Katie worked with the Overture Center for the Arts to develop and evaluate public events, and research national and international trends in arts programming.

Faron Levesque

Faron Levesque is a PhD candidate in the History Department, and specializes in social movements and the cultural history of gender. Her dissertation, “The Secret History of School: Alternative Academies, Revolutionary Imagination, and Educational Activism,” begins from the premise that school is a contested site unlike any other in the United States, and examines how activists and workers have transformed the politics of schooling in 20th century North America. Her work reveals that a vast spectrum of activist women generated a long-lasting radical education movement, beginning with WWI and continuing throughout the 20th century. At UW, Faron founded the Radical Teacher Collective, and in May 2014 received the Department of History Meritorious Service Award. As a Public Fellow, Faron worked with the Wisconsin Humanities Council to play a leading role in designing and implementing a statewide initiative titled  The Working Lives Project: Making a Living and Making a Life in Wisconsin .

A PhD candidate in the Department of History, Chong Moua was born in Laos and came to the U.S. as refugees with her family in 1989. Her family settled in California where she grew up with six sisters and two brothers. Her research interests span questions of immigration, empire, race, gender, and citizenship during the Cold War. Her dissertation details a study on the ways in which Hmong refugees complicate the nationalist discourse of the United States as a nation of refuge for displaced immigrants. Recruited by the CIA as guerrilla fighters in a “secret army” to fight covertly in Laos during the Vietnam War, the Hmong suffered a loss of 30,000 lives but were later displaced as refugees along with their families. Chong configures the refugee citizen as “refugee” in its forced and violent displacement because of its military activity and “citizen” because of its ability to legally occupy as well as reinforce the bounds of citizenship. The (Hmong) refugee citizen figure exposes the dual framing of U.S. intervention in Southeast Asia as one of both military and humanitarian necessity to, paradoxically, spread democracy through violence. This year, Chong worked with the Goodman Community Center to evaluate their existing program offerings, work to enhance connections with existing constituencies, and develop a method to collect stories and highlight the Goodman’s ongoing community impact.

Jesse Gant is a PhD candidate in the Department of History. His dissertation, “Lincoln Slept Here: Western ‘Black Republicans’ and the Racial Politics of Forgetting in the United States,” examines the history of the modern Republican Party during its formative years (1854-1870) from the perspective of its western leadership and activists. A native of Janesville, Wisconsin, Jesse holds an MA in Humanities and Social Thought from New York University, and a BA in History and Political Science from Carroll College. In 2013, he co-authored with Nicholas Hoffman,  Wheel Fever: How Wisconsin Became a Great Bicycling State , an engaging and thorough examination of Wisconsin’s rich two-wheeled history. At the Wisconsin Humanities Council, Jesse directed a new program initiative, “Working Lives,” engaging statewide audiences in conversation about “work,” a fundamental human experience, establishing institutional partnerships, and developing public programming.

Jessica Gross

Jessica Gross is a PhD candidate in the Department of Comparative Literature and Folklore Studies. Her dissertation, “Reassembling the World: Power, Violence, and Vision in Verbal and Visual Narratives,” examines the interrelation of power, violence, and vision in modern world literature, and investigates how worlds dismantled and reassembled lead to understanding the experience of others. A graduate of Grove City (PA) College, Jessica will explore her interest in graphic novels as part of the 2014-15 Public Humanities Exchange (HEX) program. Her project, “Graphic War: Reading Graphic Novels and Comics War Stories with Veterans,” will work with a local veterans group to create community and to engage with their experiences in a new way. At the Madison Children’s Museum and Madison Public Library, Jessica worked on  Madison Stories , a humanities and community-based storytelling project designed to engage local youth.

A lifelong Wisconsin resident, Anne Helke is a PhD candidate in the Department of Comparative Literature and Folklore Studies. She is currently working on her dissertation, “Post-Conflict Dialogue and the Possibility of Community: The Work of Women Imagining a Different Future,” which looks at the creative work of gendered dialogue in community building in the aftermath of violence. She is particularly interested in the textiles, music, and photography created by women in Africa and Latin America. Anne is a graduate of St. Norbert College, earning a BA in International Studies and English Literature. This year, Anne was the Online Content Producer for Wisconsin Public Television’s new series,  Wisconsin Life , finding and sharing stories about Wisconsin’s people and places, generating original online work, producing interactive features, and engaging with the show’s audience.

Dadit Hidayat

Dadit Hidayat is a PhD candidate in the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. He is particularly interested in ways community-university partnerships can facilitate actual and viable change within grassroots communities, and how groups can effectively promote sustainability and other environmentally friendly behaviors through social movement and engagement. At the Fair Share CSA Coalition, Dadit put his research interests into practice, assisting in outreach campaigns and resource development, and overseeing an oral history project to record both the experiences of long-term farmers transitioning into retirement and young farmers choosing farming as their career path. Dadit holds an Architecture degree from Universitas Gadjah Mada (Indonesia), and an MS in Urban and Regional Planning from UW-Madison.

James Homsey

A specialist in the intellectual and socio-political history of Modern Japan, History PhD candidate James Homsey delves into the relationships between civilian organizations and intra-military institutions within prewar Japan in his dissertation, “The Nation’s Army: Civil-Military Relations in Urban Prewar Japanese Society.” In 2012-13, James was awarded a Fulbright-IIE Dissertation Fellowship, undertaking dissertation research at Tokyo University. A graduate of Lafayette College, James worked with the University of Wisconsin Foundation on several projects related to an upcoming, comprehensive fundraising campaign, playing a key role in facilitating conversations between Foundation staff and department chairs, center directors, and administrators that are engaged development and donor activities.

Heather DuBois Bourenane

Heather DuBois Bourenane is a PhD candidate in the  Department of African Languages and Literature , and has worked with the Center for the Humanities since 2009, when she wrote the  Teaching Things Fall Apart in Wisconsin  guide for the Great World Texts program. She has taught English and literature at UW-Madison, Madison College, and the Ohio State University, where she received a Master’s degree in African and African American Studies. A former outreach coordinator, she has been a University/Women’s Philanthropy Council fellow and served as editor of many volumes of the African Studies Program’s annual newsletter. The possibilities and necessity of the public humanities are at the center of her personal and professional interests, and her dissertation addresses the politics of form in contemporary Anglophone fiction of Africa and the Diaspora.

Gabriella Ekman

Gabriella Ekman is a PhD Candidate in  English Literary Studies  at UW-Madison. She received her MA from New York University and her BA from Reed College. Her dissertation, “Reading Tennyson in Sierra Leone: The Portable Poetics of Empire,” investigates poetry’s travels between imperial Great Britain and two of its colonies: Sierra Leone and West Bengal in India. It asks how nineteenth century British poetry was transformed when it migrated into new and often radically dissimilar interpretive communities. She is the recipient of a Pre-doctoral Mellon Fellowship from the University of London’s Institute for Historical Studies, a UW-Madison Chancellor’s Dissertation Fellowship, and a Vilas Research Award. Her work has appeared in  Victoriographies: A Journal of Nineteenth Century Writing . She has taught English literature and composition for many years, first at a community college in Washington State and now at UW-Madison’s English Department. She works with the Community Writing Assistance Program and has since 2012 co-facilitated a course in African-American studies at Oakhill Correctional Institute through the Writers in Prisons project.

Kelly Hiser

Kelly Hiser is a PhD candidate in Historical Musicology at UW-Madison where she has worked as a TA for classes on western music history and musical ethnicities of Wisconsin. Her research interests include American popular and avant-garde musics, film, gender and technology, material culture, and performance. In her dissertation she examines connections between materiality and musical meaning in the histories of the theremin and the Hammond Organ and argues for an expanded historiography of electronic music that includes commercial instruments and performance practices. Kelly has presented papers at national meetings for the American Musicological Society, the Society for American Music, and Feminist Theory and Music. She holds a bachelor’s degree in piano performance from Slippery Rock University and a master’s degree in musicology from the University of Miami.

Stephanie Youngblood

Stephanie Youngblood is a PhD candidate in the Department of English at UW-Madison. She received undergraduates degrees in History and Liberal Arts from the University of Oklahoma, and holds master’s degrees from both Oxford and York Universities. Stephanie has published articles in  Callaloo  and  GLQ , has taught at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth, and has been the recipient of both University and Sawyer Seminar Fellowships. Her dissertation looks at the intersection of poetry, testimony, and the body in American literature concerning the AIDS crisis and September 11th.

Anna Zeide is currently completing her PhD in the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology, writing a dissertation on the history of the U.S. canning industry, which explores how the rise of processed food in America was grounded by scientific expertise against a changing consumer and environmental backdrop. She has also exercised her interests in food and the environment in a variety of venues throughout the broader UW and Madison communities. She has designed a food-based environmental studies course for the UW PEOPLE Program; worked as a Food Programming Liaison for the UW GreenHouse environmental dorm; served as a Project Assistant for the Center for Culture, History, and Environment; and worked with Community GroundWorks and the Wisconsin School Gardening Initiative. Her academic and civic engagement work has been recognized through a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship and by a UW-Madison Exceptional Service Teaching Assistant Award. Anna extended her experiences and passions through the Public Humanities Fellowship at the Madison Children’s Museum, where she focused on developing the Museum’s sustainability and health initiatives.

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UConn Humanities Fellowships are opportunities for individuals to pursue advanced work in the humanities. Visiting Humanities Scholars, UConn Humanities Scholars, and UConn Graduate Humanities Fellowships are year-long and allow for time and space to research, write, and collaborate on work that extends and celebrates humanities scholarship. Take advantage of the time and space UCHI fellows are afforded as well as UConn’s research facilities, archives, special collections, and museums with ideal proximity to Hartford, New Haven, Boston, and New York City.

Fellowship Opportunities

The UConn Humanities Institute invites applications for residential fellowships. Fellowships offer a stipend, office space, and all the benefits of a Research I university. Just as important, we offer community and time for scholars to write, argue, engage, and create.

We invite and welcome fellowship applications from scholars in all disciplines and encourage applications to articulate clearly the project’s value to the humanities. Projects may contribute to scholarly knowledge or to the general public’s understanding of the humanities. Recipients are expected to produce scholarly articles, a monograph on a specialized subject, a book on a broad topic, an archaeological site report, a translation, an edition, or other scholarly tools. These fellowships do not support projects to study teaching methods or theories, surveys of courses and programs, or the preparation of institutional curricula. These fellowships cannot be deferred.

UCHI offers residential fellowships each academic year in three categories :

• Visiting Humanities Fellows (external)
• UConn Humanities Faculty Fellows (internal)

UConn Humanities Dissertation Scholars

We also invite applications from UConn undergraduates pursuing innovative research in the humanities. The Undergraduate Humanities Research Fellowship supports a year-long research project supervised by a UConn faculty member, and includes a $2000 scholarship, a desk at the Institute, full immersion in UCHI’s community of fellows and much more. The project should ask questions or explore issues and ideas that feel urgent and exciting to you. We highly encourage proposals for projects that use methods, ideas, and approaches from more than one discipline.

Deadline for residential fellowship applications: February 1, 2024, 11:59 pm Notification of Award: Mid-April

Deadline for Undergraduate Humanities Research Fellowship: March 1, 2024 EXTENDED DEADLINE: March 8, 2024

Visiting Humanities Fellows (External)

Visiting Humanities Fellows receive a stipend of $50,000, faculty library privileges, an office in the UCHI suite, and assistance in locating housing. They are expected to participate in Institute activities including fellows’ teas, colloquia, and related scholarly events. Visiting Humanities Fellows will also offer a public lecture on their research during the course of the fellowship year. Tenure normally covers an uninterrupted period of nine to ten whole months. Fellows are required to be in residence for the academic year. Ordinarily, fellowships run from late August (fellows may begin tenure August 15) through May. Fellowship recipients will not be allowed to defer a UCHI fellowship. Finally, Visiting Humanities Fellows are expected to acknowledge the University of Connecticut Humanities Institute in publications resulting from work supported by the Institute.

Eligibility

UCHI Visiting Scholar fellowships are intended for scholars with a significant record of scholarly accomplishment. Applicants with a Ph.D. or terminal degrees in their field must have held their advanced degree for at least four years. Independent scholars—such as writers, museum professionals, and artists—need not have a terminal degree to apply, but must have an advanced record of professional accomplishment. Independent scholars with terminal degrees must have held that degree for at least four years. Former UCHI fellows are welcome and eligible to apply for fellowships five academic years after completion of their UCHI fellowship (i.e. 2018-19 fellows are eligible to apply for 2024–25 fellowships).

Application

Applications for 2024–25 fellowships must be submitted via Interfolio by February 1, 2024 .

Applicants are required to submit the following materials:

• project proposal (3 pages)
• bibliography (1 page)
• Curriculum Vitae (CV) (2 pages)

Applicants must also request three signed letters of reference submitted directly by the referee through Interfolio.

All application materials must conform with our application guidelines .

UConn Humanities Faculty Fellows

UConn Humanities Faculty Fellows will retain their regular appointments and salaries with R-T-D (release from teaching duties) status. They will be released from departmental and administrative duties, but they will retain responsibility for the supervision of graduate advisees. Applications follow the NEH form so that, with revision, they can be readily adapted for submission to NEH and other external fellowships. UConn Humanities Faculty Fellows will have an office and are expected to be in continuous residence at UConn for the term of the award. They are expected to participate in Institute activities including fellows’ teas, colloquia, related scholarly events, and offer a public lecture on their research during the course of the fellowship year. Tenure normally covers an uninterrupted period of from nine to ten whole months. Ordinarily, fellowships run from late August (fellows may begin tenure August 15) through May. Fellowship recipients will not be allowed to defer a UCHI fellowship. As part of our mid-career faculty success initiative, one Faculty Success Fellowship will be awarded each year to a faculty member who has held the rank of Associate Professor for at least five years. In the service of an impartial selection process, UCHI Faculty Fellows are chosen by a committee comprised of non-UConn Faculty members.

Priority is given to UConn faculty applicants who have not held a leave (sabbatical or other) in the 12 months preceding the academic year (September 1) of the fellowship. Former faculty fellows are eligible to apply for the academic year five years after completion of their UCHI fellowship (i.e. 2018–19 fellows are eligible to apply for 2024–25 fellowships). Finally, UConn Humanities Faculty Fellows are expected to acknowledge the University of Connecticut Humanities Institute in publications resulting from work supported by the Institute.

In addition to the UCHI Faculty Fellowship, with the generous support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the University of Connecticut, UCHI, together with the Faculty of Color Working Group of the New England Humanities Consortium , is pleased to accept applications for the UCHI/FOCWG Faculty Fellowship . The fellowship is intended for full-time UConn faculty members from historically disadvantaged minority groups and/or those whose projects specifically confront institutional blocks for BIPOC faculty. Interested applicants should indicate that on the application form that you would like to be considered for the UCHI/FOCWG Fellowship . Indicating that you would like to be considered for the UCHI/FOCWG Fellowship does not preclude you from being offered a UCHI Fellowship—indeed, any application for the UCHI/FOCWG fellowship is considered as an application for a standard UCHI fellowship. Criteria for successful applicants include, but are not limited to: quality of research proposal; strength of reference letters; and articulation within the proposal of how this project can contribute to a larger support network for faculty of color in the region and/or to understanding and addressing impediments to success for BIPOC faculty in higher education. UCHI/FOCWG Fellows are full members of the UCHI fellowship class and have all the same benefits and responsibilities.

To aid emerging UConn scholars, UCHI offers, with support from the Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Dean of The Graduate School and the James L. and Shirley A. Draper Fellowship Fund, up to four residential graduate dissertation fellowships.

Humanities Dissertation Scholars receive a full academic year fellowship to enable dissertation fellows to concentrate solely on completion of their Ph.D. dissertation. Graduate students must have completed qualifying exams, the prospectus, and sufficient research by the start of the fellowship period so that they can complete the dissertation during the year-long fellowship. Students scheduled to defend in the Fall semester are not qualified for the fellowship. Teaching during the fellowship year is prohibited. Humanities Dissertation Scholars will have an office and are expected to be in continuous residence at UConn for the term of the award. They are expected to participate in Institute activities including fellows’ teas, colloquia, and related scholarly events, and to offer a public lecture on their research during the course of the fellowship year. Finally, Humanities Dissertation Scholars are expected to acknowledge the University of Connecticut Humanities Institute in publications resulting from work supported by the Institute.

Applications for 2024–25 fellowships must be submitted via Interfolio  by February 1, 2024 .

Applicants are required to submit:

• a project proposal (3 page)
• a bibliography (1 page)
• a CV (2 page)

Applicants must also request three signed letters of reference submitted directly by the referee through Interfolio, including one from their major advisor.

UConn Undergraduate Humanities Research Fellowship

The UConn Humanities Institute (UCHI) and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) are excited to offer year-long fellowships for undergraduate students pursuing innovative research in the humanities.

The fellowship supports a year-long research project supervised by a UConn faculty member. The project should explore big questions about human society and culture and should lead to an original contribution to your area of study. The exact parameters (length, format, etc) will be set by your faculty advisor. Depending on your major and your academic and professional plans, your project may consist of a scholarly research project or a creative product with a significant research component. At the end of the year, students will submit the final project to their faculty advisor, UCHI, and CLAS.

The project should ask questions or explore issues and ideas that feel urgent and exciting to you. We highly encourage proposals for projects that use methods, ideas, and approaches from more than one discipline.

Fellows will be welcomed as members of the Humanities Institute, a lively community of accomplished faculty and graduate student scholars conducting advanced research in the humanities. In addition to immersion in this intellectual community, the fellowship offers:

• A $2,000 scholarship
• A desk/work area at UCHI, located conveniently in Homer Babbidge Library for conducting research
• Bi-weekly check-in meetings
• A public presentation about the project at UCHI in the spring semester
• Participation at UCHI’s events (for example, presentations by visiting scholars and artists) and special opportunities to meet with such visiting speakers
• A field trip or cultural excursion (for example, a visit to a museum or archive) to be announced during the year
• The opportunity to present your work at the Humanities Undergraduate Research Symposium
• 6 credits for the academic year, through the successful completion of one 3-credit independent study each semester with the UConn faculty member supervising your project
• (For non-Honors students) Admission into the Honors Program through the successful completion of this program, if other Honors admissions criteria are met.

Fellowship applicants should be rising sophomores or rising juniors in good academic standing (that is, students who will be sophomores or juniors in Fall 2023). Rising seniors are also eligible to apply, but preference will be given to students earlier in their degrees. Please note that students who applied in previous years and did not receive a fellowship are eligible to apply again.

Fellows from all campuses are welcome. Although the fellowship includes bi-weekly meetings on the Storrs campus, accommodations will be made for fellows unable to attend those meetings in person. However, the public presentation in the spring semester will take place on the Storrs campus.

The proposed project should be humanities research. Broadly speaking, the “humanities” means the study of human society and culture. Humanities majors or minors typically include but are not limited to: Africana Studies; American Studies; Anthropology; Art and Art History; Asian and Asian American Studies; English; History; Human Rights; Journalism; Latino and Latin American Studies; Philosophy; Sociology; Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies. If you aren’t sure if your project is humanistic, please email [email protected].

Fellows should check individually with the Office of Student Financial Aid Services to ensure that they are eligible to accept the scholarship.

• What is your project's title?
• What big question(s) is your project asking, and why are those questions important to you, your community, and society? (maximum 300 words)
• What is your plan for the project? What work will you do to try to answer its questions? (maximum 300 words)
• How do you think working on this project contributes to your own goals? (maximum 200 words)
• Optional question: Are there additional factors in your background or life experience that would help you benefit from this opportunity? Discuss social, economic, educational, or other obstacles, as appropriate. (maximum 300 words)
• A writing sample of your best research and writing (for example, your best final paper).
• One letter of recommendation from a UConn faculty member that also includes their willingness to supervise the project over the course of an academic year. (The faculty member should email their letter directly to [email protected] . There's no need to wait until the letter is complete to submit the rest of your application.)
• An unofficial transcript.

Deadline: March 1, 2024 EXTENDED DEADLINE March 8, 2024

All questions and application materials can be sent to [email protected].

Please know while we will make every effort to review submissions as soon as possible, the materials you submit may not be reviewed immediately upon receipt. Please note that all University employees are mandated reporters of child abuse or child neglect. In addition, UConn employees have responsibilities to report to the Office of Institutional Equity student disclosures of sexual assault and related interpersonal violence; any information you submit in this application is subject to UConn reporting policies. If you feel you need more immediate assistance or support, we encourage you to reach out to the Dean of Students Office and/or Student Health and Wellness- Mental Health. In addition, if you have concerns related to sexual harassment, sexual assault, intimate partner violence and/or stalking, we encourage you to review the resources and reporting options available at: https://titleix.uconn.edu

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CURRENT FELLOWS

The Humanities Institute will award two $12,000 PhD Fellowships for 2024-25. Fellows meet for works-in-progress seminars to gain interdisciplinary perspectives on their research.

Application Process:

Each department  in the humanities, broadly defined,  may nominate up to two candidates  for the Fellowships, as selected by the department’s Director of Graduate Studies. Directors should email their nominations to [email protected] .

Applications, which are due Friday, April 12, 2024 , must be submitted by the nominated applicants via a web form . Click here to submit your application.

Submission Requirements:

• Notify your department’s Director of Graduate Studies of your intent to apply. Department Directors of Graduate Studies may nominate up to two (2) candidates. Nominations should be submitted by the DGS via email to [email protected]
• 200-word dissertation abstract
• description of the dissertation and its intellectual contributions
• plans for the fellowship year
• timetable for completion
• CV of no more than two pages
• Letter of support from Dissertation Director should be submitted by your Director via email to [email protected]

Selection Criteria, from most to least important:

• The dissertation’s quality and scholarly potential;
• The dissertation’s importance and relevance beyond the applicant’s home discipline;
• The applicant’s professional accomplishments, including publications and presentations;
• The applicant’s prospects of finishing the dissertation in the fellowship year;
• The applicant’s demonstrated ability and desire to participate in HI programs.

Fellowship Requirements:

• Fellows must have exhausted their initial package of support from the home department;
• Fellows must participate in scheduled PhD Seminar sessions

About Fellowship Funding and Financial Aid

Fellowship awards are divided into two (2) payments applied to the student’s total financial obligation to the University: one issued at the start of the fall semester and the second issued at the start of the spring semester.

Per University at Buffalo Department of Financial Aid,

“A fellowship, much like a scholarship, affects your total eligibility for aid. At the start of the awarding process, your total cost of education is determined. Next, we subtract any fellowships/scholarships/additional resources from this amount. The remaining balance represents your total eligibility for financial aid. It is possible for graduate students to be offered and accept a fellowship after financial aid funds have been accepted and/or released to you. When this occurs, your financial aid eligibility will be re-evaluated and adjusted, if needed, even if you have already accepted/received awards.”

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2024-25 Applications are closed. Applications for 2025-26 will open in Summer 2024.

Description.

The Mahindra Humanities Center invites applications for one-year postdoctoral fellowships on the topic of the environmental humanities, drawn from any humanistic discipline. We interpret the environmental humanities in the broadest terms, to include all parts of the world and historical eras. Topics may include (but are not limited to) humanistic approaches to climate change, biodiversity, social justice, environmental justice, food justice, regenerative practices, gardening, landscape, urban foraging, health, and animal studies.

We welcome applications from scholars in all fields whose work innovatively engages with the environment and the humanities. In addition to pursuing their own research projects, fellows will be core participants in the bi-weekly seminar meetings for both academic semesters of the fellowship. Other participants will include faculty and graduate students from Harvard and other universities in the region, and occasional visiting speakers.

Terms and Conditions

Fellows will receive stipends of $70,000, medical insurance, additional research support of $2,500, and (for those not already in residence in Greater Boston) $1,500 in moving expenses. Fellows are expected to be in residence at Harvard for the term of the fellowship.

Eligibility and Deadline Information

Applicants for 2024-25 fellowships must have received a doctorate or terminal degree in or after May 2021. Applicants without a doctorate or terminal degree must demonstrate that they have completed all requirements for a terminal degree (i.e. dissertation defense) by August 1, 2024. Scholars from outside the United States are appointed under either the J-1 visa (Research Scholar status) or F-1 OPT (Optional Practical Training), depending on their circumstances. If awarded a fellowship, the term of appointment for international scholars is September 1, 2024-August 31, 2025. The Mahindra Center reserves the right to cancel awards if the recipient is unable to meet these conditions of completion and visa status.

The application deadline for applicants to submit their materials is  November 17, 2023 . The deadline for receipt of letters of recommendation is December 1, 2023.

Application Instructions

View the job listing and submit your application on the Harvard academic job board.

In addition to biographical and professional information, applicants are asked to submit:

• A curriculum vitae.
• A statement of the research project (1,000-3,000 words) that provides a detailed description of what the applicant proposes to do during the fellowship year.
• One chapter- or article-length writing sample (no longer than 40 pages).
• Names and contact information of three referees, who will be asked by a system-generated email to upload a letter of recommendation once the candidate’s application has been submitted. Three letters of recommendation are required, and the application is considered complete only when three letters have been received. Recommendations may be those included in the applicant’s placement dossier, but they must specifically address the proposed research project. Letters should be uploaded to the electronic application.

Please contact Steven Biel  with questions about applying for a fellowship.

Harvard is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships

Fall 2023 competition, on this page, description, future challenge areas, value and duration, eligibility, application process, application deadlines, indigenous applicants, selection process, selection criteria, notification of results, regulations, policies and related information, contact information.

Note: Both the SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships and the  Canada Graduate Scholarships—Doctoral Program  (CGS D) are offered through one annual national competition. Applicants need to submit only one application to be considered for one or both awards. As each award has notable differences, applicants must read the descriptions of each award carefully to determine if they are eligible to apply for and hold each award. Applicants eligible for both the SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships and CGS D Scholarships will automatically be considered for both awards.

The SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships are expected to respond to the objectives of the  Research Training and Talent Development program .

SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships support high-calibre students engaged in doctoral programs in the social sciences and humanities. This support allows scholars to fully focus on their doctoral studies, to seek out the best research mentors in their chosen fields, and to contribute to the Canadian research ecosystem during and beyond the tenure of their awards.

SSHRC welcomes applications involving  Indigenous research , as well as those involving  research-creation .

Joint initiatives and supplements

SSHRC offers supplementary funding to scholarship and fellowship award holders, some of which is offered through joint initiatives. SSHRC collaborates with organizations from across the not-for-profit, private and public sectors to support and promote training, research and connection activities in the social sciences and humanities. SSHRC’s joint initiatives are designed to reflect SSHRC’s strategic objectives and mandate, inform decision-makers and, in certain cases, address specific needs of its partners.

Learn more about joint initiatives .

For a complete list of available supplements and joint initiatives, see SSHRC’s funding search tool .

Unless otherwise indicated, there is no separate application process for most initiatives and supplements. However, candidates must indicate they wish to be considered for an initiative or a supplement, and explain why, in their application form.

SSHRC invites all applicants to review  Imagining Canada’s Future ’s 16 future global challenges and to consider addressing one or more of these areas in their research proposal. This is not an evaluation criterion for merit review and does not offer additional or dedicated research funds for this funding opportunity. 

SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships are valued at $20,000 per year for 12, 24, 36 or 48 months, up to a total of $80,000.

SSHRC determines the value and duration of an award based on the number of months of full-time study (or equivalent) the applicant will have completed by December 31 of the calendar year of application. See the  Eligibility—Applicant section for more information.

Note: The value and duration of SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships differ from those of the CGS D Scholarships. 

To be eligible to apply, an applicant must: 

• be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada or a Protected Person under subsection 95(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act  (Canada), as of the application deadline;
• not have already received a doctoral-level scholarship or fellowship from the  Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the  Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council  (NSERC) or SSHRC; 
• not have submitted more than one scholarship or fellowship application per academic year to either CIHR, NSERC or SSHRC. (Should more than one application be submitted, the first eligible application submitted will be retained; nominations to the Vanier CGS program do not count toward this limit—see SSHRC’s regulations on multiple applications and on holding multiple awards for more information.); and
• have completed  no more than 48 months  of full-time study in their doctoral program by December 31 of the calendar year of application.

Some eligibility requirements for the SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships differ from the eligibility requirements of the CGS D Scholarships .

Months of study

Eligibility for a SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship is based on the number of months of full-time study, including summer months, the applicant will have completed by  December 31 of the calendar year of application . Part-time study is counted as half time. For example, two terms of part-time study count as one term of full-time study.

Note: The agencies count all studies toward the doctoral degree for which funding is requested, whether or not they were completed at the degree-granting institution.

Fast-track, joint and direct-entry programs

For applicants registered in a master’s program and then transferred to a doctoral program (fast-track), the months of study completed are calculated starting from the date when the applicant transferred into the doctoral program.

For applicants registered in a joint program, and a master’s degree is obtained as part of the program (e.g., MA/PhD), the months of study are calculated starting from the date when an applicant is officially registered in the joint program (including the master’s portion of the program).

For applicants registered in a joint professional undergraduate/PhD program (MD/PhD, JD/PhD, DVM/PhD), only the months of study in the PhD portion will be counted.

For applicants registered in a doctoral program directly from an undergraduate program (i.e., never enroled in a graduate program), the months of study completed are calculated starting from the date when they began the doctoral program. These applicants, however, could be eligible to apply to the  Canada Graduate Scholarships—Master’s Program  (CGS M) for their first year of doctoral funding. Eligible applicants who apply for a CGS M could maximize the period for which they receive funding. Applicants are responsible for choosing the type of award for which they apply.

Subject matter

SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships support and promote research excellence in a wide variety of disciplines, including interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research.

Consult the guidelines for selecting the appropriate federal granting agency and the guidelines on subject matter eligibility for more information.

Program of study

An eligible doctoral program must include a significant research component that leads to the completion of a thesis, major research project, dissertation, scholarly publication, performance, recital and/or exhibit. This component must be merit/expert reviewed at the institutional level as a requirement for completing the program. 

Joint programs with a professional degree (e.g., MD/PhD, DVM/PhD, JD/PhD, MBA/PhD), as well as clinically oriented programs of study including clinical psychology, are eligible if they have a significant autonomous research component as described above.

Eligibility to hold an award

SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships  are tenable at any recognized institution in Canada or abroad.

• For the fellowship to be held abroad, the award holder must have  completed  a bachelor’s or master’s degree at a Canadian postsecondary institution.
• For award holders who do not meet this requirement, the fellowships are tenable only at recognized Canadian postsecondary institutions.

The CGS D scholarships are tenable only at eligible Canadian institutions. There are no exceptions.

Award holders can be eligible to hold their awards part time. Refer to the  Tri-Agency Research Training Award Holder’s Guide for further information.

Qualifying or “make-up” years of study are not eligible for support.

Federal government employees require prior approval from SSHRC to be eligible to hold an award. Supporting documentation from the employer might be required.

For other requirements, consult the Tri-Agency Research Training Award Holder’s Guide.

Applicants must complete the  application form  according to the instructions .

Applicants eligible for both a SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship and CGS D Scholarship will  automatically  be considered for both awards.

To apply, applicants must do the following:

• ensure that they meet the requirements specified in Value and duration and Eligibility ;
• complete only one application form, together with the SSHRC CV and required attachments; and
• determine their current registration status from the Where to submit an application and Quotas subsections below and submit their completed application to the appropriate institution or to SSHRC directly, as required.

Where to submit an application

Applicants must apply either through a Canadian institution with a doctoral awards quota or directly to SSHRC depending on their registration status at the application deadline date and/or their registration status in the calendar year of application. Failure to apply through the correct channel will result in an application being withdrawn from the competition.

To determine the correct channel, applicants must:

• determine if an institution has a doctoral awards quota for SSHRC; and
• refer to the chart and supporting information in the document Where should I submit my application?  (PDF, 145 KB)

Applicants should contact the faculty of graduate studies (or its equivalent) to confirm their registration status in the calendar year of application.

For Canadian institutions with a doctoral awards quota , the term “quota” refers to the maximum number of applications an institution can forward to SSHRC’s national competition.

Institutional deadlines

Applicants applying through their institution must submit their applications by the deadline set by the institution, which may be well in advance of SSHRC’s deadline.

For more information about institutional deadlines, applicants should contact their faculty of graduate studies (or its equivalent).

Deadline for submitting directly to SSHRC

Applicants eligible to apply directly to SSHRC (consult Where should I submit my application?  [PDF, 145 KB]) must submit using the appropriate application portal before 8 p.m. (eastern) on October 17. If the deadline falls on a weekend or a public holiday observed in Ontario, where SSHRC’s offices are, applications must be submitted by the following business day before 8 p.m. (eastern). Incomplete applications may be withdrawn from the competition.

Applicants requiring assistance while preparing their application should  communicate with SSHRC  well in advance of their application deadline.

Institutions can recommend applications from Indigenous applicants for submission to the doctoral awards competition beyond their application quota, if applicants agree to their personal information being used for this purpose. Applicants can do so by making the appropriate selection in the application form.

Indigenous applicants who have selected this option and who are required to submit their application directly to SSHRC are automatically evaluated in the national competition.

For more information, see SSHRC’s Indigenous Talent Measures .

Applications are evaluated, and available funds awarded, through a competitive merit review process . SSHRC bases funding decisions on the recommendations of the selection committee and on the funds available.

Institutional review

The faculty of graduate studies (or its equivalent) at each Canadian institution is responsible for coordinating the institutional evaluation of doctoral award applications. Institutions then submit applications for SSHRC’s consideration according to their doctoral award quotas .

SSHRC review

Multidisciplinary Doctoral Awards Selection Committees covering broad research areas evaluate applications (whether sent directly to SSHRC or by the institutions).

The evaluation of doctoral award applications, whether by institutions or by SSHRC, is based on the following criteria:

SSHRC’s  Guidelines for the Merit Review of Indigenous Research  are relevant for researchers (applicants and project directors) and students preparing SSHRC applications related to  Indigenous research . SSHRC provides these guidelines to merit reviewers to help build understanding of Indigenous research and research-related activities, and to assist committee members in interpreting SSHRC’s specific evaluation criteria in the context of Indigenous research. SSHRC makes concerted efforts to include experts in Indigenous research on doctoral and postdoctoral merit review committees. The guidelines may also be of use to external assessors, postsecondary institutions and partner organizations that support Indigenous research.

San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment

In 2019, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and SSHRC, along with other national research funders, signed the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) . As such, the agencies are committed to excellence in research funding and to ensuring that a wide range of research results and outcomes are considered and valued as part of the assessment process.

SSHRC informs all applicants of the outcome of their applications in April of each year via the SSHRC Extranet for Applicants.

The faculty of graduate studies (or its equivalent) of Canadian institutions with a quota will be informed of their applicants’ competition results via the Grants and Scholarships Administration Portal.

SSHRC will publish the names (and other basic award information) of scholarship recipients on its website.

All communications of results, including publication of recipients’ list, meet all requirements of the  Access to Information Act  and the  Privacy Act .

SSHRC reserves the right to determine the eligibility of applications based on the information included. SSHRC also reserves the right to interpret the regulations and policies governing its funding opportunities.

All applicants and scholarship/fellowship holders must comply with the  regulations governing fellowship and scholarship applications  and with the regulations set out in the  Tri-Agency Research Training Award Holder’s Guide .

Official languages

Applicants can submit their application in the official language of their choice. Institutions must have mechanisms in place to review both English and French applications.

Guidelines and related support material

All applicants for SSHRC funding should consult the following guidelines while preparing their application:

• SSHRC’s  Definitions of Terms  for terms used in the application process;
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Harvard Radcliffe Institute Announces 2024–2025 Fellows

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (May 10, 2024)—Harvard Radcliffe Institute today announced its historic 25th anniversary class of fellows, marking a quarter century of pathbreaking interdisciplinary study.

A yearlong Radcliffe fellowship provides recipients the rare opportunity to pursue ambitious projects in the unique environment of the Institute. Each fellowship class is drawn from some of the most thoughtful and exciting contemporary scholars in the humanities, sciences, social sciences, and arts—along with writers, journalists, playwrights, and other distinguished professionals. This year, Radcliffe accepted just 3.3 percent of applicants for the 2024–2025 fellowship class.

The work that the incoming fellows will undertake reflects our times: 

• Using AI to diagnose inefficiencies and biases in judicial systems 
• Preparing for an emergent epidemic in substance abuse disorders in women and girls 
• Using the James Webb Space Telescope to reveal cosmic history and predict the formation of dark matter
• Drawing on over a decade of research on Martin Luther King Jr. to write a book that will shed new light on King’s political philosophy

“As a former fellow and dean of the Institute, I know firsthand the impact that a Radcliffe fellowship can have. In the current moment, I have never felt more certain that Radcliffe’s approach—its embrace of interdisciplinary research and discourse across difference—is crucial to generating transformative art, scholarship, and writing” said Tomiko Brown-Nagin , dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Daniel P.S. Paul Professor of Constitutional Law at Harvard Law School, and professor of history in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. “This talented class of fellows promises to do great things that will deeply impact how we live in today’s world.”

This year’s Radcliffe fellows will be part of a unique interdisciplinary and creative community that will step away from routines to tackle projects that they have long wished to move forward. Throughout the academic year, fellows convene regularly to share their work in progress with the community and public. With access to Harvard’s unparalleled resources, Radcliffe fellows develop new tools and methods, challenge artistic and scholarly conventions, and illuminate the past, present, and future. Alumni are quick to say it was the best year of their career.

The incoming 2024–2025 fellowship class includes the following fellows:

Theo Anthony , the Mildred Londa Weisman Fellow and a Radcliffe-Film Study Center fellow, plans to spend his year working on a feature-length documentary about water management in Chicago. The film navigates the tension between our current climate crisis and “the eternal truth” of a changing climate throughout Earth’s history, told through a detailed case study of Chicago’s Deep Tunnel Project. Anthony is a filmmaker from upstate New York whose work has won awards at the Sundance Film Festival. Anthony’s Rat Film premiered to critical acclaim at Festival del film Locarno and had a broadcast premiere on PBS’s Independent Lens in 2018. His follow-up, Subject to Review , produced for ESPN’s 30 for 30 series, played at the 2019 New York Film Festival and was broadcast nationally later that year.

Daniel L. Chen , the Evelyn Green Davis Fellow and a professor at the Institute of Advanced Study at the Toulouse School of Economics in France, will continue his research into using artificial intelligence to diagnose inefficiencies and biases in judicial systems. Using data from courts worldwide, Chen is working on a book that will provide a comprehensive analysis covering predictive analytics for identifying judicial bias, field experiments on enhanced court efficiency, and insights into human interactions with AI, all aimed at strengthening justice and the rule of law.

Shelly F. Greenfield , the Mary Beth and Chris Gordon Fellow, a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, the Kristine M. Trustey Endowed Chair of Psychiatry, and chief academic officer at McLean Hospital, will explore a narrowing gender gap in the prevalence of substance use disorders over the past three decades. These include alcohol, opioids, and cannabis, with rising rates in women and girls across race, ethnicity, and lifespan and resulting in serious substance-related health and social consequences, all exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Greenfield’s research will not only examine this trend but also explore the lack of gender-specific treatment for girls and women and seek policy solutions to overcome barriers to prevention and treatment.

Jodi Schneider , the Perrin Moorhead Grayson and Bruns Grayson Fellow, will examine how social media and hyperpolarized sources of news are contributing to a widespread distrust of science. The project will culminate in a series of articles showing how social media impacts fact formation, comparing partisan news systems that amplify versus self-correct and envisioning how to improve the resiliency of online networks in overcoming information disorder so we can all agree on facts. Schneider is an associate professor of information sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where she directs the Information Quality Lab. She studies the science of science through the lens of arguments, evidence, and persuasion.

Tracy R. Slatyer , the Edward, Frances, and Shirley B. Daniels Fellow and a theoretical physicist who works on particle physics, cosmology, and astrophysics, will research the mysterious nature and interactions of dark matter by studying the possible signature of new physics in astrophysical and cosmological data. She was the co-discoverer of the giant structures known as “Fermi bubbles.” These gamma-ray structures emerge above and below the center of the Milky Way and span a total length of about 50,000 light-years.

Jonathan Sterne , the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Fellow and James McGill Professor of Culture and Technology at McGill University, is concerned with the cultural dimensions of communication technologies. One of his major ongoing projects has involved developing the history and theory of sound in the modern west, which he will bring to his work at Radcliffe. He will undertake an integrative study of the cultural politics of machine-learning systems that process, analyze, or produce sound. His work brings sonic AI more fully into the conversation in critical AI studies and interdisciplinary media studies.

Brandon M. Terry , the Joy Foundation Fellow, John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences at Harvard University, and codirector of the Institute on Policing, Incarceration, and Public Safety at the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, will work on a book about Martin Luther King Jr.’s political philosophy and ethics, based on over a decade of teaching and writing about King’s political thought.

The Radcliffe-Salata Climate Justice Fellows for 2024–2025 are the following:

Holly Buck , from the University at Buffalo, who will write an interview-based book examining how rural communities engage with technology-oriented visions of the future, central to confronting climate change. 

Rachel Morello-Frosch , from the University of California, Berkeley, who will expand and develop new scientific projects, including environmental health and epidemiological studies, to explain the health and equity benefits of climate change policies (e.g., retirement of fossil fuel plants, reduction of oil and gas development, and nature-based solutions). Her work will be integrated with novel research translation strategies, including the development of online decision-making tools and journalistic storytelling for diverse audiences with the goal of reshaping regulatory decision-making and policy to better integrate and advance sustainability and environmental justice goals.

A full list of incoming 2024–2025 Radcliffe fellows can be found here .

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Digital humanities summer fellowships awarded to four doctoral students.

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Digital Humanities Summer Fellowships awarded to four doctoral students

The Center for Digital Research in the Humanities announced its 2024 cohort of Digital Humanities Summer Fellows.

“This year we had the highest number of applications we’ve ever received, with lots of amazing, meritorious projects,” said Carrie Heitman, associate director and fellow of the CDRH and director of the 2024 Digital Humanities Summer Fellowships.

According to Heitman, the selection process was extremely difficult, but she had help from the other members of the CDRH’s Student-Centered Committee who reviewed the applications with her. Kevin McMullen, Katrina Jagodinsky, and Laura Weakly helped Heitman bring together a dynamic group of young scholars who will continue to push the field of digital humanities forward.

The 2024 Digital Humanities Summer Fellows are:

Akua Agyeiwaa Denkyi-Manieson , Ph.D. student in English at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, received her master’s degree in English from the University of Ghana and her bachelor’s degree in English and history from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. Her project, Digitizing Gold Coast Novels, focuses on four novels written by African authors during Britain’s colonial occupation, 1821 to 1957. Because of the relative inaccessibility, these novels have been left out of the literary canon. Her goal this summer is to digitize and make them available to scholars and readers.

Andrea Wagh , a third-year Ph.D. student in history at UNL, received her master’s degree in history from UNL and her bachelor’s degree in history from Sam Houston State University. Her project, Hidden Histories, aims to create interactive maps to visually trace the lived experiences of Jewish children and the network of French orphanages that hid them during the Holocaust.

Héctor Palala Martínez , a Ph.D. candidate at UNL in the Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education, received his master’s degrees in educational studies from UNL and the Universidad Rafael Landívar, Guatemala, and his bachelor’s degree in educational studies and languages from the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala. His project focuses on building a digital platform to feature trilingual poetry by Mayan heritage students in Wakefield, Nebraska, aiming to enrich educational curricula and celebrate cultural diversity.

Rasaq Malik Gbolahan , a third-year Ph.D. student in literary and cultural studies in the Department of English at UNL, received his master’s and bachelor’s degrees in English from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. This summer, he will work on Translating African Women Poetry in the Digital Age to translate selected English poems of African women poets published in online literary magazines and in print into Yoruba. These translated poems will be published on Atelewo , a decolonial project/initiative cofounded by Gbolahan in 2017.

The fellowship begins on May 28, and runs until Aug. 16, and each student will receive a $4,500 stipend. The students will spend the first half of the fellowship working on their projects in the Dinsdale Family Learning Commons. There they will have access to technology and the expertise of faculty and staff with the CDRH. The fellowship program is designed to support the students’ research, scholarship, professional development, and creative production skills.

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Six new Graduate Student Fellows in the humanistic disciplines at Washington University will join the Center for the Humanities for a semester in residence during the 2024–25 academic year. Along with a $5,000 stipend, the competitively awarded  Graduate Student Fellowships  provide opportunity for grad fellows to workshop a portion of their dissertation with Faculty Fellows in residence, other WashU faculty and invited guests. 

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Cora Chow Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures “Shopfloor Autonomy: Automation and Gender in Labor Narratives of Late Twentieth-Century Hong Kong and South China”

Sushil Kumar Jha Program in Comparative Literature  “Digital Window to India: Hindi Novels in Translation (1947–2024)”

Maurice Tetne Department of Romance Languages and Literatures “Bridging Continents: Tracing Louisiana and African Narratives in Literature and Films from 1800 to the Present”

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Jane li receives an sshrc doctoral fellowship.

Congratulations to PhD student Jane Li for receiving a Social Science and Humanities Research Council (of Canada) Doctoral Fellowship !

Project Title: Allomorph computation in language production: a cross-linguistic study of speeded inflection

Field: Linguistics, Psycholinguistics

Project Description: When we want to speak, how do we mentally plan the sounds that eventually come together to form the word? This process seems trivial on the surface, but complications arise when one thinks of the finer details. One of the big wrinkles to this process is allomorphy — when a unit of meaning has multiple forms. For example, the English plural has three regular allomorphs: dog[z], cat[s], and leash[ɨz]. How do make sure we get the right allomorph? This is a question that has received a lot of attention in phonological theory (the first analysis of the English plural was almost 100 years ago!) yet severely understudied in psycholinguistics. My research hopes to bridge this gap by bringing together behavioural evidence from English and other languages (the content of this proposal) and potentially electrophysiological (EEG) evidence to shed light on the fine-grained timing properties of the processes described.

Advisor: Colin Wilson

About Me: I am from Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. I graduated from Simon Fraser University in 2021 with a degree in Linguistics and minor in Philosophy. I am currently a third year PhD student in the department. I am interested in morpho-phonology, and specialize in using behavioural experiments (speeded inflection, naming) to draw out the properties of phonological or morphological mental representations.

In the short term: I want to finish this PhD and sketch out a preliminary theory of morpho-phonology in language production while I’m at it. In the long term: I want to keep studying the representational basis of morphology, especially with non-English languages, perhaps as a faculty member somewhere back home…

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Congratulations to the 2024 graduate student awardees.

On May 9th, the College of Arts and Humanities held its first annual reception to recognize outstanding graduate students who received awards and fellowships this year. Attended by Dean Stephanie Shonekan, Associate Dean GerShun Avilez and a variety of faculty, staff and students, the event celebrated these students and their mentors. Former Arts and Humanities Dean Bonnie Thorton Dill attended to congratulate Devon Betts, the first recipient of the newly established graduate research award in her name. 

ARHU Nominees to the Grad School's Outstanding GA Award:

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Elektrostal is a vibrant city located in the Moscow Oblast region of Russia. With a rich history, stunning architecture, and a thriving community, Elektrostal is a city that has much to offer. Whether you are a history buff, nature enthusiast, or simply curious about different cultures, Elektrostal is sure to captivate you.

This article will provide you with 40 fascinating facts about Elektrostal, giving you a better understanding of why this city is worth exploring. From its origins as an industrial hub to its modern-day charm, we will delve into the various aspects that make Elektrostal a unique and must-visit destination.

So, join us as we uncover the hidden treasures of Elektrostal and discover what makes this city a true gem in the heart of Russia.

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• Elektrostal, known as the “Motor City of Russia,” is a vibrant and growing city with a rich industrial history, offering diverse cultural experiences and a strong commitment to environmental sustainability.
• With its convenient location near Moscow, Elektrostal provides a picturesque landscape, vibrant nightlife, and a range of recreational activities, making it an ideal destination for residents and visitors alike.

Known as the “Motor City of Russia.”

Elektrostal, a city located in the Moscow Oblast region of Russia, earned the nickname “Motor City” due to its significant involvement in the automotive industry.

Home to the Elektrostal Metallurgical Plant.

Elektrostal is renowned for its metallurgical plant, which has been producing high-quality steel and alloys since its establishment in 1916.

Boasts a rich industrial heritage.

Elektrostal has a long history of industrial development, contributing to the growth and progress of the region.

Founded in 1916.

The city of Elektrostal was founded in 1916 as a result of the construction of the Elektrostal Metallurgical Plant.

Located approximately 50 kilometers east of Moscow.

Elektrostal is situated in close proximity to the Russian capital, making it easily accessible for both residents and visitors.

Known for its vibrant cultural scene.

Elektrostal is home to several cultural institutions, including museums, theaters, and art galleries that showcase the city’s rich artistic heritage.

A popular destination for nature lovers.

Surrounded by picturesque landscapes and forests, Elektrostal offers ample opportunities for outdoor activities such as hiking, camping, and birdwatching.

Hosts the annual Elektrostal City Day celebrations.

Every year, Elektrostal organizes festive events and activities to celebrate its founding, bringing together residents and visitors in a spirit of unity and joy.

Has a population of approximately 160,000 people.

Elektrostal is home to a diverse and vibrant community of around 160,000 residents, contributing to its dynamic atmosphere.

Boasts excellent education facilities.

The city is known for its well-established educational institutions, providing quality education to students of all ages.

A center for scientific research and innovation.

Elektrostal serves as an important hub for scientific research, particularly in the fields of metallurgy, materials science, and engineering.

Surrounded by picturesque lakes.

The city is blessed with numerous beautiful lakes , offering scenic views and recreational opportunities for locals and visitors alike.

Well-connected transportation system.

Elektrostal benefits from an efficient transportation network, including highways, railways, and public transportation options, ensuring convenient travel within and beyond the city.

Famous for its traditional Russian cuisine.

Food enthusiasts can indulge in authentic Russian dishes at numerous restaurants and cafes scattered throughout Elektrostal.

Home to notable architectural landmarks.

Elektrostal boasts impressive architecture, including the Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord and the Elektrostal Palace of Culture.

Offers a wide range of recreational facilities.

Residents and visitors can enjoy various recreational activities, such as sports complexes, swimming pools, and fitness centers, enhancing the overall quality of life.

Provides a high standard of healthcare.

Elektrostal is equipped with modern medical facilities, ensuring residents have access to quality healthcare services.

Home to the Elektrostal History Museum.

The Elektrostal History Museum showcases the city’s fascinating past through exhibitions and displays.

A hub for sports enthusiasts.

Elektrostal is passionate about sports, with numerous stadiums, arenas, and sports clubs offering opportunities for athletes and spectators.

Celebrates diverse cultural festivals.

Throughout the year, Elektrostal hosts a variety of cultural festivals, celebrating different ethnicities, traditions, and art forms.

Electric power played a significant role in its early development.

Elektrostal owes its name and initial growth to the establishment of electric power stations and the utilization of electricity in the industrial sector.

Boasts a thriving economy.

The city’s strong industrial base, coupled with its strategic location near Moscow, has contributed to Elektrostal’s prosperous economic status.

Houses the Elektrostal Drama Theater.

The Elektrostal Drama Theater is a cultural centerpiece, attracting theater enthusiasts from far and wide.

Popular destination for winter sports.

Elektrostal’s proximity to ski resorts and winter sport facilities makes it a favorite destination for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter activities.

Promotes environmental sustainability.

Elektrostal prioritizes environmental protection and sustainability, implementing initiatives to reduce pollution and preserve natural resources.

Home to renowned educational institutions.

Elektrostal is known for its prestigious schools and universities, offering a wide range of academic programs to students.

Committed to cultural preservation.

The city values its cultural heritage and takes active steps to preserve and promote traditional customs, crafts, and arts.

Hosts an annual International Film Festival.

The Elektrostal International Film Festival attracts filmmakers and cinema enthusiasts from around the world, showcasing a diverse range of films.

Encourages entrepreneurship and innovation.

Elektrostal supports aspiring entrepreneurs and fosters a culture of innovation, providing opportunities for startups and business development.

Offers a range of housing options.

Elektrostal provides diverse housing options, including apartments, houses, and residential complexes, catering to different lifestyles and budgets.

Home to notable sports teams.

Elektrostal is proud of its sports legacy, with several successful sports teams competing at regional and national levels.

Boasts a vibrant nightlife scene.

Residents and visitors can enjoy a lively nightlife in Elektrostal, with numerous bars, clubs, and entertainment venues.

Promotes cultural exchange and international relations.

Elektrostal actively engages in international partnerships, cultural exchanges, and diplomatic collaborations to foster global connections.

Surrounded by beautiful nature reserves.

Nearby nature reserves, such as the Barybino Forest and Luchinskoye Lake, offer opportunities for nature enthusiasts to explore and appreciate the region’s biodiversity.

Commemorates historical events.

The city pays tribute to significant historical events through memorials, monuments, and exhibitions, ensuring the preservation of collective memory.

Promotes sports and youth development.

Elektrostal invests in sports infrastructure and programs to encourage youth participation, health, and physical fitness.

Hosts annual cultural and artistic festivals.

Throughout the year, Elektrostal celebrates its cultural diversity through festivals dedicated to music, dance, art, and theater.

Provides a picturesque landscape for photography enthusiasts.

The city’s scenic beauty, architectural landmarks, and natural surroundings make it a paradise for photographers.

Connects to Moscow via a direct train line.

The convenient train connection between Elektrostal and Moscow makes commuting between the two cities effortless.

A city with a bright future.

Elektrostal continues to grow and develop, aiming to become a model city in terms of infrastructure, sustainability, and quality of life for its residents.

In conclusion, Elektrostal is a fascinating city with a rich history and a vibrant present. From its origins as a center of steel production to its modern-day status as a hub for education and industry, Elektrostal has plenty to offer both residents and visitors. With its beautiful parks, cultural attractions, and proximity to Moscow, there is no shortage of things to see and do in this dynamic city. Whether you’re interested in exploring its historical landmarks, enjoying outdoor activities, or immersing yourself in the local culture, Elektrostal has something for everyone. So, next time you find yourself in the Moscow region, don’t miss the opportunity to discover the hidden gems of Elektrostal.

Q: What is the population of Elektrostal?

A: As of the latest data, the population of Elektrostal is approximately XXXX.

Q: How far is Elektrostal from Moscow?

A: Elektrostal is located approximately XX kilometers away from Moscow.

Q: Are there any famous landmarks in Elektrostal?

A: Yes, Elektrostal is home to several notable landmarks, including XXXX and XXXX.

Q: What industries are prominent in Elektrostal?

A: Elektrostal is known for its steel production industry and is also a center for engineering and manufacturing.

Q: Are there any universities or educational institutions in Elektrostal?

A: Yes, Elektrostal is home to XXXX University and several other educational institutions.

Q: What are some popular outdoor activities in Elektrostal?

A: Elektrostal offers several outdoor activities, such as hiking, cycling, and picnicking in its beautiful parks.

Q: Is Elektrostal well-connected in terms of transportation?

A: Yes, Elektrostal has good transportation links, including trains and buses, making it easily accessible from nearby cities.

Q: Are there any annual events or festivals in Elektrostal?

A: Yes, Elektrostal hosts various events and festivals throughout the year, including XXXX and XXXX.

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