Research Fellowships

Advancing research and knowledge in the humanities is central to our mission. We aim to reach beyond department silos, not only in the College of Humanities but also in other campus areas, and often cultivate projects that transcend traditional disciplinary and departmental boundaries. We support faculty, graduate student, and undergraduate student research in the following ways:

Faculty Research Fellowships

Internal and external faculty fellowships provide scholars with the time and support to conduct research that makes significant contributions to humanistic knowledge. Internal fellowships are awarded for one semester while external fellowships cover the academic year.

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Graduate Student Research Fellowships

Graduate fellowships enable selected doctoral students to enhance their career preparation by engaging in research, writing, and Tanner Center activities full time during the academic year.

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Undergraduate Student Research Fellowships

Undergraduate fellowships enable students in the Honors College to complete their honors theses.

Since 2011, we have hosted six undergraduate fellows.

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Fellows at the Tanner Center not only pursue their own projects, but also join a community of scholars. During the Spring semester, fellows workshop their papers alongside their peers in open discussion. Individual meetings with the center's director and other fellows guide research and shape written drafts. Fellows also present their research to a broader audience during our public Work-in-Progress Talks, also held in the spring. Since 2006, we have hosted more than 100 Work-in-Progress Talks originating from research conducted by our residential fellows. These workshops and talks produce results. Many fellows publish work undertaken at the center in articles, important academic journals, and books with respected national and international publishers including Yale, Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, and Princeton.

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