In support of the Humanities New York Public Humanities Fellowship Program.

Pizza lunch and beverages will be provided (RSVP huminst@buffalo.edu by Jan. 31st so that we can have an appropriate amount of food.)

Does your doctoral research in a humanities discipline have an application with a broader public?

If it does or you would like to explore how it might, please join us on Thursday, February 2nd for a graduate student workshop on the public humanities.

With the Humanities New York Graduate Student Public Humanities Fellowship applications due on Friday, February 17th, this workshop will provide information and guidance for UB graduate students interested in exploring the public humanities. Participants will include HI Director David Castillo, HI Executive Director Libby Otto, and Humanities New York Public Humanities Fellows John Marsden (2016-2017) and Jesse Miller (2015-2016) who will share their experiences with the group. Figuring out how to create an effective public humanities project is not always easy, but with some guidance, even just trying to conceive of specific, public applications of ones scholarly work can be extremely rewarding. To this end, we hope that our graduate students in the humanities will join us in exploring these opportunities at this workshop.

About the Humanities New York Graduate Student Public Humanities Fellowship

The Graduate Student Public Humanities Fellowship was developed by Humanities New York in partnership with nine New York research universities to bring humanities scholarship into the public realm, encourage emerging humanities scholars to conceive of their work in relation to the public sphere, develop scholars’ skills for doing public work, and strengthen the public humanities community in New York State. The year-long Fellowship will involve a combination of training in the methods and approaches of public scholarship and work by the Fellow to explore the public dimensions of their own scholarship in partnership with a community organization.

Duration of the Fellowship is August 2017 to June 2018, including mandatory attendance at a two-day orientation on August 21-22, 2016 in New York City and subsequent workshops. The Fellowship stipend is $8,000, plus a $500 travel and research stipend. The Fellowship is supported by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

The skills and experiences afforded by the Fellowship are intended to serve scholars who have a record of working with the public as well as those who are starting to explore the public humanities. It is equally valuable for scholars who plan to pursue careers within the academy and those who plan to pursue other career paths.

For more information about the fellowship and how to apply, click here.