The Center for Humanities & the Arts (CHA) offers two campuswide dissertation fellowships open to any CU Boulder Ph.D. candidate working in the humanities and arts.

Deadline to apply: Jan. 26

Award

• The fellowship covers tuition for up to 5 dissertation hours per semester
• Mandatory student fees, student health insurance, and a stipend equal to that of a 50% Graduate Part-Time Instructor.

Eligibility

Doctoral students from any department at CU Boulder who have advanced to candidacy (D status) and are working in the arts and humanities may apply in the Spring prior to their final year, which means applicants should be defending their dissertation in the Spring semester in which they receive the fellowship. Doctoral applicants who come from units outside of traditional arts and humanities fields should amply demonstrate how their project engages with multi- and inter-disciplinary arts and humanities methods and archives. Any eligible student may submit an application with the exception of students who have already received yearlong fellowships and/or funding, whether from CU Boulder or external sources. Recipients may not hold another appointment such as a teaching or research assistantship during the fellowship period but may hold a 0% appointment such as a grader or reader. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.

Please note that starting Jan. 1, this fellowship appointment may affect your financial aid package. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Office of Financial Aid.

Selection Criteria

The selection committee will base their decisions on the following criteria:

• The quality of the applicant's research project.
• The connection of the applicant’s research to arts and/or humanities methods and archives.
• The quality of the applicant’s CV (presentations, publications, awards, creative work, etc.)
• Probability of completing the dissertation within the award period (the higher, the better)
• Other teaching-free fellowships the applicant has already received (the fewer, the better)

For the application procedure and expectations, visit the CHA website: ​www.colorado.edu/cha/funding-and-resources/grad-student-opportunities/dissertation-fellowships