Graduate Student Support
The Humanities Institute’s graduate student programs provide scholars with vital support to pursue their research interests and engage in Humanities projects that prepare them for meaningful careers.
THI helps graduate students throughout their academic programs, from the beginning of their PhD to the end of their dissertation. We reduce financial burdens and address social inequalities by offering additional resources to students who have been historically underrepresented in higher education. We help students navigate the university and plan for life beyond it with training and professional development, including our innovative Public Fellows program that allows students to explore the value of a Humanities Ph.D. for a range of careers. Our research fellowships give graduate students much-needed time and funding to pursue groundbreaking scholarship. See our current and previous THI Fellows here.
THI Graduate Student Funding Opportunities (click here)
THI Moving Image Lab Public Fellowship at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures (Yearlong Opportunity): Deadline September 15th, 2025
Center for the Middle East and North Africa Arabic Language Study Graduate Fellowships: Deadline May 1, 2025
Oaxacan Languages Public Fellowships: Deadline May 5th, 2025
THI Summer Public Fellows: Deadline April 4th, 2025
THI Summer Pathways Fellowships: Deadline Extended March 12, 2025
THI Summer Research: Deadline Extended March 12, 2025
THI Summer Dissertation: Deadline Extended March 12, 2025
Hayden V. White Summer Dissertation Fellowship: Deadline Extended March 12, 2025
C.L. Barber Fellowship with Santa Cruz Shakespeare Summer 2024: Deadline Extended March 12, 2025
Abolition Medicine and Disability Justice Research Fellowship Deadline: January 15, 2025 at 5 pm
The Coha-Gunderson Prize in Speculative Futures 2024-2025 Deadline Extended: November 15, 2024
CART Alternative Spring Break Huerta Center Graduate Scholars Spring 2025 Deadline: November 4, 2024
THI Moving Image Lab Public Fellow 2024-25 (3 Quarter Opportunity) Deadline: June 30, 2024
National Humanities Center 2024 Graduate Student Summer Program: Deadline March 25, 2024
National Humanities Center 2024 Winter Podcasting Institute for Graduate Students: Deadline November 27, 2023
Humanizing Technology Teaching Fellowships: Deadline June 1, 2023
2023 Humanities Without Walls Summer Workshop Fellowship: Deadline November 1, 2022
National Humanities Center 2022 Graduate Student Summer Program: “Meaningful Teaching and Learning in the Humanities Classroom”: Deadline March 30, 2022
Keep reading to learn more about the different kinds of support THI offers for graduate students. More information can be found in each link.
Committee on Graduate Student Grant Writing
Humanities graduate students applying to grants, fellowships, post-docs, and academic jobs can submit a draft of their application statement or cover letter to the Committee for feedback. Faculty will read and comment on materials within 10 days.
PhD+ is a monthly workshop series focused on issues of interest to all graduate students. Workshops expand graduate student training and provide space for asking questions you might not know to ask.
THI Public Fellowships create opportunities for Humanities students to contribute to research, programming, communications, and other activities at non-profit organizations, companies, and cultural institutions.
THI Research Fellowships support graduate students with all aspects of their scholarly work from generating new ideas to visiting archives to presenting findings in publications and other forums.
THI has a long history of supporting graduate students engaged in humanities scholarship, including Funding Snapshots, hosting the Social Science Research Council Dissertation Proposal Development (UCSC SSRC-DPD) program and the Mellon-funded Graduate Student Success program.