Call for Applications: 2027 ERI/PS2 Summer Public Research Fellowships
October 15, 2026
Deadline for Applications: Tuesday, February 9, 2027, 5pm
The Early Research Initiative (ERI) and PS2 (Public Scholarship Practice Space) at the Center for the Humanities invite applications for research fellowships for Summer 2027.
Students must be registered in Spring 2027 to receive the funding
These $4000 fellowships will be offered to Graduate Center Ph.D. students from any program. This year we’re prioritizing proposals that build on the GC’s rich history of public scholarship* in the following areas:
- Archives and/or Oral Histories
- Digital Humanities
- Participatory Action Research
- Pedagogy and Education
- LGBTQ+ Studies
- Race and Ethnic Studies
- Interdisciplinary STEM
* honoring the work of the Advanced Science Research Center, American Social History Project, Black, Race and Ethnic Studies Initiative, Center for the Humanities, Center for LGBTQ Studies, CUNY Digital History Archive, CUNY Digital Initiatives, Institute for Research on the African Diaspora in the Americas and the Caribbean, Mina Rees Library, Teaching and Learning Center, and the Public Science Project
Awardees are expected to:
- produce original research––including but not limited to a dissertation proposal or chapter––by the end of Fall 2027
- produce a reflective 300-400 word blog post for Distributaries on the Center’s website by September 2027,
- and attend PS2’s semesterly Sip n Chat celebration in late Fall 2027 to present their work
Application Instructions:
- Project Proposal (no longer than 1000 words) that includes:
- Clear articulation of who the project’s public(s) is, what your connection to the public(s) is, how the research will reach them, and how it will be used
- Discussion of the theory, method, and ethics of research behind the project
- Brief account of how this project relates to your progress in your program
- Please note if the grant will be used to acquire a new skill or new area of knowledge that will advance your research.
- C.V.,
- Current Graduate Center transcript (students may submit the unofficial student copy that can be printed from CUNYfirst),
- and a Letter of Support from your primary advisor.
To submit your application:
- Please combine the above materials (except for the letter of recommendation) into a SINGLE file (either as a pdf document or a word document).
- Use the following format when naming your document: Last Name, First Name, Program
- Email your file directly to [email protected]. Please use your Graduate Center email address when sending the file.
Instructions for
faculty recommenders:
- Prepare your reference letter as a regular word or pdf document
- Please use the following format when naming your document: Student Last Name, First Name
- Email your file directly to [email protected]
- Please put “public research” in the subject line of the email
