Summer Public Research Fellowships from Public Scholarship Practice Space (PS2) & Early Research Initiative
Deadline
February 13, 2025
at 5:00 PM
Deadline for Applications: Thursday, February 13, 2025, 5pm
Eligibility: CUNY Graduate Center Ph.D. students from any program conducting research whose main question is driven by public needs and priorities.
The Early Research Initiative and the Public Scholarship Practice Space (PS2) at the Center for the Humanities invite applications for research fellowships for Summer 2025. These $4,000 fellowships will be offered to Graduate Center Ph.D. students from any program conducting research whose main question is driven by public needs and priorities.
The primary responsibilities of the award winners will be to produce original research––including but not limited to a dissertation proposal or chapter––by the end of Fall 2025. Fellowship recipients will also be required to produce a reflective 300 – 400 word blog post for Distributaries on the Center’s website: by September 2025, and attend our semesterly Sip n Chat celebration.
Successful proposals will incorporate the following in a proposal no longer than 1000 words:
● Clear articulation of who the project’s public or publics are, what your connection to the public(s) is, how the research will reach them, and how it will be used
● Thoughtful 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. Priority will be given to projects with clearly identified community partners.
HOW TO APPLY:
1) Send a detailed letter of interest describing your project that addresses the above points, a c.v., a current Graduate Center transcript (students may submit the unofficial student copy that can be printed from CUNYfirst), and
2) send a letter of support from your primary advisor.
Instructions for submitting your application:
1) 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
2) Email your file directly to [email protected]. Please use your Graduate Center email address when sending the file.
Instructions for faculty recommenders:
1) Prepare your reference letter as a regular word or pdf document
2) Please use the following format when naming your document: Student Last Name, First Name
3) Email your file directly to [email protected]. Please put “public research” in the subject line of the email
