Upcoming Deadlines
Michigan Humanities Emerging Research Scholars Program (MICHHERS) Deadline
Date and Time
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Description
The University of Michigan invites outstanding individuals to apply for the Michigan Humanities Emerging Research Scholars Program (MICHHERS). This program is designed to encourage rising seniors, recent B.A.s and terminal master’s students from diverse cultural, economic, geographic, and ethnic backgrounds to consider pursuing a doctoral degree in the humanities at the University of Michigan. Our goal is to attract diverse scholars with unique experiences who foster innovation and push the humanities to meet today’s challenges. For 2024, students interested in the fields of Asian Languages and Cultures, Classical Studies, Comparative Literature, History, Linguistics, Romance Languages and Literatures, Sociology (qualitative), and Women’s and Gender Studies (any humanities field, especially English and History) are eligible.
This summer research experience, running from Sunday, May 26, to Saturday, June 8, 2024, will help students learn about the various fields within their chosen discipline along with the latest methodologies and developments from faculty in individual departments. Students will have the opportunity to work on a piece of their own scholarship or develop a research project in consultation with U-M faculty and graduate students in their field. Attention will also be given to articulating the importance of diversity to the development of the humanities. Students will receive practical instruction on applying to graduate school and pursuing careers inside and outside academia.
MICHHERS will be offered as an in-person experience for 2024.
Benefits – All Expenses Paid
- $1,000 stipend
- University Housing
- Round trip travel cost (up to $550)
- Application fee waiver to apply to a Rackham Graduate School program
Eligibility Requirements
We are not able to accept students currently enrolled at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Students currently enrolled at University of Michigan-Flint and University of Michigan-Dearborn are encouraged to apply.
- We seek rising seniors, bachelor’s degree holders, and those currently in terminal M.A. programs, who are United States citizens, permanent residents, or non-U.S. citizens with DACA.Please note, those who are currently applying to enroll in a doctoral program for Fall 2023 are ineligible to participate in MICHHERS.
- Applicants must also meet one or more of the following criteria:
- Come from an educational, cultural, or geographic background that is underrepresented in graduate study in their discipline in the United States or at the University of Michigan.
- Have demonstrated a commitment to diversity in the academic, professional, or civic realm through their work experience, volunteer engagement, or leadership of student or community organizations. By diversity, we mean efforts to reduce social, educational, or economic disparities based on race, ethnicity, or gender, or to improve race relations in the United States.
- Have experienced financial hardship as a result of family economic circumstances.
- Be a first-generation U.S. citizen or will be the first in their families to graduate from a four-year college or university.
This event has been tagged as fellowships.
Information
For more information, please visit: https://rackham.umich.edu/rackham-life/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/michhers/
Contact
Email [email protected] for more information.