Undergraduate Humanities Forum
Mellon Research Fellowships

Call for Applications, 2010–2011
Topic: Virtuality

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Application Instructions, see below.
Application Deadline: Sunday, January 31, 2010

The Penn Humanities Forum announces the availability of 18 Mellon Undergraduate Humanities Research Fellowships for the 2010–2011 academic year.

Fifteen awards of $1000, two of $1500, and one of $2000 are available for full-time Penn undergraduates enrolled in any school wishing to conduct independent research outside their academic coursework. Project proposals must relate to Virtuality, the Forum's topic of study next academic year. Fellows must be in residence at Penn during the entire fellowship year.

The Penn Humanities Forum Undergraduate Mellon Research Fellowships are intended to encourage a variety of projects. These may include research papers, performances, original exhibitions, multimedia, or innovative designs. Work may be individual or collaborative and could involve travel to libraries, archives, or other institutions. The only restriction on the content of proposals is that they must relate to Virtuality, the topic of the Penn Humanities Forum for the 2010–2011 academic year.

PHF Undergraduate Mellon Research Fellows are expected to participate in regular lunch or dinner discussions throughout the year, sometimes in the company of guest faculty. Students are encouraged to organize academic or cultural events for the group during the year according to their individual interests (e.g., a speaker, museum or concert trip, etc.). Fellows also help organize and attend the spring Undergraduate Humanities Forum Conference, at which they present their completed projects.

TO APPLY
Please email your application to Jennifer Conway by the end of day on Sunday, January 31st. Applications emailed after 12 midnight will be considered ineligible.

Also required
One (1) confidential letter of recommendation from your Undergraduate Chair or other Penn faculty member in your major. We strongly recommend that you request the letter at least one month before the January 31 deadline to allow the faculty member plenty of lead time, given his or her other responsibilities. Faculty should email their letters directly to Jennifer Conway at the Forum.


Please email all application materials to Jennifer Conway, Associate Director, Penn Humanities Forum.