Summer Dissertation Writing Fellowships

The Center for the Humanities at UC Merced offers three dissertation writing fellowships for Interdisciplinary Humanities graduate students at $8,000 each for the summer of 2026. Fellows will also be offered writing space in our public humanities design studio for the summer if they do not currently have office space on campus. Please note that these fellowships are open to graduate students who have taken their qualifying exams and have been advanced to candidacy. Please be sure to request that the required supporting letter from your advisor be sent by the application deadline.

The fellowship comes with the following requirements:

Presentation of a research paper based on your dissertation topic at our Center for the Humanities or on another UC campus.
1-page report on dissertation writing progress made over the summer 30 days after completion of your fellowship.

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Name *

Advisor's Name *

Dissertation Title *

Dissertation Abstract *

250 words max

Dissertation Status and Timeline *

Please explain the current status of your dissertation writing: how much is complete and how much remains to be completed. Please also indicate your writing goals and timeline for summer 2026.

Letter of Support Requested from Your Advisor? *

Yes, I have emailed my advisor asking them to send a letter of support to humanities@ucmerced.edu and their letter has been sent.

No, my advisor's letter of support to humanities@ucmerced.edu has not yet been sent, but should arrive before the application deadline.

Please request a letter of support from your advisor, to be received at humanities@ucmerced.edu by the application deadline.

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