The Center for the Humanities at UC Merced offers two dissertation writing fellowships for Interdisciplinary Humanities graduate students at $8,000 each for the summer of 2025, on the theme of "Entanglement." 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. This fellowship is supported by an MRPI grant from UCOP that sponsors the activities of the UC Humanities Consortium; our UC-wide theme for this year is "Entangelement." Please be sure to request that the required supporting letter from your advisor be sent by the application deadline. Application deadline: Nov. 27, 2024.
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 in spring, summer, or fall of 2025. If presenting on our campus, the presentation may be a hybrid presentation (virtual and in-person simultaneously) to include other UC campuses in the audience.
- Participation in UC-wide virtual activities with other UC dissertation fellows working on the theme of "Entanglement" (this may include 1-3 meetings, sessions, or check-ins).
- 1-page report on dissertation writing progress made over Summer 2025, with the reports due by Sept. 5, 2025.
