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Fellowships
Nicholson Long Term Graduate Fellowships
Nicholson Short Term Graduate Fellowships
Nicholson Short Term Undergraduate Fellowships
Senior Essay Prize
Other fellowship links
Nicholson Long Term Graduate Fellowships
The next competition will be held during Fall Quarter, 2008. More specific details will follow, but you can click here for last year's requirements to get an idea of what the application procedure will be.
Nicholson
Short Term GRADUATE Fellowships
The Nicholson Center for British Studies at the University of Chicago is pleased to announce its fifth competition for Nicholson short term GRADUATE fellowships for research in the British Isles.
Eligibility
University of Chicago Ph.D. students from the Humanities, Social Sciences, Divinity School, and Law School are eligible. Students should have passed their exams prior to taking up the fellowship, but need not have a dissertation proposal yet.
Scope
The Nicholson Center is happy to support any dissertation project from any doctoral student in the Humanities and Social Sciences Divisions or Divinity School, or any student in the Law School provided that the student can demonstrate that (s)he has research requirements that must be completed in the British Isles. Applicants need not have the British Isles themselves as a primary focus of research, although those that do concentrate on the British Isles or former British Empire will be given preference. Research in and projects about Ireland also meet our requirements. Applicants will be expected to demonstrate their need to conduct research in the British Isles. The short term fellowships are generally designed to fund students who expect to spend three months or fewer in the UK; past awards have ranged from $1900 to $5200, but requests that do not fall within these parameters will also be considered.
Application
Applications must be submitted no later than 5pm on Friday, April 18, 2008 to Eva Wilhelm, Classics Building, Room 114 (ewilhelm@uchicago.edu, 773-834-3403). Applicants should submit BOTH paper AND electronic copies of the application. Paper copies may be mailed or dropped off, electronic copies should be e-mailed as Word attachments to ewilhelm@uchicago.edu. The application materials include:
- Nicholson GRADUATE Cover Sheet (download here)
- 2 - 3 page project proposal
- 1-page explanation of why and for how long the applicant needs to be in the British Isles
- Rough budget covering the entire trip, including the amount being requested
- Current CV
- E-mail from the student's departmental Chair of Graduate Studies stating that the student is on track to pass all departmental exams before student intends to travel (electronic version only)
Award
Fellowship decisions will be made by May 9, 2008. The number of awards given and the amount of each award will be based on the needs of the strongest applicants.
Nicholson
UNDERGRADUATE Travel Grants
The Nicholson Center for British Studies at the University of Chicago is pleased to announce its fifth competition for Nicholson fellowships for undergraduate BA thesis research in the British Isles. This year we will award one 1-month fellowship funded at $2,500.
Eligibility
University of Chicago undergraduate students from the Humanities and Social Sciences Divisions and the New Collegiate Division are eligible. Students should be completing their degree between December 2008 and December 2009.
Scope
The Nicholson Center is happy to support a senior project proposed by any Humanities, Social Sciences, or New Collegiate Division undergraduate who is within a year of graduating, provided that the student requires research – whether in the form of archival, visual, or oral materials – in the British Isles to complete his/her senior thesis. Applicants need not have the British Isles themselves as the subject of their research. We will happily support work on Africa, South Asia, East Asia, North America, the Middle East, or the West Indies that requires substantial research in the British Isles. Research in and projects on Ireland also meet our requirements. Applicants will be expected to demonstrate their need to conduct research on their senior project in the British Isles.
Application
Applications must be submitted to no later than 5pm on Friday, May 2, 2008 to Eva Wilhelm, Classics Building, Room 114 (ewilhelm@uchicago.edu, 773-834-3403). Applicants should submit BOTH paper AND electronic copies of the application. Paper copies may be mailed or dropped off, electronic copies should be e-mailed as Word attachments to ewilhelm@uchicago.edu. The application materials include:
- Nicholson UNDERGRADUATE Cover Sheet (click here to download)
- Letter of recommendation from a University of Chicago faculty member or lecturer who is familiar with the student's project (hard copy only, unless electronic copy is available)
- CV or resume
- 4-page statement of purpose, which includes a description of the unique materials to be examined in the UK
- Transcript (hard copy only)
Award
Fellowship decisions will be made by May 23, 2008. Applicants will be expected to spend the grant money during Summer, 2008.
Nicholson B.A. Thesis Prize
The Nicholson Center for British Studies is pleased to announce a $200 prize for the best senior B.A. thesis based on the use of primary materials in the area of British Studies in any concentration or discipline. For the purposes of this competition, British Studies is broadly defined to include the British Isles or any of its former colonies. In the latter case, topics should involve the former colonial relationship in some way. Applicants should submit BOTH paper AND electronic copies of their senior essays, and should include their
name, department, expected graduation date, phone number, and e-mail address on the title page. Paper copies may be mailed or dropped off, electronic copies should be e-mailed as Word attachments to ewilhelm@uchicago.edu by Friday, May 2, 2008. The winner will receive a check for $200. University of Chicago seniors who will graduate between December 2007 and August 2008 are eligible. Please contact Eva Wilhelm at ewilhelm@uchicago.edu or 773-834-3403 with questions.
Other Fellowship Links
University of Chicago's Office of Graduate Affairs, Fellowship Kiosk
Office of the Dean of the College, Undergraduate Fellowships & Scholarships
Marshall Scholarships
Newberry Library Fellowships
John H. Daniels Fellowship (National Sporting Library in Middleburg, Virginia)
Department of Anthropology, Fellowship Directories
Divinity School, Financial Aid
Center for East Asian Studies, Fellowships & Scholarships
France Chicago Center, Fellowships and Grants
Center for Gender Studies, Fellowships, Grants, Awards & Prizes
Department of History, Fellowships and Funding
Office of International Affairs
Office of Minority Student Affairs, Opportunities
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