UConn Humanities Institute Residential Fellowships
Visiting Humanities Fellows receive a stipend of $50,000, which is often paid directly to the fellows’ home institution, which allows them to maintain their normal salary while being relieved of teaching duties. Additionally, visiting fellows receive faculty library privileges, an office in the UCHI suite, and assistance in locating housing. They are expected to participate in Institute activities including fellows’ teas, colloquia, grant workshops, and related scholarly events. Visiting Humanities Fellows will also offer a public talk on their research during the course of the fellowship year. Tenure normally covers an uninterrupted period of nine to ten whole months. Fellows are required to be in residence for the academic year. Ordinarily, fellowships run from late August through May. Fellowship recipients will not be allowed to defer a UCHI fellowship. Finally, Visiting Humanities Fellows are expected to acknowledge the University of Connecticut Humanities Institute in publications resulting from work supported by the Institute.
Eligibility
UCHI Visiting Scholar fellowships are intended for scholars with a significant record of scholarly accomplishment. Applicants with a Ph.D. or terminal degrees in their field must have held their advanced degree for at least four years. Independent scholars—such as writers, museum professionals, and artists—need not have a terminal degree to apply, but must have an advanced record of professional accomplishment, which does not include research and publications completed during graduate school. Independent scholars with terminal degrees must have held that degree for at least four years. Former UCHI fellows are welcome and eligible to apply for fellowships five academic years after completion of their UCHI fellowship (i.e. 2020-21 fellows are eligible to apply for 2026–27 fellowships).
Application
Applications for 2026–27 fellowships must be submitted via Interfolio by February 1, 2026.
Applicants are required to submit the following materials:
- project proposal (3 pages)
- bibliography (1 page)
- Curriculum Vitae (CV) (2 pages)
Applicants must also request two signed letters of reference submitted directly by the referee through Interfolio.
All application materials must conform with our application guidelines.pdf.
When you successfully submit your application you will receive a confirmation email from Interfolio. If you do not receive confirmation your application has not been submitted and the fellowship committee will not be able to access your application materials. We recommend that applicants add "help@interfolio.com" and "noreply@interfolio.com" to their safe senders list to ensure they receive updates on their applications.
