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Undergraduate
Humanities Forum
Mellon Research Fellowships
Call for Applications, 2012–2013 (Closed)Topic: Peripheries
Application Deadline: Thursday, March 1, 2012
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The Penn Humanities Forum announces the availability of twelve Mellon Undergraduate
Research Fellowships for the 2012–2013 academic year.
Nine awards of $1500, two of $1750, 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 the Forum’s 2012–2013
theme, Peripheries. Students are encouragd to consider
a variety of projects: 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 PHF's topic, Peripheries.
PHF Fellows are required to attend biweekly seminars and other informal gatherings throughout the year, sometimes in the company of the Forum's guest speakers. 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.
Click here for more information on the Undergraduate
Humanities Forum.
TO APPLY: Please submit your application and one (1) confidential letter of recommendation (see below for instructions) to Jennifer Conway, Associate Director.
Application Deadline: Thursday, March 1, 2012.
One (1) confidential letter of recommendation is required. This should be from your
Undergraduate Chair or other Penn faculty member in
your major who knows your work as it relates to your proposed project. NOTE: We strongly recommend that
you request the letter at least six weeks before the March 1 deadline to allow the faculty member plenty
of lead time, given his or her other responsibilities.
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