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Penn Humanities Forum Graduate
Research Assistantship

The Penn Humanities Forum offers a Graduate Research Assistantship each academic year for a University of Pennsylvania dissertation-level (ABD) student in the humanities whose thesis pertains to the Forum's research topic for that year. Students receive full support (tuition plus a stipend). Applicants may not be holding other positions (e.g., teaching) and must be in good academic and financial standing with the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

The position involves participation in the ongoing business of the Penn Humanities Forum, which includes serving as student coordinator of the Graduate Humanities Forum biweekly Research Seminar and annual conference, staffing and participating in PHF's weekly Faculty Mellon Research Seminar, and helping to staff the Forum's public events and other programs as needed.

Annual calls for applications are announced each February, with personal interviews conducted as part of the application process.



Graduate Research Assistants
bullet 2009-10 Connections: Rachael Nichols, English
bullet 2008-09 Change: Chris Hunter, Comparative Literature
bullet 2007·08 Origins: Erik Mathisen, History
bullet 2006·07 Travel: Joseph Benatov, Comparative Literature
bullet 2005·06 Word & Image: Mary Beth Wetli, German
bullet 2004·05 Sleep & Dreams: Kristina Baumli, English
bullet 2003·04 Belief: Dierdra Reber, Romance Languages (Spanish)
bullet 2002·03 The Book: Pamela Geller, Anthropology
bullet 2001·02 Time: Charles Golden, Anthropology
bullet 2000·01 Style: Erin McCleary, History & Sociology of Science