Description

The Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry is pleased to open applications for our one-year Humanities Pathways dissertation completion fellowship. This fellowship (20 hours/week) is intended to provide a graduate student in the humanities or humanistic social sciences a pathway into careers beyond the tenure track. The selected fellow will gain a broad range of professional experience by collaborating with our staff team, including in the areas of communications, event design, program management, budget management, and research and assessment. Students with a strong interest in alternative academic careers are especially encouraged to apply. The fellow will have a desk at the Center and is expected to work primarily in person. Occasional evening work (2-3 times per month) is expected as part of supporting the Center's events program.

This fellowship provides a 9-month stipend along with a 100% subsidy for the Emory University Student Health Insurance Plan (EUSHIP). The first stipend payment will be at the end of September. The fellow is expected to complete their degree during the year of the fellowship award.

The application deadline for applicants to submit their materials is November 17, 2025 at 11.59 PM ET. The deadline for receipt of letters of recommendation is November 23, 2025 at 11.59 PM ET.

Qualifications

To be considered for the fellowship, applicants must:

• be full-time students currently enrolled in doctoral degree programs at Emory University's Laney Graduate School;
• in good standing both in the Laney Graduate School and in their program;
• be in candidacy at the time of application;
• be in their 5th, 6th, or 7th year of graduate study at the time of application;
• not have held an Emory completion fellowship previously.

Application Instructions

To complete the online application, you will need to provide the following:

• a CV/resume (no more than 2 pages);
• a cover letter (no longer than 2 pages) outlining your interest in this fellowship and explaining how it aligns with your professional goals;
• a timeline for completion of your dissertation (no more than 1 page);
• email information for an Emory faculty member, preferably the dissertation director, who will be asked to submit a confidential letter of recommendation. Their letter should address your schedule for completing the dissertation and how this fellowship would advance your professional goals.

Laney Graduate School: Terms of Fellowship

• Fellows who are awarded and accept the fellowship award agree to commit to the course teaching load or the general hours/week and responsibilities as described in the sections above. Fellows who do not uphold the requirements of the fellowship may have the fellowship revoked and may lose their funding and EUSHIP subsidy for the remainder of the fellowship term.
• Please note that in cases where there are partner units involved, the fellow is responsible for responding to the fellowship director/coordinator in a timely manner and is expected to fulfill the responsibilities as outlined by the original fellowship call. If the student is unable to communicate and respond in a timely manner or is unable to fulfill those responsibilities, their stipend (and EUSHIP subsidy) may be withheld or the fellowship slot may be removed. In some fellowships, the fellow is expected to begin their role around mid/late-August.
• When applicable, this fellowship award replaces other graduate school stipend and scholarship funding* a student may have been scheduled to receive for the fellowship year, and the eligibility for that funding cannot be reserved to be used in a subsequent year. *This does not apply to smaller awards such as WiNS, Centennial, or ARCS Foundation awards.
• All LGS fellows will be required to submit an intake form and an outgoing form as part of this fellowship. These forms will be shared by the LGS PDCP office sometime in late Spring 2026 and 2027, respectively.
• Fellows who receive offers for other awards must contact the Laney Graduate School PDCP Office (LGS.profdev@emory.edu) to determine whether the two awards may be held concurrently. Please include with this email full details about the other award you may be inquiring about.
• In general, external fellowship awards may not be held concurrently with LGS completion/advanced fellowship awards.
• Please note: Unless indicated otherwise, all LGS fellowships require on-site in-person participation and completion. There are no remote options available unless explicitly indicated.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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