Admission in the Doctoral Certificate in Collaborative Humanities
Doctoral students can enroll in the certificate program at any point in time, and admission applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
Please note that:
- Students interested in participating in the Project Development Workshop, taught each spring, must seek admission by the fall of the same academic year at the latest.
- Students planning to enroll in the Project Development Workshop are invited to apply early if they would also like to be in residence at the institute and have desk space assigned to them for the duration of the academic year. Space assignments are made on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Applicants for the Cogut Collaborative Humanities Fellowship must also enroll in the certificate program before or at the same time as they submit the fellowship application materials in the spring.
Brown University doctoral students are eligible to apply. The completion of two seminars in the HMAN 24*** series is a prerequisite to apply for enrollment in the certificate and the Project Development Workshop. Early certificate admission applications are accepted when submitted in conjunction with a Cogut Collaborative Humanities Fellowship application.
The fall application deadline is October 13, 2025, 5:00 p.m. Students interested in participating in the Spring 2026 Project Development Workshop must either be admitted or seek admission into the certificate program by that date. Students planning to enroll in the Spring 2026 Project Development Workshop are invited to apply early in 2025 if they would also like to be in residence at the institute and have desk space assigned to them for the duration of the 2025–26 academic year; space assignments are made on a first-come, first-served basis.
Application materials are submitted through UFunds: select “Doctoral Certificates,” then “Collaborative Humanities.” The application requires:
- A 250- to 300-word response to the question “What role do you see the collaborative humanities performing in your doctoral training, scholarly work, and professional development?”
- A timeline of collaborative humanities courses completed or to be completed for the Doctoral Certificate in Collaborative Humanities.
- A C.V.
- Brief online forms to be completed by the Director of Graduate Studies and the Ph.D. advisor confirming that the applicant’s good standing and the department’s support. We do not require a letter of recommendation for admission into the certificate program.
Apply in UFunds
Questions? Please contact Damien Mahiet, Director of Academic Programs.
The program advances forms of inquiry through teaching models and student practices that experiment with group presentations, collaborative online discussions, co-authored seminar papers, and other forms of intellectual partnership.
These innovative, team-taught graduate courses explore cross-disciplinary topics and experiment with forms of collaborative work.
The fellowship supports doctoral students at any stage of their pursuit of the doctoral certificate. Fellows are relieved of teaching duties and receive a $500 research fund.