Cogut Institute for the Humanities
October 18, 2024
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Doctoral Certificate in Collaborative Humanities (Fall Cycle)

Funding Opportunity

Admission into the certificate normally takes place either in the fall, for example to enter the spring semester Project Development Workshop (HMAN 2500),  or in the spring, in conjunction with applications for the Cogut Collaborative Humanities Fellowship.

Eligibility

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.

Application

Applications open in UFunds on August 8 and close on October 13, 2023, 11:59 p.m.

Application materials are submitted through UFunds: select "Doctoral Certificates," then "Collaborative Humanities." The application requires:

  1. 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?"
  2. A timeline of collaborative humanities courses completed or to be completed for the Doctoral Certificate in Collaborative Humanities.
  3. A C.V.
  4. 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.

Resources

Team-taught seminars foster cross-disciplinary doctoral work and community oriented toward the most challenging questions facing humanities research today.
Collaborative humanities students give public presentations of their work in a collegial, interdisciplinary setting that features commentaries by invited faculty respondents.