Cogut Institute for the Humanities
Deadline January 17, 2024
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School of Criticism and Theory Tuition Fellowship

Funding Opportunity

The Cogut Institute sponsors two participants each year at the School of Criticism and Theory (SCT) hosted by Cornell University. Sponsored participants are guaranteed a place in the program, with tuition paid by the Cogut Institute. Sponsored participants can be advanced graduate students or faculty members. An additional housing allowance of up to $1,500, reimbursed with proper documentation, is included for graduate students.

The School of Criticism and Theory, currently headed by Carolyn Rouse (Princeton University), is “an international program of study with leading figures in critical thought.” It is held every year between mid-June and late July on the Cornell University campus in Ithaca, NY. Participants work with the SCT’s core faculty of distinguished scholars and theorists in one of four six-week seminars. The program also includes practical Writing Workshops taught by writers and poets who visit for shorter periods. Finally, the program begins with a panel discussion between the SCT Director and two leading figures in the humanities and ends with a two-day conference.

2024 session

Participants in the 2024 session will work in one of four six-week seminars offered by Stephen Michael Best (University of California, Berkeley) on "The Black Index," Abou Farman (The New School for Social Research) on "Good Death Bad Death," Stephanie LeMenager (University of Oregon) on "Climate Humanisms, Fictional Futures" and Sundar Sarukkai (National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore) on "Philosophies of the Natural and the Social."

Each faculty member offers, in addition, a public lecture and a colloquium (based on an original paper) which are attended by the entire group. The program also includes practical Writing Workshops taught by writers and poets who visit for shorter periods. Prospective participants must indicate on the online application form which one of the six-week courses they wish to attend in order of preference. Upon admission, participants will be notified by SCT of their course assignment; acceptance of the offer of admission to the School will constitute acceptance of that course assignment. All participants are enrolled in each of the Writing Workshops.

Read more about the 2024 session

Eligibility

Applicants must be faculty members or doctoral students at Brown University.

Doctoral students should:

  • Have passed their exams and advanced to the dissertation writing stage.
  • Have the support of their advisor and director of graduate studies.
  • Not be beyond the sixth year of their doctoral program.

Application

Applications for the 2024 session are closed. Information about the 2025 session application cycle is forthcoming.

You must be logged into your Brown University email account to access the form. Applicants should submit:

  1. A statement of purpose. The statement of purpose should not exceed 1,000 words. It should describe current scholarly interests and plans and explain how the SCT might further those interests and plans. The statement should include information about courses taken and/or taught in criticism and theory.
  2. A CV

Letters of Recommendation

In addition, applicants should submit:

  1. Two letters of recommendation, to be emailed separately to humanities-institute@brown.edu. Applications are not considered complete until letters of recommendation have been received.

Selections are made by the governing board of the Cogut Institute. Upon selection, sponsored participants will be asked to submit their statement of purpose and CV through the SCT application system and be provided with a letter of support from the Cogut Institute.

Apply

Questions? Please email humanities-institute@brown.edu.