When is the application deadline?
The annual Graduate Dissertation Fellowship application deadline is March 1.
Who can apply?
Applicants must be nominated by their departments.
Eligible departments or programs may nominate up to two graduate students to apply for a Graduate Dissertation Fellowship. No student may hold a dissertation fellowship beyond their 7th year. For example, a student who is in their 7th year in AY 25-26 would be in their 8th year in AY 26-27 and would not be eligible for nomination.
Faculty must be rigorous in selecting nominees who will unquestionably be ready to defend their dissertations by the end of the academic year in which they hold the fellowship. Applicants for AY 26-27 must defend by the end of AY 26-27. The Graduate Dissertation Fellowship is intended to be the final stage of each fellow’s graduate work at BU, and fellows should not continue their graduate student affiliation with their departments in the year after their award.
How do I use your online applications?
All BUCH applications must be submitted via InfoReady Review. You may save your draft application at anytime. You will need to use your BUID login name and Kerberos password to log in. You will receive the application link in your official nomination notification email.
How should my referees submit their letters of recommendation?
Confidential letters must be submitted directly to the InfoReady Review portal by the recommender. Please follow the instructions in the Reference Letter section of the application to request letters of recommendation well in advance of the application deadline.
Do you offer post-doctoral Fellowships?
No. The Boston University Center for the Humanities Fellowships are restricted to tenured and tenure-track faculty, and graduate students of Boston University.