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Graduate Affiliates Program
Award: $500 Stipend
Applications are invited for the Graduate Affiliates Program for support for work in progress in the humanities for the Fall 2023 semester. Graduate Affiliates will deliver one public presentation in the center on their work-in-progress and will be expected to attend presentations by other Graduate and Faculty Affiliates. Affiliates will also submit a brief written report at the end of their terms.
Applications will be reviewed twice during the academic year.
Eligibility
Funds are available to full-time PhD, second year MA, and third year MFA students in the arts and humanities within the College of Arts and Sciences, Case Western Reserve University.
Selection Criteria
A subcommittee of the Baker-Nord Center will evaluate proposals on the basis of the quality of the research project and the center’s goal to present a range of topics across the humanities by graduate students at every stage of their research.
Application Deadline:
To apply, please download and fill out the application cover sheet and send to the address below:
In addition to this cover sheet, complete applications must include:
- An abstract describing the proposed project and its current status (maximum 500 words).
- Curriculum Vitae.
- Letter of recommendation from the applicant’s dissertation advisor or research director. In addition to commenting on the merits of the project, this letter should specify the applicant’s current status in the graduate program. This letter must be emailed separately by the advisor to bakernord@case.edu and should clearly reference the applicant.
Letter of Support should be sent as a separate email to bakernord@case.edu.
Other Application materials must be emailed as a SINGLE PDF to: bakernord@case.edu.
Graduate Research Grant
Maximum Award: $1,000
Grants are available to graduate students to help defray expenses associated with MA thesis and dissertation research but not covered by departmental funding, and to support academic symposia organized and managed by graduate student groups.
Eligibility
Funds are available to full-time PhD, second year MA, and third year MFA students in the arts and humanities within the College of Arts and Sciences, Case Western Reserve University.
Reporting
Resulting publications and presentations should acknowledge the support of the Baker-Nord Center. Please submit copies of any acknowledgements. Funds are available as reimbursement only. All awardees will be required to produce a final report (2 pages in length) before funds will be released.
Application Deadline
Letter of Support should be sent as a separate email to bakernord@case.edu. Other Application materials should be emailed as a single PDF to: bakernord@case.edu.
Campus Deliveries to:
Clark Hall Room 207
Location Code 7120
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