Application Deadline: December 1, 2020
The Institute for Humane Studies is pleased to offer PhD Scholarships for brilliant students in the USA. Full-time graduate students enrolled in a PhD program during the 2021-2022 academic year are eligible for these endowments.
IHS awards the IHS PhD Positionseach year to promising students dedicated to developing, teaching, and applying the principles of a free society.
IHS is a nonprofit educational organization that engages with students and professors around the country to encourage the study and advancement of freedom.
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for the Humane Studies Fellowship, you must:
- Be enrolled full-time in a PhD program at any institution for the 2020-2021 academic year.
- Have a research interest that contributes to the advancement of classical liberal scholarship.
How to Apply
- How to Apply: You have to take admission at any institution in the USA. After taking admission, you can access the online application form for the award.
- Supporting Documents: To complete the application for the Humane Studies Fellowship, you must upload the following documents:
- CV
- A recent writing sample of 3,000 words or fewer. Partial samples of longer works are acceptable.
- An official or unofficial electronic transcript from your current or most recent institution.
- If applicable, please upload your dissertation proposal.
- Each essay should be 500 words or fewer.
- Explain your research agenda as if speaking to a colleague in your field and why it is important
- How do you plan to use your Humane Studies Fellowship award?
- Explain a current or prospective paper or research project you will complete as part of this fellowship, and how it advances an understanding of classical liberal ideas.
- Entrance Requirements: Applicants must have their previous degree.
Benefits
- The Humane Studies Fellowship is a non-residency, renewable award of up to $15,000 per year to assist students enrolled or planning to enroll in full-time PhD programs.
- The Institute for Humane Studies will also offer one $30,000 fellowship this year, but this award is contingent on the needs and calibre of the applicant pool.
