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 24-25 would be in their 8th year in AY 25-26 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 25-26 must defend by the end of AY 25-26. 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.
What if the deadline falls on a Saturday or Sunday?
In the event that March 1 falls on a Saturday or Sunday, we expect that all applications will be submitted before 9 a.m. the following Monday morning. Please do not ask us to consider late applications. Please urge those writing your letters of recommendation them to upload the needed letters by the application deadline.
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.
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.