Humane Studies Fellowships
Applications for the Humane Studies Fellowship will be considered from those who will be full-time graduate students or undergraduate juniors or seniors in the 2011-2012 academic year and have a clearly demonstrated research interest in the intellectual and institutional foundations of a free society.
In order to receive Fellowship awards, winners must be full-time, enrolled students at accredited degree-granting institutions for the entire period of the award. For the purposes of the Fellowship, ‘full-time’ is defined as an applicant’s home institution defines it.
Humane Studies Fellowships are awarded for one year. Winners are eligible to reapply in subsequent years. There is no limit on how many awards an individual may receive.
Humane Studies Fellowships are awarded to graduate students and outstanding undergraduates planning academic careers with liberty-advancing research interests. The fellowships are open to students in a range of fields, such as economics, philosophy, law, political science, anthropology, and literature. The program began in 1983 as the Claude R. Lambe Fellowships; in 2010 we awarded more than 190 fellowships ranging from $2,000 to $15,000.
Online application requires:
1. a completed online application
2. Test scores and verification is currently applying to a graduate program
3. Current/past transcripts
4. Financial information
5. Essay A as described in the application
6. Essay B as described in the application
7. Current research interests
8. Academic and professional experience
9. A writing sample of not more about 30 pages
10. At least two (2) recommendations
11. $25 application fee
Fellowships take into account the tuition at the recipient’s institution and any other funds received by the recipient.
Full scholarships will not be awarded to students who will receive full-tuition scholarships or stipends from other sources, although these students may be considered for partial awards.
The fellowships can be used to study in the United States or abroad.