The Graduate Center has been invited to submit up to two nominations for the 2024 Carnegie Fellows Program.  The theme for the applications is political polarization in the United States. The GC can submit nominations for one junior scholar and one senior scholar. A junior scholar is defined as someone who received a Ph.D. within… Read More


The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has invited the Graduate Center, along with a limited number of other institutions, to participate in the 2023 New Directions Fellowships competition.  Fellowship Guidelines are here and contain important information about the specifics of the proposal and other required materials. These fellowships provide support for exceptional faculty in the humanities and humanistic social sciences… Read More


TLC BIPOC Teaching Mentorship Program The Teaching and Learning Center seeks applicants to be mentees for a new pilot program providing mentorship for BIPOC doctoral students at the Graduate Center. This paid initiative, generously funded by the DGSC, builds upon and responds to discussions the TLC has organized with BIPOC-identified graduate student teachers. We acknowledge… Read More


Call for Nominations: Ralph Henry Gabriel Dissertation Prize The Ralph Henry Gabriel Prize is awarded annually to the best doctoral dissertation in American studies, ethnic studies, or women’s studies. Recipients of the award receive $500. The prize winner will be honored at the 2023 annual meeting of the American Studies Association in Montreal. The prize… Read More


The U.S./Global application for the ninth cohort of Schwarzman Scholars officially opened on April 12. Recently, we also celebrated an important milestone as April 21 commemorated the announcement of this program to the world ten years ago. It was a historic moment for Schwarzman Scholars, as President Xi Jinping and President Obama each provided a… Read More


Call for 2023-2024 Manifold Graduate Fellow Deadline: Applications Accepted and Reviewed on a Rolling Basis; Apply by May 12, 2023 for best consideration GC Digital Initiatives welcomes applications from GC doctoral students to join the Manifold Team as a Manifold Graduate Fellow. This position offers graduate students the opportunity to gain experience with digital publishing… Read More


The Decorative Arts Trust is thrilled to announce that we are now accepting applications for a Helen Scott Reed Study Trip Abroad Scholarship for a MA or PhD student or an emerging professional less than five years from completing their degree to attend our France in the Footsteps of Jefferson program on September 9–17, 2023. Applicants… Read More


The Carolyn G. Heilbrun Dissertation Prize will be awarded to an outstanding dissertation completed at the CUNY Graduate Center in the given academic year. The prize is meant to recognize a dissertation that is in the interest of the humanities with the broad intellectual aims of Carolyn Heilbrun’s work. To be considered for the prize,… Read More


The Futures Initiative is seeking applications from Graduate Center doctoral students in any field for a 2023-2024 fellowships. These are one-year positions, and may possibly be renewed for one additional year (two additional years for students who have not received five-year GC fellowships). Futures Initiative Fellowships offer a minimum total compensation of approximately $29,374 for the… Read More