Arts & Humanities Fellows

The Arts & Humanities Fellowship invites applications from scholars in all humanities and creative arts disciplines pursuing exceptional research. Its goal is to support the advancement or completion of major scholarly or creative work and enhance external fellowship success. Projects at any stage are welcome, but applications must clearly convey the project's value to both scholars and general audiences.

About the Fellowships

  • Standard Fellowships provide a three-year grant of $15,000 to support scholarship in the humanities or creative work in the arts.
  • Emerging Technologies: Perspectives from the Arts & Humanities Fellowships support artistic and humanistic research that explores the relationships between technology and society.
    • Single-researcher projects in the Emerging Technologies category will receive $10,000 in the first year of a two-year fellowship.
    • Collaborative projects with two or more co-directors, contributing equally, will receive $15,000 in the first year of the two-year fellowship.
  • Fellows may use their funds without restriction to advance or complete their projects. However, teaching activities, such as preparing textbooks or developing curriculum, are not supported.

2024 Arts & Humanities Fellows

Standard Fellowships

Dr. Curry Kennedy

Assistant Professor
Department of English 
College of Arts and Sciences 

Dr. Nancy Klein 

Associate Professor 
Department of Architecture 
College of Architecture 

Dr. Regina Mills

Assistant Professor 
Department of English 
College of Arts and Sciences 

Dr. Stephen Riegg 

Associate Professor 
Department of History 
College of Arts and Sciences 

Dr. Sally Robinson 

Professor 
Department of English 
College of Arts and Sciences 

Krista Steinke

Assistant Professor 
Department of Visualization 
College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts 

Emerging Technologies Fellowship

Dr. Leonardo Cardoso 

Associate Professor 
Department of Performance Studies 
College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts 

Animated Shorts

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This Nigerian writer explored US citizenship from the perspective of an African Muslim immigrant. (Ira Dworkin)

Indian Doctresses

The success of these 19th century practitioners demonstrates how stereotypes pervade American life. (Angela Pulley Hudson)

Words and Swords

This new book examines the root cause for today’s geopolitical tensions and Asian-American hate. (Jun Lei)

Man/Machine

These albums combine technology with human experience to find new avenues of creative expression. (Jeff Morris)

East Meets West

This composer aims to transcend imagined boundaries to celebrate similarities between musical cultures. (Martin Regan)

Life in Peacetime

What can we learn from the US military presence in Germany after World War II? (Adam Seipp)

Facing Evil

Why do ordinary people take part in genocide and other crimes against humanity? (Daniel Conway)

Re-Western

These provocative paintings depict contemporary women as iconic Western heroes. (Felice House)

Almost Citizens

Four million citizens live in five US territories. Why do they lack some basic rights? (Katherine Unterman)

Bring Back Syriac

This ancient dialect once flourished, but is often neglected by modern scholars. (Daniel Schwartz)

Empire’s Nursery

As the United States expanded globally, children’s literature spread its values. (Brian Rouleau)

Invisible Women

Landmarks can make US history come alive, but often forget to honor female leaders. (Kristan Poirot)

Two Vietnams

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Urban Revival

This new model helps urban planners forecast vacancies and attract new owners and tenants. (Galen Newman)