Career & Tools
The Interdisciplinary Humanities Center is now accepting applications from graduate students interested in attending the Humanities Without Walls Summer 2019 Workshop. During this three-week, in-residence summer workshop, participants will learn how to leverage their skills and training towards careers in a variety of fields. Deadline is Sept. 30, 2018.
OVERVIEW
The Humanities Without Walls (HWW) consortium links the humanities centers at 15 research universities throughout the Midwest and beyond. Based at the Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), the HWW consortium is funded by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
PROGRAM
In summer 2019, HWW is holding its second national summer workshop for doctoral students interested in learning about careers outside of the academy and/or the tenure track system. During this three-week, in-residence summer workshop, participants learn how to leverage their skills and training towards careers in the private sector, the non-profit world, arts administration, public media and many other fields.
âThe workshop welcomes thirty participants each summer from higher education institutions across the United States. HWW Summer Workshop Fellows work in a variety of academic disciplines. They are scholars and practitioners who bring experience in community building, museum curation, filmmaking, radio programming, social media, project management, research, writing, and teaching. They are invested in issues of social justice and seek ways to bring humanistic values, insights, and skills to the public and private sectors.
In the spirit of practice-oriented learning, HWW and CHF partner with entities such as IDEO, a design and consulting firm, to lead students in real-world problem-solving exercises around important contemporary issues. Recognizing that each fellow's skillset has been primarily oriented toward an academic track, the workshop includes sessions on values-based career planning, resume and cover letter construction, networking, and social media strategies from experts in career development.
APPLICATION AND DEADLINE
Applicants must be enrolled in a doctoral degree program in a humanities or humanistic social science discipline at UCSB. Applicants may be at any stage of their doctoral work, but cannot have already received the doctoral degree at the time the workshop takes place.
This is a limited-submission application. Eligible doctoral students must be nominated for this fellowship by their home institutions, and only one nomination may be made to HWW by each university. To be considered, submit all application materials to the Interdisciplinary Humanities Center (IHC) at UC Santa Barbara at ihcucsb@gmail.com by September 30th, 2018.
The workshop will take place in Chicago from July 15th through August 2nd, Monday - Friday. Please note before applying: you must commit to attending the full workshop.
DETAILS
Humanities Without Walls (HWW) Summer Workshop Fellowship