FRANKE RESIDENTIAL DISSERTATION COMPLETION FELLOWSHIPS

Each year the Franke Institute for the Humanities awards a limited number of Residential Dissertation Completion Fellowships to doctoral students in the Humanities Division of the University of Chicago. Fellowships are awarded for the academic year and provide aid for tuition, the required student services fee, University student health insurance individual premium, plus a stipend and additional financial bonus if degree work is completed by the end of the fellowship year. The Fellowship also includes basic logistical support such as use of a photocopier and scanner, network hookup, and shared office space conveniently located in the Regenstein Library. Usually four Franke Residential Dissertation Completion Fellowships are awarded annually.

A Fellow’s principal obligation, above and beyond the dissertation, is to attend regular lunchtime workshops along with the Faculty Residential Fellows. On each occasion one Fellow presents their project and the group discusses a pre-circulated paper or manuscript. These meetings occur roughly every two weeks for ninety minutes and are at the heart of the intellectual community of the Institute. Under ordinary circumstances these workshops are in-person.

Fellows are expected to be in residence throughout their fellowship year but are under no obligation to use the Franke facilities beyond participation in the Fellows’ workshops. It is understood that students on the job market may need to miss workshop meetings from time to time.

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The Franke Institute also funds one Non-Residential Dissertation Completion Fellowship. This non-residential DCF is identical to Humanities Division Dissertation Completion Fellowships in terms of its requirements, stipend, etc.; the terms and stipulations described in the preceding paragraphs do not apply.