THI Undergraduate Research Fellowships

Nature of Research/Program Description: 

The THI Undergraduate Research Fellowships support and encourage undergraduate research in the humanities. Up to 10 awards in the amount of $500 each are given each year. There are no constraints on the expenditure of the stipend. The top proposal receives the Bertha N. Melkonian prize, an additional $500. Any project involving research within or including any of the humanities disciplines is eligible for consideration. Proposals must be for research to be performed during the academic year. Proposals will be judged on the basis of:a) intellectual substance, b) promise of results, c) preparation of applicant, and d) feasibility. Application includes:

I) 1-3 page research proposal, describing the research problem to be addressed, what will be done in the project, and what end product (e.g. research paper, senior thesis, project report) is expected. A timetable should be included.
II) Application form (See the bottom of the webpage).
III) A letter of support from a faculty sponsor addressing items a) through d) above. Faculty sponsors should send letters of support directly to thi@ucsc.edu. The applicant is responsible for ensuring that the letter of support is submitted by the deadline.

Past participants and projects can be seen here.  

Keywords: Humanities; stipend; student research; undergraduate; faculty sponsor; academic year; award; research

Contact: Irena Polic

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Location: 
On-campus
Targeted Students: 
Undergraduates in any Division working on humanities projects.
Program Time Period: 
Academic Year
Compensation: 
Stipend
Details: 
$500-There are no constraints on the expenditure of the stipend. The top proposal receives the Bertha N. Melkonian prize, an additional $500.
Application Deadline: 
November 30, 2021
Approximate Number of UCSC Students (Each Year): 
10
Year Began: 
2000
Contact: 
Irena Polic
Contact Title: 
Managing Director
Contact Email: 
thi@ucsc.edu
Program Outcomes: 

All awardees will be expected to make research posters and present at the Humanities Spring Awards & Humanities Undergraduate Research Fellowship poster presentation in Spring.

Reports/Articles/Videos: 

Awardees are spotlighted on the THI's website and in our annual report.

Major(s): 
Anthropology
Applied Physics
Art
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Bioengineering
Bioinformatics
Biology
Biomolecular Engineering
Business Management Economics
Chemistry
Classical Studies
Cognitive Science
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Computer Science: Computer Game Design
Earth Sciences
Ecology and Evolution
Economics
Education and Teaching
Electrical Engineering
Environmental Studies
Feminist Studies
Field and Exchange
Film and Digital Media
German Studies
Global Economics
History
History of Art and Visual Culture
Human Biology
Italian Studies
Jewish Studies
Language Studies
Latin American and Latino Studies
Legal Studies
Linguistics
Literature
Marine Biology
Mathematics
Microbiology
Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
Music
Network and Digital Technology
Neuroscience
Philosophy
Physics
Physics (Astrophysics)
Physics Education
Plant Sciences
Politics
Prelaw
Premedicine
Psychology
Robotics Engineering
Sociology
Technology and Information Management
Theater Arts
Writing
Additional information: 
All majors (undergraduates in any Division working on humanities research projects)