Graduate Fellowship in Mormon Studies, University of Utah

The Tanner Humanities Center at the University of Utah has announced a graduate fellowship in Mormon Studies for the 2018-2019 academic year.

The fellowship encourages, in all facets, the scholarly explorations of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, its people, values, history, culture, and institutions.  This fellowship is designed to enable doctoral students of unusual ability and achievement to engaging in research and writing full time. Projects should focus on topics related to the history and/or culture of Mormonism. Eligible disciplines include: Communication, English, History, Languages, Law, Philosophy, and Political Science, among others.

 

Graduate students will have successfully passed their Ph.D. or qualifying exams, and completed all course work by the beginning of the fellowship period (August 2018).

 

Fellows will receive a stipend of $20,000 and a private office with computer and telephone in the Center. Fellows may retain other forms of internal and external support that do not interfere with their dissertation work. 

 

The deadline for all materials is March 1, 2018.  Please send applications and letters of recommendation to Beth James, Associate Director, at beth.james@utah.edu.