Doctoral Fellowship, Wolf Humanities Center, 2026-2027

Description

The Wolf Humanities Center offers one-year research fellowships to Penn dissertation-level graduate students in the humanities. Applicants should be conducting dissertation research related to Truth, the Center's topic for the 2025–26 academic year.

Fellows are awarded $3000 stipends and are required to attend the Wolf Humanities Center's Mellon Research Seminar, held Tuesdays from noon–1:30pm* during the academic year (early September – early May). Fellows present their research at one session and respond to a colleague's paper at another session. Seminar members also include postdoctoral fellows, faculty from Penn and regional institutions, and the Center's director and topic director. Doctoral Fellows also assist in the planning of a one-day symposium on the annual topic.

*NOTE: Interested applicants are advised to check well ahead with their department/s to avoid conflicts in scheduling classes and other obligations.

Application Instructions

Applicants are required to submit an up-to-date CV and a single PDF including the following:

• Project Title
• Project Abstract (125 words maximum)
• Project Proposal (approx. 1000 words)

Also required:

• One confidential letter of recommendation from the applicant's dissertation advisor or graduate chair. Letters must be uploaded to Interfolio no later than the February 14 deadline.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin (including shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics), citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status or any class protected under applicable federal, state or local law.