The Geoffrion Family Fellowship is available to outstanding Miami undergraduates who seek an opportunity to explore collaborative, interdisciplinary scholarship and get a sense of what it is like to be a professor of history, philosophy, language, literature, or culture. Geoffrion Fellows shadow faculty, interact with distinguished visiting intellectuals, conduct independent research, and collaborate on a public humanities project. Applications are due Friday, March 7, 2025.
The Altman Graduate Fellowship is available to an outstanding Miami graduate student who seeks the opportunity to explore collaborative, interdisciplinary scholarship in the Humanities Center's John W. Altman Program. Graduate Fellows join the Altman faculty seminar, interact with visiting speakers, advance their research, and mentor undergraduate fellows. Applications are due Friday, March 7, 2025.
The Humanities Engagement Certificate is a transcript notation that shows employers and graduate schools that a student has demonstrated intellectual leadership and wrestled with major social challenges. Through humanities course work, engagement at public events, and participation in research or community outreach projects, students learn to apply research, writing, and critical thinking skills to real-world problems. Apply any time.
This workshop helps students get started on research in the humanities. Participants learn how to develop a viable research project, find a supervisor, craft an abstract and bibliography, and create a formal proposal that can secure research funding and credit. Applications are considered on a rolling basis beginning in October.
Each year this program places outstanding students and faculty in mutually beneficial collaborations aimed at advancing faculty research. Apprentices develop one-on-one relationships with faculty, gain valuable experience in humanities methods, and contribute to an ongoing faculty project. Apprenticeship opportunities are announced beginning in September. Interested students should inquire directly to faculty project directors.
Humanities Labs are high-impact programs for students seeking meaningful connections between the classroom and the community. With the guidance of a faculty team, students who enroll in a lab turn the topics and skills learned in humanities courses into a project that connects with a public audience. Faculty are invited to apply for lab funding by Friday, November 7, 2025. Lab opportunities are announced early in the spring semester.
This program allows a select group of ambitious high school students to explore enduring questions about freedom, society, and leadership through classic works of philosophy and literature. Generous funding from the Teagle Foundation provides free tuition and all expenses for an intensive summer experience on the Oxford campus. Scholarship winners work with award-winning faculty, receive one-on-one writing tutorials, explore college admission, interact with undergraduate ambassadors, and enjoy daily social activities. Applications are considered on a rolling basis beginning March 1, 2025.
The Winter Institute allows students to journey to London and explore archival research in the British Library under the supervision of Professor Kimberly Hamlin of Miami's Department of History.
Each year the Humanities Center offers special classes for visiting high school students from Ohio and around the nation as part of Miami University's Bridges Program.