Research Workshops
The aim of the GSAS Research Workshops program is to encourage the establishment of ongoing collegial settings for graduate students who are learning to conceive and write scholarly articles, thesis prospectuses, and dissertations. Workshops also offer faculty members an opportunity to share drafts of scholarly work in progress. Participants may invite occasional presentations from visiting scholars whose work is of special interest. Although faculty must submit the formal application, graduate students are encouraged to generate the interest and ideas for the workshops.
Grants of up to $6,000 per year are available for projects in the humanities and social sciences. Funds may be used for travel expenses for a guest scholar, photo copying materials, refreshments for meetings, and a modest salary for a student to coordinate workshop activities.
The Workshops Committee funded 16 new workshops from the proposals submitted for the March 2007 competition. In addition, 67 previously existing workshops wereapproved for continued funding. The topics of the workshops are listed below. Students who are interested in participating in any of these workshops should contact one of the faculty sponsors listed or your department’s administrator.
The next application deadline for proposals is March 14, 2008, for funding to begin in September 2008. Submit proposals to Dean Margot Gill, Holyoke Center 350. Please call Rosemary Schulze or Jamie Ersbak in Dean Gill’s office (617-495-1814) with questions or for more information on how to generate a workshop proposal.
Related Information
Guidelines and Application Cover Form for 2008-09 Research Workshops