Summer 2023 Funding and Professional Development
We are working hard to expand funded summer opportunities for GSAS students. Here are the funding and professional development opportunities we are able to offer to GSAS students this summer. Please direct questions about eligibility and deadlines to the appropriate person as listed below.
Please note the following: GSAS students in the Divisions of Creative Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences who apply for and receive summer funding from the university either through GSAS, the Mandel Center for the Humanities, one of the Centers or another internal source can receive a maximum $6000 per summer in an effort to share (limited) institutional resources across more students. If a student in the Division of Science receives funding from one of the sources below, GSAS will consult with the appropriate DivSci Grad Affairs contacts about the summer funding sources.
Teaching Institute in Reading-Writing Pedagogy, June 26-30
Deadline: March 31, 2023
Eligibility: All GSAS PhD students
Apply for the Teaching Institute here.
Are you interested in teaching at a community college? Join the first ever summer Teaching Institute in Reading-Writing Pedagogy at Brandeis June 26-30, 2023 to help you get the training to apply for those faculty positions. Doing this program gives you advanced, hands-on pedagogy training for writing and reading-heavy courses, as well as a rare opportunity to network and collaborate with faculty from Middlesex Community College. Attending the institute will also help you get faculty jobs in R1s and SLACs.
This is a completely in-person event. Breakfast, lunch and coffee will be provided daily, plus a $1000 stipend for participating. The Institute will run from 9:30am-5pm and will consist of eight Brandeis students and eight Middlesex Community College faculty.
Questions can be directed to Jonathan Anjaria.
GSAS/Mandel Dissertation Summer Writing Awards
Deadline: April 18, 2023
Eligibility: All GSAS PhD students who are ABD (prospectus/proposal approved)
The Mandel Center for the Humanities and GSAS are excited to be able to fund a 10-week writing accountability group for Brandeis doctoral students in the humanities, humanistic social sciences and arts who are currently writing their dissertations, to take place in summer 2023. Each participant will receive a $2,000 lump sum stipend (no reimbursement submissions necessary) to help carve out time and space for their writing. If you are awarded the grant, you must commit to a virtual summer cohort writing accountability group and attend events offered by the Brandeis Writing Center, including a dissertation writing retreat (May 23-25).
Questions can be directed to Prof. Ulka Anjaria and Assistant Dean Alyssa Canelli.
Get a Certificate in Learning Experience Design!
Deadline: May 1, 2023
Eligibility: All GSAS PhD students
Take 2 to 4 free 5-week courses at Rabb School of Continuing Studies that are designed to help you get teaching or learning design jobs. These are online, instructor-led, with no set meeting times. The content has practical applications in high schools, higher education, and industry. Session 1: June 5 - July 7, 2023 and Session 2: July 10 - Aug 11, 2023
The courses are: Learning Design Thinking (this is required in order to take the rest), Universal Design for Learning, Assessment Strategies, and Adult Learning Theories.
Sign up for the learning experience design courses here. Contact Jonathan Anjaria with questions.
Summer 2023 Social Justice Internship Funding
Deadline: May 1, 2023
Eligibility: All GSAS PhD students
Are you looking for funding for your non-profit/social justice professional development experience this summer? Whether through education, direct-service, research, tech support, marketing, or financial analytics, there are many ways to champion social justice at an organization.
This fund will award $3000-$6,000 stipends (disbursed in summer 2023) to support GSAS students who are interning for an organization that pursues social justice goals. The amount of the award will be calibrated to the length of the experience and the expected hours of work. Both shorter (3-6 weeks) and longer (6+ weeks) internships are eligible for the award.
These awards are generously provided by the Louis D. Brandeis Legacy Fund for Social Justice, which supports a wide range of activities that reflect the University's commitment to social justice.
Questions can be directed to Assistant Dean Alyssa Canelli.
Connected PhD Student Grants
Deadline: May 1, 2023, priority deadline
Eligibility: GSAS PhD students in Anthropology, English, History, Musicology, Music Composition and Theory, Near Eastern and Judaic Studies (NEJS), Politics, and Sociology
We provide grants for PhD students to create experiences that develop their professional competencies, obtain new credentials, and fund internships. Students have taken advantage of grant funding in a variety of ways, including:
* learning and applying new skills such as mapping technology, coding, design, business management, and audio production
* obtaining internships
* applying research or teaching skills in collaborations with community organizations
* designing and supporting digital humanities projects with faculty members
We also anticipate offering 2 to 4 Connected PhD Higher Ed Admin Internships this summer and fall. More info coming soon; applications will open in mid-April.
Questions can be directed to connectedphd@brandeis.edu.