Graduate Research Fellowship FAQ

You must be an MA student in the college of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (LAS) and first seek to be nominated by a faculty mentor in the College of LAS. Faculty in LAS have been alerted to the existence of this fellowship, and your professors might approach you to ask if you are interested in applying for this opportunity. After a faculty member nominates you, the STRC will contact you and ask you to submit the application materials listed in the Application Guidelines packet.

Fellowships will begin March 31, 2025 and continue through October 31, 2025. Fellows will receive a $2500 stipend in three installments over the spring, summer and fall quarters, contingent upon their participation in the workshops and completion of deliverables.

Yes.

Yes, but to be competitive, your scholarly interests must engage the humanities in significant and substantive ways.

No. Only students already enrolled at DePaul may apply.

Yes.

Not usually, but there are some exceptions to this rule. Please be sure to check with the Office of International Student and Scholar Services to confirm your status in this respect.

No.

If you are awarded, the fellowship will impact the number of hours you may work on campus. In the summer, you may work no more than 40 hours/week at an on-campus job; in the autumn quarter, you may work no more than 25 hours/week. International students are limited to 25 hours/week. The hour limit includes all campus jobs. 

Please note: if you are an international student, you must check with ISS to make sure that your visa allows you to work over the summer.

All graduate fellows are eligible to use funds from the program to support attendance at a professional conference related to their career interests and approved by the faculty mentor and STRC. Funds can be used according to university guidelines for the following:

-Conference registration fees, including membership fees if required for attendance;
-Airfare/Train fare—from the applicant’s location at the start of the approved travel period only;
-Automobile rental expenses, provided rental is made in name of the fellow, and only if the cost of the rental is less expensive than air or train travel;
-Mileage for travel by personal vehicle, only if the cost of mileage is less expensive than air or train travel;
-Lodging costs (strictly limited to the duration of the conference);
-Ground transportation to/from the airport and lodging, and/or to/from lodging to conference location;
-In the case of approved activities in the city of Chicago and suburbs, conference registration only.

Non-reimbursable activities and expenses include:

-Food, drink, or incidentals;
-Ground transportation within the city of Chicago (exceptions may be made in the case of late-night travel should safety be a concern—please note any such request for an exception in an email to strc@depaul.edu);
-Any expenses incurred outside the conference dates;
-Any expenses incurred before the awarding of the Fellowship.

All expenses must abide by DePaul and LAS policy and procedure. Further details about the process for seeking pre-approval of expenses and for submitting receipts for reimbursement will accompany the Fellow’s award letter.

Please email strc@depaul.edu to explain your circumstances. If there is financial hardship to being able to book the charges and being reimbursed we can coordinate with you to pre-pay the expenses on your behalf.

It depends. All such awards are subject to rules governing hourly work maximums; if the other grant also pays for travel or research, the two grants may not be used to pay for the same expenses. If you are unsure, please email strc@depaul.edu to clarify.

It depends. Please check with the non-STRC grant to confirm that it does not prohibit multiple grants. Also review the answer above for restrictions.

Yes, assuming there are no financial rules limiting your compensation.

Yes.