Humanities Research Group

Each academic year, The Wyoming Institute for Humanities Research awards fellowships for its Humanities Research Group program. Fellows work together in weekly meetings, in which they workshop projects in progress, and commit to the submission of a publication, performance, or exhibit of their work, or an external grant or fellowship proposal within twelve months of the receipt of the fellowship. The Humanities Research Group begain in 2019; since it launched, the humanities institute has awarded 72 fellowships through the program. A roster of our past and current fellows can be found here.

We welcome projects in the humanities, broadly defined, so interdisciplinary work is welcome, provided that the humanities content of the project is substantial. Fellows are encouraged to share their work with the community; therefore projects with a public-facing character receive special consideration.

All fellows receive a $4000 stipend. Fellows in the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Agriculture, Honors College, and the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources also receive one course replacement during the fellowship year. Fellows in the Libraries, UW Museum, and American Heritage Center will receive an equivalent amount of release time. Fellows in other units may receive a course release, at the discretion of their dean or director. Fellows must be in residence during the entire fellowship year and commit to acknowledging the humanities research institute in their final publication, performance, or exhibition. 

Stipends are generously supported by the Research and Economic Development Division; funds for course replacement are generously supported by the units named above. 

Applications for the 2025-26 cohort will open in fall 2024. Stay tuned for the call for applications!