HRG Student Fellowship Program
In partnership with the Collaborative Research Group, The Propeller Project, a FAHSS research-creation group, the HRG is proud to offer the 2025-26 HRG Student Fellowship Program, which provides funding to three upper-year undergraduate students and three graduate students and the opportunity to advance their own research or creative projects under the mentorship of our HRG Fellow. This award is also supported by UWill Discover and the Outstanding Scholars program.
The HRG invites applications from students from any department working in the humanities, who are engaged in research and/or creative work in literature, the arts, culture, history, languages, or philosophy. Students selected for this fellowship will receive funding of $750 for graduate students and $250 for undergraduates. HRG Student Fellows will meet as a group with the HRG Fellow on a monthly basis in both fall and winter semesters as they prepare to submit their projects to the SSHRC Storytellers Challenge and the Ontario Regional's Three Minute Thesis competition. These awards may be held in combination with support from OS and the UWILL Discover Ambassador program.
HRG Student Fellows commit to attending our monthly public HRG events, contributing to the student research culture in the Humanities, presenting at the HRG Student Fellow event and UWill Discover, and promoting the mandate of the HRG throughout their fellowship term. The HRG Student Fellowship Program will also prepare these students for a career in the Humanities by developing the essential skills associated with grant writing and compiling the key components of a successful graduate school/job application. Additionally, each graduate student will be paired with an undergraduate student and asked to establish a mutually beneficial growth-fostering mentor-mentee relationship.
If you are interested in participating in this program, we ask that you submit the following documents to kimnel@uwindsor.ca as 1 PDF file in an email entitled “HRG Student Fellow Application”:
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Letter of Application (2 pages max.)
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Describe your project and your main deliverable (for example, an article website, presentation, film, performance, event, etc.). What are you setting out to do, and what will the final output be? - How will you achieve it within the timeframe of the fellowship? We welcome research-creation projects. If your work engages research-creation, please explain how (Please see link for a definition).
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As you describe your project, include citations (in-text and at the end, on a separate one-page reference list) to demonstrate your grasp of the field/position of your project within the literature.
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Explain how this project A) is a humanities project by referencing the humanities as defined by the Encyclopedia Britannica, and B) contributes to the betterment of the field of study and the local community.
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Notify the application committee of any pre-existing funding that you already have for this project and/or any funded projects that you are currently working on with a faculty member.
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Articulate why you want to be involved in this program.
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Identify your future goals.
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Curriculum Vitae (5 pages max.)
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This file should outline your educational background; employment record; published works; conference presentations; academic awards/funding; certificates; professional development activities; service to the faculty, university, and community.
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An E-mail of Support from a Faculty Member in your Department
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This e-mail must be sent directly to kimnel@uwindsor.ca with the subject line: “HRG Student Fellowship Application.”
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This e-mail should briefly explain the student’s relationship with the faculty member, the student’s capability to complete the proposed project, and the merit of the project.
The deadline is July 15 to submit these materials and apply for the next academic year.
Please note that the following Fellowships, Scholarships or Awards are specific to the Humanities Research Group or the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. For other awards or further information please contact Student Awards and financial Aid
HRG Fellowship
Due to current budget challenges, the HRG must suspend all Fellowship competitions and opportunities until further notice. We are working hard to find ways to fund the student, facutly, and co-sponsorship fellowships and will keep the HRG community updated. In the meantime, please join us as we continue to offer our monthly HRG events.
To support the HRG and our vital humanities programs, please donate to HRG