Predoctoral Fellows

About

The University of Pennsylvania is pleased to invite applications for the 2024-25 Provost’s Predoctoral Fellows. These awards are designed to provide mentorship and access to Penn’s resources for doctoral students in the humanities or social sciences, enrolled in graduate or professional programs at universities other than Penn, as they complete their dissertations. The Fellowships are intended to support talented scholars with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

These residential Fellowships support graduate students in the final stages of dissertation research or writing at Penn for an academic year, normally September through August. They offer an opportunity for scholars who plan an academic career to take advantage of Penn programs and faculty expertise and afford access to libraries and the resources of the Philadelphia region. Each scholar will be selected and hosted by a department or school and assigned a faculty mentor. Recipients will be in the stage of advanced dissertation research or writing.

The Fellowship provides a stipend, health insurance, library privileges, and a research and travel fund. The application cycle for the 2025-2026 academic year will open on November 18, 2024.

Resources

Readings and Resources for Academics – A list created by Lindsey Cameron, Ph.D.  Professor Cameron is Assistant Professor of Management in the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and also a member of the 2017-2018 Provost’s Predoctoral Fellows cohort.

Qualifications

Candidates for the fellowship must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, enrolled in a PhD program in the humanities or social sciences at an accredited university graduate or professional school other than Penn. Candidates must have passed any PhD qualifying examinations and be in an advanced stage of research and writing on an approved dissertation topic. Candidates must be students of exceptional academic merit, who pursue academic research that produces new understandings about cultural, societal, or educational topics as they affect particular under-researched populations.

Application

Applicants should submit:

  • A letter from a Penn faculty member with compatible research interests who you have contacted and who has agreed to act as a mentor for the duration of the fellowship.
  • Two letters of recommendation, signed and on official letter head. One must come from the dissertation advisor, commenting on the student’s performance, potential, and expected time to degree. At least one of the letters must address the applicant’s contribution to advancing inclusive excellence.
  • Official graduate transcript(s).
  • Current curriculum vitae.

Questions can be addressed to the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty at provost-fac@upenn.edu.

2024-2025 Fellows

Nicolette Alayon

Annenberg School for Communication

Nicolette Alayon

Annenberg School for Communication

Charlette Caldwell

Weitzman School of Design

Charlette Caldwell

Weitzman School of Design

Trevor Engel

Arts & Sciences, Department of the History and Sociology of Science

Trevor Engel

Arts & Sciences, Department of the History and Sociology of Science

Khoi Nguyen

Arts & Sciences, Department of English

Khoi Nguyen

Arts & Sciences, Department of English

Vannessa Velez

Arts & Sciences, Department of Africana Studies

Vannessa Velez

Arts & Sciences, Department of Africana Studies

Previous Fellows

Kennia Coronado

2023-2024 Fellow
Political Science

Karelle Hall

2023-2024 Fellow
Anthropology

Wanda Hernández

2023-2024 Fellow
Africana Studies

Alé Romero

2023-2024 Fellow
Graduate School of Education

Devon Borowski

2022-2023 Fellow
Music

Dana Burton

2022-2023 Fellow
Anthropology

Christina Thomas

2022-2023 Fellow
History

Dionte Harris

2021-2022 Fellow
English

Uchenna Itam

2021-2022 Fellow
History of Art

Ariel Stevenson

2021-2022 Fellow
Communication Studies

Alexander Sutton

2021-2022 Fellow
Sociology

Moyagaye Bedward

2020-2021 Fellow
History

Eun-Jin Keish Kim

2020-2021 Fellow
Philosophy

Kiana Murphy

2020-2021 Fellow
English Language & Literature

German Pallares

2020-2021 Fellow
Architecture

Paulina Dela Cruz Inara Rodis

2020-2021 Fellow
Sociology

Brandon Alston

2019-2020 Fellow
Sociology

Nyle Fort

2019-2020 Fellow
Religion and African American Studies

Robert Franco

2019-2020 Fellow
History

Peggy Lee

2019-2020 Fellow
Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies

Sara Musaifer

2019-2020 Fellow
Comparative & Intl. Development Educ

Beatrice Choi

2018-2019 Fellow
Communication Studies

Chinbo Chong

2018-2019 Fellow
Political Science

Deshonay Dozier

2018-2019 Fellow
Environmental Psychology

Adrien Sebro

2018-2019 Fellow
Film & Television Studies

Anjanette Tack

2018-2019 Fellow
Political Science

Yanie Fecu

2017-2018 Fellow
Comparative Literature

Matthew Clair

2017-2018 Fellow
Sociology

Lindsey D. Cameron

2017-2018 Fellow
Management and Organization

Eric Gonzaba

2017-2018 Fellow
American History

David Chandler Hughes

2017-2018 Fellow
Educational Leadership

Mariana Giusti-Rodríguez

2016-2017 Fellow
Political Science

Sandy Placido

2016-2017 Fellow
American Studies

Kaya Williams

2016-2017 Fellow
Socio-Cultural Anthropology

Allison Harris

2015-2016 Fellow
Political Science

Dominick Rolle

2015-2016 Fellow
African Disasporic Literature

Celeste T.V. Sharpe

2015-2016 Fellow
American History

Darius Bost

2013-2014 Fellow
American Studies

Solange Bumbaugh

2013-2014 Fellow
Egyptology

Francisco Ramos

2013-2014 Fellow
History

Grace Sanders

2012-2013 Fellow
American Studies

Nahir Otaño Gracia

2012-2013 Fellow
Comparative Literature

Courtney Carter

2012-2013 Fellow
Sociology