Fellows Program

The Fellows Program provides a unique opportunity for a select group of Scripps students to participate in the life of the Humanities Institute. Each semester, students are nominated by faculty or apply independently to be Fellows; appointed for one semester, they enroll in a seminar taught by the Director of the Humanities Institute (Humanities 195J) that follows the semester’s program and promotes engagement with the Institute’s guests. The culmination of the semester is a final paper or project connected to the program’s theme and designed according to each student’s particular interests.

Information about the following semester’s program is available before pre-registration, when the Director meets with interested students to explain the program, the application process, and deadlines. Applications usually consist of a one-page letter of interest in the program and in the chosen theme, describing its connection to their course of study and/or their interests outside of the classroom (and their interest in particular speakers, if relevant). In addition to students’ letters of application, the Director reviews student transcripts. Students are notified of acceptances before pre-registration; letters of acceptance serve as permission to register for the course.

Fellows by Semester