The Rosenthal Blumenfeld Fellowship supports Tulane faculty & graduate student research in the global humanities and humanistic social sciences. Special consideration will be given to projects that incorporate the documentation, study, and exploration of the diverse food cultures of the Gulf South.
Applications are open until October 15, 2025.
Faculty Fellowships
Tulane School of Liberal Arts faculty are eligible to submit a proposal for a grant award up to $5000. All fellows must submit a 1-3 page final report by May 15 in the fiscal year in which their fellowship takes place and agree to make a public presentation of their work at a TGHC meeting during the year of or following their award.
The fellowship funds are designated for any of the following uses:
- Research funds - to support fellows’ research time and to cover research expenses (transportation, lodging, equipment purchases, etc.)
- Course development funds - to support fellows’ time to design a new humanities course. The course must be at the undergraduate level, and it must be offered by the fellow at least twice within four years.
- Course enhancement funds - to support a humanities course by covering costs related to site visits, guest speaker honoraria for class and/or the public, and food purchase and preparation.
Graduate Student Fellowships
Tulane School of Liberal Arts graduate students (those in good standing in a School of Liberal Arts PhD program) are eligible to submit a proposal for a grant award up to $2500. All fellows must submit a 1-3 page final report by May 15 in the fiscal year in which their fellowship takes place and agree to attend meetings of the TGHC regularly through the academic year.
The fellowship funds are designated for the following:
- Research funds - to support fellows’ research time and to cover research expenses (transportation, lodging, equipment purchases, etc.)
- Course enhancement funds - to support a humanities course taught by the graduate student, covering costs related to site visits, guest speaker honoraria for class and/or the public, food purchase and preparation.
Graduate student awards are $2500, and the deadline to apply is October 15, 2025.