Funding Opportunities for H&A Students

CCNY / Stanford Summer Research Program in the Humanities

Five City College Humanities and Arts students will spend eight weeks on the beautiful campus of Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. Stanford will match each CCNY student with a Stanford faculty member who will mentor the student's research project. Students will participate in a weekly seminar on the graduate application process and about research in the Humanities. A free Graduate Record Exam (GRE) preparation course will be provided for those interested.

The Moynihan Undergraduate Fellowship is a transformative program that prepares promising CCNY students for impactful careers in government, policy research, and civic leadership. Fellows join a dynamic intellectual community that spans several career stages, from peer undergraduates to distinguished practitioners, while engaging in a unique curriculum that combines rigorous academic study with practical professional development.

Visit the Moynihan Fellowship page

The Blanche Mason Starkweather Award

The Blanche Mason Starkweather Award provides a stipend of $4,000 to a BA or MA student engaged in a significant humanistic research project of his/her own design conducted under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Research projects should involve the study of: history; philosophy; languages; linguistics; literature; archeology; jurisprudence; the history, theory, and criticism of the arts; ethics; comparative religion; and those aspects of the social sciences that employ historical and philosophical approaches.

The Isadore Herbert Borgen '30 Summer Language Internship Grant

The Isadore Herbert Borgen ’30 Summer Language Internship Grant, offered by the Division of Humanities and the Arts, is an annual $4000 grant to an undergraduate to support a student who has attained at least the 300-level of a language offered at City College. The award will enrich the student’s language study during the summer by allowing them to work in an otherwise unpaid internship with a cultural institution (e.g.: Japan Society, Instituto Cervantes, The America’s Society, The Jewish Museum) that provides an opportunity for them to use (speak, read, write) the language that they have studied. The award may also be used for expenses associated with an internship or work opportunity abroad, provided that the student presents a budget that demonstrates the need for financial support in order to pursue such an experience. Undergraduate humanities majors of sophomore, junior or senior standing, with a minimum GPA of 3.0 are eligible.

The Milton and Carmela Ackman Endowed Scholarship Fund, offered by the Division of Humanities and the Arts, provides 2-3 scholarships of between $2,000 and $3,000 annually to students pursuing internships or other enrichment activities (e.g.: language study or research) relevant to their majors and who have shown exceptional promise within the humanities and arts disciplines. Undergraduate humanities students of any standing majoring in history, literature, art, or art history are eligible. While the scholarship is not need-based, the college reserves the right to consider financial need when selecting awardees.

To apply for The Milton and Carmela Ackman Endowed Scholarship, interested students should submit a letter of application of up to two pages detailing how they fulfill the scholarship's requirements. The letter should specify the activity the student seeks to pursue, any compensation it provides (if an internship, for example), and how the student will use these funds. The student should, additionally, have a faculty member submit a letter of support. The deadline for submission is Friday, March 7, 2025.

The application may be found here: https://form.jotform.com/241915188946166

**Please confirm with faculty if they are willing to write a letter of support before listing their name and email address here.

The Division of Humanities and the Arts is delighted to announce the establishment of The Floyd & Judith Whellan Endowed Scholarship Fund, designed to assist dedicated undergraduate students enrolled in liberal arts programs. The scholarship provides financial assistance of up to $2000. To qualify for this scholarship, applicants must be undergraduate students enrolled in a liberal arts program at CCNY, demonstrate financial need, and maintain good academic standing with a minimum B average (3.0 GPA). Additionally, applicants must be enrolled in a full-time program of study and working either full or part-time. Successful candidates will be awarded the scholarship in their first year at CCNY and will continue to receive the award for their entire undergraduate career if they maintain their grades and financial need. Furthermore, applicants must be residents of one of the five boroughs of New York City and must remain living in one of the five boroughs of New York City while receiving the Whellan Scholarship.

To apply for The Floyd & Judith Whellan Endowed Scholarship, interested students should submit a letter of application of up to two pages detailing how they fulfill the scholarship's requirements, along with a letter of support from a faculty member. The faculty member should send their letter to humanities@ccny.cuny.edu.

The deadline for submission is Friday, March 7, 2025.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 5:00 PM FRIDAY, APRIL 11

The application may be found here: https://form.jotform.com/240506431306142

**Please confirm with faculty if they are willing to write a letter of support before listing their name and email address on the application.

The Maria Bournas Student Fellowship

Spring 2025

The Maria Bournas Student Fellowship provides a stipend of $1000 to a single student to support either tuition or expenses associated with attending City College.

Selection Criteria:

-     A student majoring in Humanities & Arts (with a preference for an English major)

-     Student must have demonstrated exceptional facility in both written and spoken English

-     Student has demonstrated an interest in supporting other students who are English Language Learners

-     Student must have a minimum 3.3 GPA

-     The Fellowship recipient will work with the English as a Second Language (ESL) coordinator or with another faculty member designated by the Dean of Humanities & the Arts as a peer tutor to provide students with additional practice in spoken and/or written English.

-     The number of hours of service will not exceed fifteen (15) and will be conducted during the Spring 2025 semester

-     Applications require nomination by a faculty member and a letter of interest from the applicant detailing why they are interested in this Fellowship

-     The fellowship will be awarded by the Dean of Humanities & the Arts

Nominations and applications will be considered on a rolling basis and should be submitted to humanities@ccny.cuny.edu.

Review of applications will begin on February 17, 2025.

  The Sydney and Helen Jacoff Scholarship

Thanks to the great generosity of CCNY alumnus Sydney Jacoff, the Division of Humanities and the Arts will award four $15,000 scholarships to graduating students pursuing master's or doctoral degrees in the Humanities and Arts.

This scholarship recognizes and supports students who have explored outside their formally stated course of study in ways that demonstrate curiosity, interest in others and a hunger to learn new things. There will be two awards per academic year. $3,200 per award.

Eligibility:

Open to all majors, with students in the Division of Humanities and the Arts strongly encouraged to apply

Only students with at least 45 credits and a declared major are advised to apply

Application:

Students must submit evidence of a project, research paper, community initiative, or other piece of student work that demonstrates drive, curiosity, and a spirit of exploration outside his or her formal field of study, as well as a brief cover letter explaining how this project represents exploration outside their formally stated course of study.

Selection:

Will be made by a panel of faculty and staff

Applications will be evaluated in the most flexible possible manner, with panel members examining them as signs of curiosity and potential growth rather than final accomplishment.

Deadline: Thursday, April 10, 2025

Apply here:  https://form.jotform.com/250913921625153

This scholarship supports a liberal arts major, with preference given to those considering a career in law. There will be one award per academic year for $1,000.

Eligibility:

• Open to Liberal Arts majors, with preference to a student taking pre-law courses.

Application:

• Students must submit a letter of application detailing need and why they are pursuing a pre-law program.

Deadline: Friday, April 11, 2025

Apply here: https://form.jotform.com/250924380937160

  City College Fellowships Program

The City College Fellowships Program is an umbrella program administering two undergraduate fellowships: The City College Fellowship (CCFELL) and the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF).  It brings together approximately 10 Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellows and 25 City College Fellows into a single, highly diverse and vibrant community of outstanding students who share a common interest in research and common aspirations to earn a Ph.D.

Opportunities in Research and Creative Arts (ORCA)

ORCA—Opportunities in Research and Creative Arts—is a new CCNY program funded by a grant from CUNY.  It seeks to increase the retention and success of our first-year freshman and transfer students by involving them in the most exciting and cutting-edge work being done at City College, while supporting the research, scholarship, and creative activity of City College faculty.

The Phi Beta Kappa Sophomore Scholarship is awarded in the fall semester to the Humanities and Arts major with the highest level of academic achievement in their first year. There is no application for this award—the awardee is chosen by the Dean of Humanities & the Arts.

Students must complete 30 credits in their first year at City College to be eligible.

Please visit your respective Department's website or visit their office to learn more about departmental awards, some of which may include financial grants—here are some examples:

Art Departmental Awards

Black Studies Program Awards

English Departmental Awards

Advertising & Public Relations Program Scholarships

Music Departmental Awards

Classical & Modern Languages Departmental Awards