Applied Humanities Boot Camp

The Applied Humanities Boot Camp is a great opportunity for all graduate students in the humanities, arts, and social sciences to think about the skills they are acquiring through their graduate training and the ways in which they can apply those skills in a range of exciting careers.

The annual Boot Camp provides intensive training, practical advice, and professional networking opportunities to twenty graduate students. The goal is to encourage students to imagine as broad as possible a range of career options and to equip them for entry into those job markets. Many graduate students assume that their training prepares them only to become academics, but in fact, you are ready and qualified for many different and fulfilling career paths besides academia.  Your education and the skills that you have acquired can take you in many different directions. Yes, you are qualified!

Eligibility

• Be KU graduate students in a humanities, arts, or social sciences discipline; and
• Demonstrate an interest in thinking broadly about the skills you are acquiring in your graduate program and the ways in which you might apply those skills, inside and outside academia.

Requirements:

Participants in the Applied Humanities Boot Camp are required to:

• Commit to attend all scheduled sessions during the week of May 15-19, 2023; and
• Commit to completing all assignments.

Participants who do not complete the foregoing will not receive the $500 stipend or a portion thereof.

Award criteria:

Applications will be reviewed based on the following criteria:

• The overall quality of the written application components
• Applicant’s interest in pursuing an applied humanities career or incorporating applied humanities knowledge in an academic career
• Applicant’s enthusiasm for the structure and components of the Applied Humanities Bootcamp

Benefits

•  Each participant will receive a $500 stipend upon completion of the program.

How to travel for free as a student

Application Process

All application materials must be submitted through the Hall Center Competitions Portal.  Paper submissions will not be accepted.  For an application to be verified as complete, and thus forwarded for committee review, applicants must:

• Create an account or log in to an existing account.
• Select the Apply Now button next to this competition.
• Complete the Applicant Information form in the Portal.

Upload the following materials as 2 separate PDF files:

•  A resume, CV, or biographical sketch of not more than two pages;
•  A cover letter of not more than two pages that includes information on the applicant’s degree program and research interests, explains the applicant’s interest in attending the boot camp, details prior qualifying work experiences such as internships and jobs, and identifies possible career paths the applicant is considering.