Call for Applications: 2020-21 Heilbroner Dissertation and Faculty Fellowships

2020-21 Dissertation and Thesis Fellowships

The Robert L. Heilbroner Center for Capitalism Studies is pleased to invite doctoral and master’s candidates in any discipline at the New School for Social Research to apply for a fellowship to support dissertation or thesis research and writing during the 2020-2021 academic year.   During the period of their fellowship, recipients will remain in residence, participate in Center programming, and collaborate with other fellows in regular meetings of a works-in-progress discussion group, where they will present a paper. Students may apply for one semester of support ($3100) or two semesters of support ($6200).

Proposals of no more than 2 double-spaced pages should include:

– a narrative which explains the project’s engagement with capitalism as an analytic concept and/or as an object of social, political, or historical inquiry and critique. 

– a timeline that identifies the work to be completed during the fellowship period

– a CV (of no more than 1 page) which identifies the names and contact information of thesis or dissertation committee members and the amount of any other awards or fellowships received for the 2020-2021 academic year.   

Successful applications will propose projects that aim to 1) analyze and address real-world problems and 2) generate innovative conceptual work.

Please email your proposal by April 15th, 2020 to Desiree LaVecchia, Executive Assistant to the Dean, lavecchd@newschool.edu. Fellowship awards will be announced by May 1st, 2020.

Questions can be addressed to Will Milberg, Dean, Professor of Economics, and Director of the Heilbroner Center, milbergw@newschool.edu.

2020-21 Faculty Research Fellowship

The Robert L. Heilbroner Center for Capitalism Studies is pleased to invite faculty in any discipline at the New School to apply for a fellowship of $2,500 in Research & Travel funds to support research and writing during the 2020-2021 academic year (July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021). The Fellowship gives you membership in a dynamic and supportive work-in-progress group of scholars that will meet on a monthly basis to discuss the work of group members.

Proposals should provide a one-page explanation of the project’s engagement with capitalism as an analytic concept or as an object of social, political, or historical inquiry and critique. Successful applications will propose projects that aim to analyze and address real-world problems, generate innovative conceptual work or advance theoretical perspectives on capitalism as a major structuring force in contemporary society.

During the period of the fellowship, faculty will:

  • 1) Participate in monthly work-in-progress sessions, including making one presentation to the group.
  • 2) Submit a working paper or Public Seminar posting about their research to post on the Heilbroner Center website before June 30, 2021.

Please email your proposal by April 15, 2020 to Desiree LaVecchia at lavecchd@newschool.edu. Fellowship awards will be announced by May 1, 2020.

Questions can be addressed to Will Milberg, Dean, Professor of Economics, and Director of the Heilbroner Center, at milbergw@newschool.edu.