Graduate Programs
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Graduate Fellows Program
The Clough Center for Constitutional Democracy is happy to announce a new Graduate Fellows Program to begin this fall. The purpose of the program is to foster a cross-disciplinary dialogue amongst graduate students studying issues of constitutional democracy and political freedom in the United States and the world. Amongst other objectives, the program will serve as a forum for graduate students from an array of disciplines working on issues of constitutional democracy, broadly understood, to present research and receive critical feedback from fellow graduate students.
Members of the Clough Center Graduate Fellows Program may avail themselves of numerous benefits, including:
- Preferential access to Clough Center funding
- The opportunity to engage graduate students in other disciplines and present your own research in a critical, yet open-minded, environment of young scholars
- The opportunity to organize and participate in interdisciplinary graduate student conferences exploring some aspect of constitutional democracy
- The chance to meet scholars visiting the Clough Center for events and lectures
Responsibilities of the Clough Center Graduate Fellows include a commitment to:
- Presenting research at least once a year to the other fellows
- Offering critical feedback on the scholarship of other fellows
- Attending one or more Clough Center events annually
- Attending Graduate Fellows Program meetings
As an interdisciplinary research center, the Clough Center invites applicants from graduate students in the social sciences and humanities, including, but not limited to, political science, history, sociology, philosophy, literature, and theology. We encourage graduate students at any stage of their studies to apply.
Membership in the Graduate Fellows Program is by application only. Prospective members are encouraged to visit our application section to learn more. Additional information for applicants, members, or the public is available by contacting our coordinator, Jared Hardesty.
Review of applications will begin on November 15, 2011.