Georgia State University’s Student Innovation Fellowship Program, along with its English and History Departments, have been awarded the National Endowment for the Humanities’ (NEH) Next Generation Humanities Ph.D. grant to improve Ph.D. students’ learning and prospective career experience.
The Next Generation Ph.D. program addresses the need for humanities Ph.D. students to be better prepared for careers beyond teaching. The grant is the first of its kind by the NEH.
Georgia State is one of only 28 universities slated to receive the award.
Denise Davidson and Dylan Ruediger of the History Department and Brennan Collins of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning will serve as co-directors of the program. The three will develop year-long programming that will connect Georgia State humanities Ph.D. students, the Student Innovation Fellowship Program and Atlanta’s rapid-growing economy.
Earlier this summer, the History Department received a similar grant from the American Historical Association to introduce graduate students to more career opportunities outside of traditional teaching positions.
To learn more about the Next Generation grant, click here.