Fellowships/Grants

Capacity Building Fund Grant

We are pleased to announce that the recent grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. allows HTI to provide Capacity Building Funds. These funds are designed to provide financial support to scholars facing a current unexpected circumstance that may derail them from their doctoral studies. All currently enrolled HTI scholars are eligible to apply. This is another way in which HTI partnered with a major funder, Lilly, to ensure that HTI scholars make steady progress in their Ph.D. program to complete their doctorates. Applications begin on September 1^st and end on May 31^st.

Examples of emergencies to be considered include, but are not limited to:

- The financial strain caused by temporary job loss (self or spouse);
- Emergency medical and dental expenses;
- Emergency transportation and food needs;
- Technology/equipment needed to ensure continuity of online learning (emergency only, e.g., sudden breakdown of equipment that cannot easily and/or economically is fixed);
- Homelessness or sudden loss of housing;
- Sudden loss of childcare to cover academic schedule period;
- Unanticipated expenses due to interruptions caused by COVID-19;
- Illness or death in the immediate family;
- Victim of an accident or crime;
- Tuition costs not covered by the institution;

Examples of expenses not covered by Emergency Funding:

- Legal fines or expenses;
- Non-essential personal bills;
- Parking tickets, library fines, or other expenses mistakenly/carelessly incurred;
- Previous debts;
- More than one emergency in the academic year (the second request would be treated as an exception);

HTI will be processing applications on a rolling basis. The selection of recipients will depend on the availability of funds and the scholar’s need. Award amounts will vary based on individual circumstances and will range from $500 – $3,000. All funds are considered a fellowship. Information provided by students will be used by HTI to determine eligibility for emergency funding. In addition, data provided as part of scholars’ applications will be used, in aggregate, to analyze need patterns and scholars’ outcomes to garner future grants. Scholars’ personal information will not be shared externally.

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En Conjunto Fellowship

Thanks to a generous grant from Lilly Endowment Inc., students enrolled in the program for the academic year receive an En Conjunto fellowship. This is another way HTI partnered with a major funder to ensure that students lessen their debt and make steady progress in their PhD program to complete their doctorates. There is no need to apply for these fellowships.

For students not repeating a level, funds for HTI’s En Conjunto fellowships are disbursed as follows:

1ST AND 2ND YEAR

$12,000 to be distributed in three payments as follows:

$4,000 at the end of September, after the Professional Development Conference (PDC);
$4,000 at the end of January, after HTI receives the Biannual Progress Report due on 11/15, and the Mentoring Visit Report;
$4,000 at the end of June, after HTI receives the Biannual Progress Report due on 3/15, Mentoring Visit Report if the visit takes place in the Spring, Confidential Mentor Evaluation Form, and unofficial transcripts showing a B+ GPA (no incompletes).

3rd YEAR – COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS

$12,000 to be distributed in three payments as follows:

$4,000 at the end of September, after the Professional Development Conference (PDC),
$4,000 at the end of January, after HTI receives the Biannual Progress Report due on 11/15, and the Mentoring Visit Report;
$4,000 at the end of June, after HTI receives the Biannual Progress Report due on 3/15, Mentoring Visit Report if the visit takes place in the Spring, Confidential Mentor Evaluation Form, and Comprehensive Exams Completion Form from the scholar and the advisor.

4th YEAR – PROPOSAL & RESEARCH

$12,000 to be distributed in three payments as follows:

$4,000 at the end of September, after the Professional Development Conference (PDC);
$4,000 at the end of January, contingent on the scholar having submitted, in a timely fashion, the Monthly Proposal & Research Reports;
$4,000 at the end of June, contingent on the scholar having submitted, in a timely fashion, the Monthly Proposal & Research Reports, and once HTI receives the Proposal Completion Form confirming that the scholar has successfully defended the dissertation proposal/prospectus.

5th YEAR – DISSERTATION*

$12,000 to be distributed in four payments as follows:

$4,500 at the end of September, after the Summer Writers Retreat and the Professional Development Conference (PDC);
$2,500 once scholar completes two chapters, fills out the Progress Report, and HTI receives confirmation from the HTI editor and the scholar’s advisor that they have reviewed and approved two chapters of the dissertation – contingent on the scholar having submitted, in a timely fashion, the Monthly Dissertation Reports;
$2,500 once scholar completes two chapters, fills out the Progress Report, and HTI receives confirmation from the HTI editor and the scholar’s advisor that they have reviewed and approved two chapters of the dissertation – contingent on the scholar having submitted, in a timely fashion, the Monthly Dissertation Reports;
$2,500 once HTI receives the Dissertation Completion Form confirming that the scholar has successfully defended the dissertation, contingent on the scholar having submitted the Monthly Dissertation Reports in a timely fashion.

SCHOLARS REPEATING LEVEL

2ND YEAR