The University of Chicago Martin Marty Center

Dissertation Fellowships

Meet the Fellows
Current Application Information:
Divinity School Students (pdf)
Humanities or Social Sciences (pdf)

Dissertation fellows in the Marty Center are Ph.D. candidates in the advanced stages of dissertation work, selected by application from the various areas of study within the Divinity School, as well as from the humanities and social sciences divisions in the University of Chicago.

Dissertation fellows are expected to situate their research within a broader cultural frame of reference, bringing their perspectives to bear on religious questions facing the wider public. They do this in three ways:

by participating in the interdisciplinary Marty Seminar, in which they present their work and critically discuss the presentations of other fellows;

by designing and teaching a course in an institution of higher learning in the Chicago area;

and in an end-of-year forum, in which they present their research to public interlocutors.

Dissertation fellows are appointed for a full academic year and receive a living stipend.

All students wishing to apply to be dissertation fellows in the Marty Center should contact Teresa Hord Owens, the dean of students in the Divinity School, for more information.