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James. F. Harris Arts and Humanities Visionary Scholarship Nomination Deadline

Friday, December 04, 2020 - 12:00 AM

The College of Arts and Humanities announces the eighth annual competition for the James. F. Harris Arts and Humanities Visionary Scholarship. This award honors the humanities and arts in action. Past recipients have demonstrated a well-rounded approach to service and community engagement in addition to their scholarship.

Nomination Process:

  1. Applicants should compose a two-page application describing how their breadth of interests and activities exemplify key principles of an arts and humanities education. This application is submitted to the student’s home department/program, along with current contact information and UID number. 

  2. The department must submit a letter of support for their nominee, written by a faculty member who can speak to the student’s suitability for this award. The letter can come from the student’s research advisor; it does not have to be written by the Director of Graduate Studies.

  1. Each unit may submit one nomination for the Harris Scholarship. The nominated student may be either at the Master’s level or the Doctoral level.

  1. Both the student’s description and the department’s nomination letter should be submitted together in one PDF through the ARHU online application system.

To submit a nomination, the nominator should log onto https://apply.arhu.umd.edu/, select the James Harris Arts and Humanities Visionary Scholarship application, complete each field, and upload a single PDF containing the student's description and the department’s nomination letter.

The online portal will begin accepting nominations on Friday, November 6th.

Deadline: Friday, December 4, 2020 at midnight.

For any questions, please contact Ashley Richerson Miller at 301-405-2095 or arichers@umd.edu.