About the Student Awards
Leslie Center Student Research and Conference Awards offer up to $1,800 to currently enrolled students for faculty-supervised research or creative projects in the humanities, or to attend a selective academic conference at which you will present your work. These awards are not to be used for research assistantships, but rather to support students' independent mentored research projects. Awards are only available to students in the School of Arts and Sciences. Students may receive up to two of these awards in their time at Dartmouth.
Students who receive Research and Conference Awards will be required to submit a brief report at the end of the project term, detailing progress made on the project. The form to submit your report can be found here.
Students who are interested in a Research and Conference Award should complete and submit the Student Research and Conference Awards application, below. Also required in addition to the application is an endorsement of your application from your faculty advisor, which can be provided as an email message sent by the advisor to humanities.center@dartmouth.edu.
Students should share with their advisor the following information regarding faculty endorsements. In the endorsement:
- The faculty member describes the same project the student has proposed.
- The faculty member confirms that this project has educational value for the student's overall education plan.
- The faculty member asserts that the project is viable in the proposed timeframe.
- The faculty member approves the weekly plan and distribution of time.
- The faculty member commits to overseeing the work and meeting regularly with the student.
APPLICATION DEADLINES: Applications must be submitted by the 10th of the month that precedes the term in which the project will take place (August 10 for Fall term, December 10 for Winter term, February 10 for Spring term, or May 10 for Summer term. Applications received after the 10th of the month that precedes the term in which the project will take place will not be considered.
Questions regarding the Research and Conference Award can be sent to humanities.center@dartmouth.edu.
To access the application, you will need to open Dartmouth Google and log in with your Dartmouth ID and password.
Leslie Center Student Research and Conference Awards Application