Mellon Symposium
As part of the Mellon Fellowship’s second year, each Fellow stages a symposium or forum connected to the Fellow’s teaching or research interests.

Symposium Design & Implementation
The Humanities Center will provide up to $12,000 to stage a symposium, conference, or other public event that offers students opportunities to engage in advanced concerns and scholarship in the humanities or social sciences. The Center is particularly interested in proposals that arise from courses addressing either cross-disciplinary perspectives or a topic suitable for broad cultural and intellectual inquiry. Funds may be used for all expenses to bring outside symposium participants to Haverford (honoraria, travel expenses, entertainment, etc.) and to allow for student research opportunities in preparation for the public event. The faculty member proposing the event will determine the roles of visitors, students, and Haverford faculty in it, as well as the event’s format. The faculty leader receives a stipend for their leadership role with the symposium and works in partnership with the Center staff.
Proposals should provide:
• a description that includes format, possible participants, timing, schedule, and projected budget;
• an explanation of the intellectual scope of the project and its relationship to Haverford’s academic program.
Sample Budget for a Symposium
Application Form

Deadline: April 4, 2008 for 2008-09

Other Forums
The Humanities Center funds various other forums - panel discussions, lectures, Young Alumni Humanities Academic Talks, film series, and so on - in order to advance innovative scholarship, teaching, and artistic expression. The Steering Committee welcomes faculty suggestions and proposals.