How to Apply

For more information
Email Klaas van der Sanden at vande001@umn.edu.

Submit applications
cges@umn.edu
or
Hella Mears Graduate Fellowships 2020 Award Committee
Center for German & European Studies
214 Social Sciences
267 – 19th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55455

To apply for the Hella Mears Fellowship, submit the following documents:

  • Application form (opens Google document) 
  • Project proposal, including research project title (up to 2 pages, single-spaced, 12-point font; also include information on the current status of the project, and whether or not it is to form the basis of your dissertation)
  • Current CV
  • Graduate transcript
  • A confidential letter of recommendation from the advisor (recommenders may submit letters electronically)

Applications will be reviewed by a committee of CGES-affiliated faculty from across the disciplines. Award decisions will be announced by April 15, 2023.