Graduate Student Assistantships and Fellowships

The Environmental Humanities Graduate Program (EH) provides full funding via tuition waivers and graduate assistantships and fellowships to admitted students - domestic and international - for four semesters. Graduate stipend amounts depend on each year's budget; $21,500 is the 25/26 stipend amount. In addition to tuition waivers, students have access to medical, dental and vision insurance.

Applicants do not need to appeal directly to faculty for funding. The director of the program assigns teaching assistantships after considering students' interests and Program needs.

The Program offers a series of competitive fellowships and scholarships that either replace the graduate assistantship or supplement the base assistantship. Students may apply for the following: 

Mellon Fellowships

Environmental Humanities is a recipient of Mellon Foundation grant that supports research on environmental justice, Indigenous knowledges, and community-engagement. The grant also funds up to two $25,000 graduate fellowships/year (including tuition waiver) plus $5,000 summer research funding between the first and second year of the Program. If you have experience and interest in any of those three areas, in the College of Humanities section of the application to the Program, please prepare and upload a single-page statement that expresses your interests and plans for a community-engaged research project. The EH Admission Committee will designate the Mellon graduate fellows.

Amplifying Native Communities Funding

Environmental Humanities encourages applicants with unique experiences and backgrounds to apply for the program. In this case, the funding is intended for individuals from a federally-recognized American Indian or Alaska Native Tribe, with a preference for students who are enrolled members of or have at least one parent or grandparent who is an enrolled member of one of the eight tribes that are within or border Utah. This benefit carries all the responsibilities of our standard assistantship, and includes a larger stipend -- $23,500 per year. If you're interested in this opportunity, in the College of Humanities section of the application, please prepare and upload a single-page statement that explains how your background and/or life experiences being a member of an American Indian or Alaska Native nation will bring a fresh perspective to your colleagues and peers with whom you will study and work. Please also upload proof of membership in a federally recognized tribe and/or one parent or grandparent who is an enrolled member. The EH Admission Committee will evaluate all applicants in selecting the recipient(s) of the Amplifying Native Communities Funding.

Expanding Horizons Funding

Environmental Humanities encourages applicants with unique experiences and backgrounds to apply for the Expanding Horizons Funding which is designed to support an individual who will bring a unique perspective to the environmental humanities community.  This benefit carries all the responsibilities of our standard assistantship, and includes a larger stipend -- $23,500 per year.  If you're interested in this opportunity, in the College of Humanities section of the application, please prepare and upload a single-page statement that explains how your unique background and/or life experiences will bring a fresh perspective to your colleagues and peers with whom you will study and work. The EH Admission Committe will evaluate all applicants in selecting the recipient(s) of the Expanding Horizons Funding. 

Summer Support

Students may apply for up to $6,000 for selected research projects, field work, or internships in order to advance their progress towards a capstone thesis or project. Students apply for funding during semester two, and if approved, rising second-year students can spend their summers focusing on conducting research or engaging with non-profits or government organizations, locally or out of state.