Summer Institute in the Arts & Humanities

Created in collaboration by the UW’s Undergraduate Research Program and the Simpson Center, the Summer Institute in the Arts & Humanities provides twenty competitively-selected undergraduates an intensive opportunity to engage in primary interdisciplinary research. Participating students receive scholarship support and 12 credits upon completion of the program.

The Summer Institute also offers four faculty (and/or graduate student) instructors a unique collaborative, crossdisciplinary research and teaching development opportunity.  Small seminar and tutorial sessions support mutual learning among faculty and students and provide undergraduates with the intensive training and environment they need to pursue individual and collaborative research of independent design.

The next Summer Institute in the Arts & Humanities will take place Summer 2013.

For more information, and to apply, visit the Undergraduate Research Program.

2013 Summer Institute in the Humanities

The Undergraduate Research Program is pleased to announce that we're now accepting applications for the 2013 Summer Institute in the Arts & Humanities (SIAH)!

Application deadline: March 22 @ 5pm

This year's theme is OUTBREAK! Reimagining Death and Life, Disease and Health.

Students will develop original research projects that re-depict or re-tell the story of a particular outbreak in ways that challenge traditional borders of life and death, health and disease, security and danger. Research products might take diverse forms, including essays, art, maps, multimedia exhibits, or a zine.

2013 Teaching Team:

• Luke Bergmann, Assistant Professor, Geography
• María Elena García, Associate Professor, Comparative History of Ideas and Jackson School of International Studies
• Celia Lowe, Associate Professor, Anthropology
• Matthew Sparke, Professor, Geography, Jackson School of International Studies, and Global Health

Eligibility: UW (Bothell, Seattle, & Tacoma) undergraduates from any arts, humanities, or social science majors are encouraged to apply.

SIAH selects and supports 20 undergraduates to engage in intensive research projects under the guidance of four interdisciplinary instructors. Selected students are named Mary Gates Scholars and receive a Mary Gates Research Scholarship of $4000 to help defray the costs of participation. Participants enroll in 12 academic credits for this full-time research immersion experience.

See the Summer Institute in the Humanities site or the flyer (PDF) for more information.

Questions?: Contact the Undergraduate Research Program.