The Pozen Human Rights Doctoral Fellows Program provides an intensive yearlong interdisciplinary forum for University of Chicago doctoral students whose research intersects with human rights themes.
Fellows meet throughout the academic year, typically three times per quarter, for interdisciplinary conversations and scholarly exchange with each other and Center and University faculty. These seminars function as a reading group where students introduce work from their respective disciplines, as well as a space where they workshop part of a dissertation or an article in preparation. At the end of the year, students workshop their papers again with invited scholars from around the world.
In addition to mentorship, Pozen Fellows receive a $3,000 stipend and grants to support research (including field work) as well as conference attendance. All Fellows that successfully complete the program are awarded a Human Rights Certificate by UChicago.
Eligibility
Applicants must be doctoral students at the University of Chicago and have a research topic/interest that intersects with human rights. Applicants at any stage of a research project/idea are welcome to apply, but preference is given to those who have defended their PhD dissertation proposal.
How to Apply
- Application are due March 28, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. CST.
- Apply online.
Past Fellows
2023-24 Fellows
- Erin Atwell, NELC/Anthropology
- Hadeel Badarni, Anthropology
- Daniel Epstein, Political Science
- Anna Fox, Comparative Human Development
- Alize Hill, Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice
- Nat Modlin, Germanic Studies
- Natalie Niedmann Alvarez, Law/History
- Kate Petroff, Philosophy
- Naomi Rao, Political Science
2022-23 Fellows
- Arwa Awan, Political Science
- Juan Wilson Coddou, History
- Stephanie Craver, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
- Sonja Castañeda Dower, Political Science
- Reyna Hernandez, Sociology
- Kevin Irakoze, Philosophy
- Evelyn Kessler, History
2021-22 Fellows
- Heba Alex, Sociology
- Lauren Beard, Sociology
- Leila Blackbird, History
- Angel Boulware, Comparative Human Development
- Geneva Cole, Political Science
- Blaize Gervais, Divinity School
- Alysia Mann Carey, Political Science
- Bellamy Mitchell, Department of English, Committee on Social Thought
- Anjali Mohan, Political Science
2020-21 Fellows
- Matthew Travis Barber, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
- Leila Blackbird, History
- Margaret Brower, Political Science
- Esma Ozel, Sociology
- Johan Luíz Rocha, Comparative Human Development
- David Wilson, Music
- Warren Paul Wilson, Philosophy
- Nory Peters, Comparative Literature
2019-20 Fellows
- Elizabeth Jordie Davies, Political Science
- Keyao Pan, History
- Roy Kimmey, History
- Aylon Cohen, Political Science
- Nathan Gonzalez, Sociology
- Genevieve Bates, Political Science
- Annie Heffernan, Political Science
Learn More
- For more information, please contact Professor Kathleen Cavanaugh.