Humanities Fellowships are awarded every spring to three exceptional members of the rising junior class who demonstrate high academic achievement in the Humanities, and who show strong potential for active intellectual engagement and positive leadership in the Bucknell Humanities Center. Fellowship recipients will receive $5,000 for each of the last two years at Bucknell, provided that they remain committed to academic excellence in a Humanities discipline and continue to serve as dedicated ambassadors for the Humanities. Please note that this fellowship is competitive; applying for one does not ensure an award.
During the two-year fellowship period, each fellowship recipient must meet the following criteria:
- declare and remain a major in a Humanities discipline and maintain a G.P.A. of at least 3.5 in the major;
- produce a work of independent research in the Humanities (e.g., an honors thesis, a research paper related to a faculty-guided independent study, a collaborative research project, etc.);
- lead and organize student-facing Humanities events during the academic year in order to create opportunities for student intellectual engagement and community-building;
- participate actively and frequently in events sponsored by the Bucknell Humanities Center and by the various Humanities departments on campus.
Current Fellows
- 2024-26 Cohort:
- Ben Barkovsky ’26
- Hailey Drapcho ’26
- Katie Schadler ’26
Past Fellows
- 2023-25 Cohort:
- Ninah Jackson
- Ben Cole
- Gina Hinthorn
- 2022-24
- Carlos Gonzalez
- Elise Hasseltine
- Siobhan Nerz
- 2021-23
- Shana Clapp
- Paris Gallagher
- Susie Williams
- 2020-22
- Kareen George
- Cheyanne Stunger
- Julia Tokish
Testimonials
Carlos Gonzalez ’24: “In this age of technology and artificial intelligence, the question of what value the humanities brings to society has become increasingly important to find an answer to. I have taken great pride in being one leader of the Humanities Council and our work to not only provide students with opportunities to pursue an education in the humanities but to also have intellectual discussions about contemporary humanistic issues. Our Hot Topics are a great example of how Bucknellians from all colleges come together and talk about the issues that connect us. One memory that I cherish, in particular, is meeting a student from the engineering college who joined our Hot Topics session and was very vocal. It just serves as a reminder that everybody participates in humanistic discussions, it just takes leaders to create a space to foster this community.”
Elise Hasseltine ’24: “I can state without exaggeration that the Humanities Fellows program has had the greatest influence on my Bucknell experience and personal development…. I do not think I would have experienced this level of personal development without the Humanities Fellowship program and the Humanities Center as a whole. Not only does this program provide students with the opportunity to produce an independent research project, but it provides academically-engaged students to contribute and learn in equal measure while connecting with the Bucknell community.”