Gaius Charles Bolin Dissertation and Post-MFA Fellowships
Enhanced program starting in academic year 2009-2010
The Gaius Charles Bolin Fellowships at Williams College are designed to promote diversity on college faculties by encouraging students from underrepresented groups to complete a terminal graduate degree and to pursue careers in college teaching.
The Bolin Fellowships are two-year residencies at Williams, and three scholars or artists are appointed each year. Fellows devote the bulk of the first year to the completion of dissertation work—or in the case of MFA applicants, building their professional portfolios—while also teaching one course as a faculty member in one of the College's academic departments or programs. The second year of residency (ideally with degree in hand) is spent on academic career development while again teaching just one course.
Gaius Charles Bolin was the first black graduate of Williams. The fellowship program was founded in 1985, on the centennial of his admission to the College.
Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellowships
The Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellowship was established in 1998 with funds from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. It is restricted to fields within the Humanities and Social Sciences, in particular those fields which can enrich the current curricular offerings at Williams. Each year, departments and interdisciplinary programs at Williams are invited submit proposals for new postdoctoral fellowships.
current fellowship and application information
Williams College, a coeducational liberal arts institution, offers an outstanding undergraduate education to its 2,000 students. The college has built its reputation on a long tradition of outstanding teaching and scholarship and on the academic excellence of its students. Among the opportunities that Williams offers its students and approximately 260 faculty members are interdisciplinary programs and centers, including the Oakley Center for the Humanities and Social Sciences, the Multicultural Center, extensive library and museum collections, computer center and well-equipped laboratories.
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