ANNOUNCING THE 2026-27 GIDEST FELLOWSHIPS FOR RESEARCH AND CREATIVE PRACTICE

Application Deadline: 5pm on Monday, February 9, 2026

GIDEST invites applications from New School faculty and doctoral students for resident fellowships for the 2026-27 academic year. Fellows will be based at GIDEST and will develop individual projects in dialogue with the group of GIDEST fellows and visiting seminar guests. We offer five faculty fellowships and five doctoral fellowships.

Information Sessions on Zoom

Doctoral Fellowships — Tuesday, January 27, 10.30-11.30am

Faculty Fellowships — Tuesday, January 27, 12-1pm

FACULTY FELLOWSHIPS

The five GIDEST faculty fellowships are open to both full-time faculty and annualized part-time faculty in all employment categories. Full-time faculty will each receive one course release from teaching requirements for the academic year 2026-27, subject to agreement with their home department and division; annualized part-time faculty will receive equivalent compensation. In addition, all faculty will receive $500 in research and production funds.

Faculty applicants are invited to propose projects based in scholarly and/or other creative practice that further GIDEST’s commitment to cross-disciplinarity and experimentation. We particularly encourage applicants to propose research projects that involve new modalities, practices, or skills. Ideal projects will draw either singly or in combination on social research, social and cultural theory, performance, art, or design; they may incorporate a wide range of practices, including but not limited to text-based scholarship, photography, film/video, illustration, sound, music, creative writing, and social engagement, and they may involve public exhibition, installation, performance, or other modalities. Fellows are expected to complete a substantial portion of the proposed project during the fellowship period.

As a condition of their fellowship, all GIDEST faculty fellows are required to participate in the biweekly meetings on Fridays throughout the academic year, to present their research to the GIDEST community on at least one occasion, to engage actively with the work of visiting seminar guests and the other GIDEST fellows, and to act as academic mentors to GIDEST doctoral fellows. The biweekly Friday meetings include both the public GIDEST seminar and internal afternoon sessions in which GIDEST fellows workshop their own and other fellows’ research. GIDEST fellows are obliged to attend all of these meetings during the period of their appointment and will be asked to confirm their attendance before accepting the fellowship.

In addition to the quality of the proposal and its relevance to the Institute’s key goals, selection of faculty fellows will take into account the openness of the proposed project to cross-disciplinary dialogue and the diversity of discipline, approach, and rank of the incoming cohort of fellows. Faculty from any division of The New School may apply. Preference will be given to faculty whose work will benefit from and contribute to GIDEST’s cross-disciplinary and collaborative environment. Please note that faculty who previously received a GIDEST fellowship are ineligible to apply.

Applicants for Faculty Fellowships should combine the following documents into a single PDF before uploading to this link:

1. A two-page research proposal that states the aims, conceptual basis, methodology, and significance of the proposed project; that clearly articulates its connections to GIDEST; and that details the projected outcomes of the fellowship period;

2. A one-page project bibliography;

3. A curriculum vitae.

Supporting letter: Applicants should request the appropriate department chair and/or school dean to complete this form confirming departmental and divisional level approval of GIDEST-funded course release. Applications cannot be considered without this completed form.

To facilitate curriculum planning, faculty applicants are requested to notify their chair or dean at the earliest opportunity of their intention to apply.

All faculty fellowship application materials including letter of support must be uploaded by 5pm on February 9, 2026. Late applications will not be considered.

Applications will be reviewed by the GIDEST Steering Committee and successful candidates notified in March 2026.

DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS

GIDEST invites New School doctoral students to apply for the 2026-27 GIDEST Doctoral Fellowship. Each doctoral fellow will receive a $7,500 stipend for the 2026–2027 academic year. In return, doctoral fellows commit to participating in biweekly meetings on Fridays throughout the academic year, to present their research to the GIDEST fellows on at least one occasion, and to engage actively with the work of visiting seminar guests and the other GIDEST fellows. The biweekly Friday meetings include both the public GIDEST seminar and internal afternoon sessions in which GIDEST fellows workshop their own and other fellows’ research. GIDEST fellows are obliged to attend all of these meetings during the period of their appointment and will be asked to confirm their attendance before accepting the fellowship.

In addition to the quality of the proposed research and its relevance to the institute’s key goals, selection of doctoral fellows will take into account the openness of the proposed project to cross-disciplinary dialogue, and the diversity of discipline and approach of the incoming cohort of fellows.

Preference will be given to doctoral applicants who have completed their Qualifying Exams or Prospectus and advanced to candidacy. We particularly welcome applications from candidates who will be writing their dissertation during the fellowship year and whose work will benefit from and contribute to GIDEST’s cross-disciplinary and collaborative environment.

Applicants for Doctoral Fellowships should combine the following documents into a single PDF before uploading to this link:

1. A two-page research proposal that states the aims, conceptual basis, methodology, significance of the proposed project, and clearly articulates its connections to GIDEST; the proposal should also outline a plan for the completion of the dissertation;

2. A one-page project bibliography;

3. Curriculum Vitae;

4. Current New School transcript (unofficial transcripts accepted).

Supporting letter: Applicants should request a letter of recommendation from their faculty advisor to be uploaded here. The letter should speak to the applicant’s capacity and how they would benefit from and contribute to a transdisciplinary environment; it should indicate whether the applicant has advanced to candidacy and, if not, when this is expected to take place. It should also include the expected date for completion of the Ph.D. Applications cannot be considered without this supporting letter.

All doctoral fellowship application materials including the letter of recommendation must be received by 5pm on February 9, 2026. Late applications will not be considered.

Applications will be reviewed by the GIDEST Steering Committee and successful candidates notified in March 2026.