How to Apply

• A strong undergraduate record in a major in any humanities field
• Fluent reading, writing, and speaking knowledge of one foreign language 
• Minimum of beginning training in a second foreign language
• Essay outlining why you want to do graduate work in this field and your plans for your time at Dartmouth
• A writing sample (a scholarly essay or excerpt of an essay of about 10 - 15 typed double spaced pages)
• Official transcript(s) of all college or graduate-level credits
• Complete application (including three letters of recommendation and a language proficiency form for each foreign language you know)
• Submission of TOEFL or IELTS scores (for international students)
• $40.00 application fee

The Program awards a limited number of fellowships, which include a full tuition waiver and nine-month stipend. As part of their fellowship, students work for at least two terms as a teaching or research assistant. Appointments are facilitated by the Director of Graduate Studies, and may be available in humanities departments or in other relevant units (such as the Institute for Writing and Rhetoric or Rauner Special Collections Library).

Students not awarded fellowships also work for at least two terms; they are paid per term for assistantship or internship positions (this can range from $800 to $1600/term).