Funding Opportunities
Funding for conference attendance
The Critical Theory Cluster provides limited conference funding (maximum of $250) for up to eight graduate students each year who are reading papers at conferences in areas related to critical theory (subject to budgetary limits). Please submit applications at least 14 days in advance of conference start date. No retroactive requests will be considered.
To apply, please submit the following information via the conference funding application:
- Confirmation that your paper has been accepted & information about the conference (name, location, description)
- Conference dates
- Relevance to the Critical Theory Cluster
- Importance to your research
- Include a brief statement explaining your connection to the Critical Theory Cluster (such as courses taken, participation in the certificate, etc)
Applications are considered on a rolling basis by a sub-committee of the Critical Theory Cluster faculty advisory board. If your application is accepted, you will work with the Critical Theory Administrator to receive your funding support. Funding is issued as a reimbursement at the conclusion of the conference.
All receipts must be presented in order to receive the amount of funding provided. Allowable receipts include conference flight and lodging accommodation; ground transportation; reasonable meals; printing materials for conference.
Please note, you may only apply and receive one conference funding grant per year.
Funding for reading groups:
The Critical Theory Cluster provides limited funding (maximum of $150 per group per year) to affiliated students who organize reading groups. The funding is available to help purchase reading materials (such as ordering copies, pdfs of books, eBooks, etc.). The cluster can fund up to 10 requests per year (subject to budgetary limits).
To apply, please fill out a reading group funding application.
Please note, requests must meet two conditions:
- students participating in the reading group must be affiliated to the Critical Theory Cluster, and
- the reading materials must have some connection with critical theory broadly construed.
Applications are considered on a rolling basis by a sub-committee of the Critical Theory Cluster faculty advisory board. If your application is accepted, you will work with the Critical Theory Administrator on the purchase or reimbursement process. All receipts must be presented in order to be reimbursed for the amount of funding provided.
funding for events/co-sponsorship requests:
If you would like to request funding support from Critical Theory for an event you are organizing, please fill out the Critical Theory event funding support form. Your request will be routed to the Critical Theory Administrator and Critical Theory Director for review and approval. You will be notified of the funding decision and amount. If you have questions, please reach out to criticaltheory@northwestern.edu.
Please contact Phil Hoskins (philip.hoskins@northwestern.edu) or Ann Kelchner (a-kelchner@northwestern.edu) regarding funding opportunities available for the current academic year.