Firestone Fellowships

Annual Summer Program

1.  Program Description:
In 2014, a member of the Hofstra College Advisory Board generously endowed an annual summer research fellowship in the humanities and social sciences in honor of Dean Bernard J. Firestone.  Firestone Fellows conduct research during the summer months under the direction of a faculty mentor in an area of mutual interest.   Fellows are chosen on the basis of academic achievement, research potential, and upon the recommendation of their proposed faculty mentor.  The program provides fellows a stipend in the amount of $2500.

2.  Eligibility and Requirements:
Eligibility is limited to current sophomores and juniors.  Faculty may wish to nominate students who are preparing to write honors theses in the following year.  Applications should be submitted as a pdf and should include a brief (not more than 500 word) statement of proposed research from the student and a nominating cover letter from the sponsoring faculty member.  In the cover letter the faculty member should, 1) indicate willingness and availability during the summer to supervise the proposed research and, 2) make clear the connection between their own research interests and the student's proposal.  At the completion of the program, Firestone Fellows must produce a brief written report of their research.

3. Selection Criteria:
Firestone Fellows will be selected from among the pool of applicants each year. Applicants will complete the application form and provide a proposed plan of research, and a signed nominating letter from the proposed faculty mentor. The research plan should be no longer than 500 words and must be approved by the proposed faculty mentor. The number of awards each year will vary depending on the quality of the applications and the research capacity of the faculty.

4. Selection Committee:
A committee of three humanities and social science faculty will review the applications and identify candidates to participate in the program. The committee will recommend candidates and alternates to the dean of HCLAS, who will make the final designations of Firestone Fellows. Membership of the selection committee will rotate periodically.

5. Dates and Deadlines:

First day of Classes, Spring Semester: Click here for application form
March 1: Applications due: application form, 1-page research proposal, official transcript(s).
March 30: Award offers announced